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WATER AGENCIES (POWERS) ACT 1984
WATER AGENCIES AMENDMENT BY-LAWS 1997
Made by the Minister under section 34 (1) of the Act.
PART 1— PRELIMINARY
Citation
1. These by-laws may be cited as the Water Agencies Amendment
By-laws 1997,
Commencement
2. These by-laws come into operation on 1 July 1997.
Application
3. Nothing in these by-laws affects the application after 1 July 1997 of a by-law in force before that day in so far as that by-law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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PART 2— COUNTRY AREAS WATER SUPPLY BY-LAWS 1957
Principal by-laws
| 4. | In this Part the Country Areas Water Supply By-laws 1957* | are referred |
to as the principal by-laws.
| [* Reprinted as authorized 1 May 1968. | For amendments to 26 June 1997 see 1996 Index to Legislation of | Western Australia, Table 4, p. | 283-8.1 |
By-law 48 amended
5. By-law 48 of the principal by-laws is amended by repealing
By-law 49 amended
6. (1) By-law 49 (1) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting
"item 1 (b)" and substituting the following -
item 1 (a) ".
| "item 1 (c)' and substituting the following - | (2) Br-law 49 (2) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting |
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| item 1 (b) ". |
By-law 77 amended
7. (1) By-law 77 (3) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting
"item 9" and substituting the following -
item 9 (a) ".
| sub-bylaw (4) and substituting the following sub-bylaws - | (2) By-law 77 of the principal by-laws is amended by repealing |
(4) Where a meter is fixed other than under sub-bylaw (1) on a
| (a) | a unit; or |
| (b) | a common area or facility, |
in a multi-unit development, the owner of the land may request the Corporation to assess whether the meter is satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter.
| and finds that it is satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of | (5) Where the Corporation assesses a meter under sub-bylaw (4) |
water through that meter -
the Corporation may use the meter for the measuring of the
| (a) | flow of water through the meter; and |
| (b) | the owner shall pay the fee specified in item 9 (b). |
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| and finds that it is not satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the | (6) Where the Corporation assesses a meter under sub-bylaw (4) |
flow of water through that meter -
| (a) | the Corporation shall fix a meter on the service under |
sub-bylaw (1); and
| (b) | the owner shall pay the fee specified in item 9 (c). |
(7) In this by-law -
"multi-unit development" means a development of land consisting of 2 or more units for residential or non-residential use.
Schedule 2 repealed and a Schedule substituted
8. Schedule 2 to the principal by-laws is repealed and the following
Schedule is substituted -
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SCHEDULE 2
FEES
$
| 1. | (a) | Issue | of | a | water | supply | plumber's |
| licence - | per quarter or part thereof | . . . | 25.75 |
| (b) | Renewal of a water supply plumber's |
| licence | ........................... | 103.00 | |
| (c) | | Duplicate | instruments | (licences | and | |
| certificates) ....................... Application for a water supply plumber's | 20.60 | |
| (d) | | licence | ........................... | 30.90 | |
2. Meter testing -
| 20 or 25 mm | ...................... | 45.00 |
| 40 or 50 mm | ...................... | 88.00 |
| 75 mm and over | ................... | 163.00 |
| 3. | Minimum fee in respect of turning or cutting off or reduction of the water supply and the restoration of the water supply ............. | 56.50 |
| 4. | (a) | Reading of meter ................... | 7.00 |
| (b) | Urgent reading of meter | ............. | 12.00 |
| (c) | Electronic lodgement of a combined request for a single statement, reading of meter and orders and requisitions | 20.00 |
| (d) | Electronic lodgement of a combined request for a single statement, urgent reading of meter and orders and |
| requisitions | ....................... | 25.00 |
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| (e) Lodgement | other | than | under |
| single statement, reading of meter and | paragraph (c) of a combined request for a |
| orders and requisitions | .............. | 25.00 | |
| (f) Lodgement | other | than | under |
| single statement, urgent reading of meter | paragraph (d) of a combined request for a |
| and orders and requisitions ........... | 30.00 | |
| (g) | Provision of information other than under |
| investigation of 15 minutes or | paragraphs (a) to (f) involving research or | |
| more - | per hour or part thereof ....... | 25.00 | |
| 5. | Fee under section 43A in respect of land on
which it is proposed to - |
| (a) | construct | a | new | single | residential | |
| building | ......................... | 51.00 |
| (b) | alter an existing single residential building at a cost, as assessed by the |
| $1 000 of the cost so assessed, up to a | Corporation, of over $22 500 - per | | maximum of $51.00 ................. | 1.02 | |
| (c) | single residential building, the cost of construct or alter a building other than a |
which construction or alteration the Corporation assesses to be over $22 500,
an amount for each $1 000 of the cost
assessed -
| up to $1000 000 ................... | 1.20 | |
| over $1000 000 but not |
| over $10 000 000 | ................... | 0.80 | |
| over 810 000 000 but not |
| over $50 000 000 | ................... | 0.40 | |
| |
| 6. | (a) | Supply of copy of, or extract from, records or plans (other than those stored in |
| the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 - | digital format) under section 102 (3) of | |
| Al film | .......................... | 11.00 | |
| Al paper | ......................... | 9.00 | | A2 paper | ......................... | 7.00 | | A3 paper | ......................... | 6.00 | | A4 paper | ......................... | 6.00 | |
| (b) | | Additional fee (A4 only) for | facsimile transmission ............... | 3.50 | |
| 7. | Re-sealing of private fire service connection | . . . | 50.00 |
| 8. | Fee for relocation of water supply connection
(less than 500 mm) - |
| (a) | where the connection size is - | |
| 20 mm | .......................... |
79.80
| 25 mm | .......................... |
94.60
| 40 mm | .......................... |
124.25
| 50 mm | .......................... |
161.30
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| (b) | other sizes, an amount equal to the actual
cost of relocation. |
| (a) | Fee for fixing a meter |
| under by-law 77 (3) | ................. | 207.00 | |
| (b) | Fee for assessing a meter |
| under by-law 77 (5) | ................. | 147.00 | |
| (c) | and fixing a new meter |
Fee for assessing a meter
| under by-law 77 (6) | ................. | 192.00 | |
10. Fee for installation of temporary
| building standpipe | ...................... | 64.00 | |
11. Fee for inspection of work under by-law 87F -
| (a) | single residential building ............ | 33.00 | |
| (b) | other than single residential | |
| building - | single storey | ............. | 51.00 |
| (c) | other than single residential building - |
| more than one storey - | fee per floor | 84.25 | |
4. Fee for book of forms of -
| (a) | notice and certificate of completion | |
| and compliance | .................... | 15.45 |
| (b) | multi-entry plumbing certificate | 5.95 |
5. Fees for authorization of materials, fittings and fixtures -
| (i) | first item of product type | 321.40 |
| (ii) | each additional item |
| of product type ................ | 44.80 |
| (b) | examination, testing, inspection
or evaluation (per hour or |
| part thereof) | ...................... | 75.20 | |
6. Minimum fee for application for disconnection or reconnection of water supply under
| by-law 96 - | on redevelopment or subdivision . . | 82.00 | |
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PART 3— COUNTRY TOWNS SEWERAGE BY-LAWS 1952
Principal by-laws
| 9. | In this Part the Country Towns Sewerage By-laws 1952* | are referred to |
as the principal by-laws.
[* Reprinted as at 17 September 1996.
For amendments to 26 June 1997 see Gazette 4 February 1997.1
By-law 15 amended
10. (1) By-law 15 (1) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting
"item 2 (a)" and substituting the following -
item 1 (a) ".
| "item 2 (b)" and substituting the following - | (2) | By-law 15 (2) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting |
By-law 15 (3) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting
| "item 3 (a)" and substituting the following - | (3) |
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| item 2 (a) ". |
| "item 3 (b)" and substituting the following - | (4) | By-law 15 (4) of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting |
ic item 2 (b)
Schedule C repealed and a Schedule substituted
11. Part I of Schedule C to the principal by-laws is repealed and the
following Part is substituted -
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SCHEDULE C
FEES
Plumbing Fees
$
| 1. | For works to be connected to the sewer -
(a) Single residential building - |
| (i) | one major fixture | .............. | 66.00 |
| (ii) | each additional major fixture | 16.50 |
| (iii) | re-inspection | ................. | 33.00 |
| (b) | Other than | single | residential |
| building - | single storey - |
| (i) | one major fixture | .............. | 102.00 |
| (ii) | each additional major fixture | 34.00 |
| (iii) | re-inspection | ................. | 51.00 |
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| (c) | Other than single residential building - |
| more than one storey - | fee per floor - | |
| (i) | one major fixture on floor | 168.50 | |
| (ii) | each additional major fixture on | |
| floor | ........................ | 56.00 |
| (iii) re-inspection | ................. | 84.25 |
2. For works to be connected to a septic tank -
| (a) | one major fixture ................... | 39.75 | |
| (b) each additional major fixture .......... For inspection of work under by-law 18F - | 19.85 | |
3.
| (a) | single residential building ............ | 33.00 | |
| (b) | other | than | single | residential | |
| building - | single storey | ............. | 51.00 |
| (c) | other | than | single | residential |
| building - | more than one storey - | fee |
| per floor | ......................... | 84.25 |
PART II
Fees under section 41A
$
In respect of land on which it is proposed to -
| (a) | construct | a | new | single | residential |
| building | ......................... | 51.00 |
| (b) alter | an | existing | single | residential |
| building at a cost, as assessed by the |
| Corporation, of over $22 500 - per $1000 of the cost so assessed, up to a maximum of $51.00 ................. | 1.02 |
| (c) | construct or alter a building other than a |
| single residential building, | the | cost of | |
| which | construction | alteration | the | |
or
Corporation assesses to be over $22 500, an amount for each $1000 of the cost assessed -
| up to $1000 000 | ................... | 1.20 |
| over $1000 000 |
| but not over $10 000 000 ............. | 0.80 |
| over $10 000 000 |
| but not over $50 000 000 ............. | 0.40 |
| over $50 000 000 | ................... | 0.20 |
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PART III
Fees for copies of records, plans and diagrams
$
1. Supply of copy of, or extract from, records or
| (Powers) Act 1984 - under section 102 (3) of the Water Agencies | plans (other than those stored in digital format) | |
| Al film ...............................11.00 |
| Al paper A2 paper A3 paper A4 paper | ............................. | 9.00 | |
| ............................. | 7.00 |
| ............................. | 6.00 |
| ............................. Property sewer diagram (per A4 copy) | 6.00 |
2. 6.00
| 3. Additional fee (A4 only) for facsimile transmission ........................... | 3.50 |
PART IV
Statements and information
$
1. Electronic lodgement of a combined request for a copy of any portion of the records kept under
| and answers to orders and requisitions in | s.69A of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 | |
relation to land .........................20.00
2. Lodgement other than under item 1 of a combined request for a copy of any portion of the records kept under s.69A of the Water
Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 and answers to
| orders and requisitions in relation to land . . . . | 25.00 | |
3. Provision of information other than under
| items 1 or 2 that involves research or | |
investigation of 15 minutes or more - per hour
or part thereof .........................25.00 |
PART V
Plumber's licences
$
| 1. | (a) Application for a plumber's licence | 30.90 |
| (b) Issue of plumber's licence - per quarter | or part thereof ......................25.75 |
| 2. | (a) Duplicate of plumber's licence | 20.60 |
| (b) | Renewal of plumber's licence ..........103.00 |
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PART VI
Fees for books of forms
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1. Book of forms of notice and certificate of completion and compliance ................15.45
2. Book of forms for multi-entry plumbing
| certificate ............................. | 5.95 | |
PART VII
Fees for authorization of materials,
fittings and fixtures
$
1. Application fee -
| (a) | for first item of product type ..........321.40 | |
| (b) | for each additional item of product | 44.80 | |
| 2. | Examination, testing, inspection or evaluation
(per hour or part thereof) .................75.20 |
PART VIII
Fees for the provision of plan sheets for preparation of diagrams of property
sewer installations
S
| 1. | A4 size (per pad of 25 sheets) .............. | 3.60 |
| 2. | A3 size (per pad of 25 sheets) .............. | 6.70 |
| 3. | Al size (per sheet) ...................... | 1.25 |
| Minimum fees for Installation of sewer junction | (By-law 230) |
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1. 100 mm sewer junction ...................207.50
2. 150 mm sewer junction ...................285.00
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| PART 4— METROPOLITAN WATER AUTHORITY (MISCELLANEOUS) | BY-LAWS 1982 |
| Principal by-laws |
| 1982* are referred to as the principal by-laws. | 12. | In this Part the Metropolitan Water Authority (Miscellaneous) By-laws |
[* Reprinted as at 9 April 1996.1
Schedule 2 repealed and a Schedule substituted
13. Schedule 2 to the principal by-laws is repealed and the following
Schedule is substituted -
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SCHEDULE 2
CHARGES
$
| 1. | Meter testing deposit -
Meter size - |
| 20-25 mm | ............................. | 45.00 | | 40-50 mm | ............................. | 88.00 | |
| 75 mm and over | ........................ | 163.00 | |
| 2. | | Charges | for | fixing | water | supply | and | |
fire-fighting connections -
| (a) | fix water supply connection - | |
(i) where the connection size is -
| 20 mm | ...................... | 427.00 | | 25 mm | ...................... | 604.00 | | 40 mm | ...................... | 900.00 | |
| 50 mm | ...................... | 1 240.00 | |
| (ii) actual cost of fixing the connection. fix fire-fighting connection - | other sizes, an amount equal to the |
(b)
| (i) | not | within | the | central | business |
| districts | as | described | in |
| Schedule 3 - |
| 100 mm | ..................... | 4 000.00 |
| 150 mm | ..................... | 4 750.00 |
within the central business districts
(ii) as described in Schedule 3, an
amount equal to the actual cost of
fixing the connection. |
3. Charge for -
| disconnection | ..................... | 56.50 |
| reconnection | ...................... | 56.50 |
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| 4. | Charge | for | relocation | of | water | supply |
connection (less than 500 mm) -
| (a) | where the connection size is - |
| 20 mm | .......................... | 79.80 | | 25 mm | .......................... | 94.60 | |
| 40 mm | .......................... | 124.25 | | 50 mm | .......................... | 161.30 | |
| (b) | other sizes, an amount equal to the actual |
cost of relocation.
Schedule 6 repealed and a Schedule substituted
14. Schedule 6 to the principal by-laws is repealed and the following
Schedule is substituted -
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SCHEDULE 6
FEES
$
| 1. | (a) | Reading of meter ................... | 7.00 |
| (b) | Urgent reading of meter | ............. | 12.00 |
| (c) | Electronic lodgement of a combined request for a single statement, reading of meter and orders and requisitions | 20.00 |
| (d) | Electronic lodgement of a combined request for a single statement, urgent reading of meter and orders and |
| requisitions | ....................... | 25.00 |
| (e) | Lodgement other than under paragraph (c) of a combined request for a |
| single statement, reading of meter and | |
| orders and requisitions | .............. | 25.00 | |
| (f) | Lodgement other than under |
| single statement, urgent reading of meter | paragraph (d) of a combined request for a | | and orders and requisitions ........... | 30.00 | |
| (g) | Provision of information other than under |
| investigation of 15 minutes or | paragraphs (a) to (f) involving research or | |
| more - | per hour or part thereof ....... | 25.00 | |
| 2. | (a) | Supply of copy of, or extract from, records |
| or plans (other than those | stored in | |
| digital format) under section 102 (3) of | Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 - | |
| Al film | .......................... | 11.00 | |
| Al paper | ......................... | 9.00 | | A2 paper | ......................... | 7.00 | | A3 paper | ......................... | 6.00 | | A4 paper | ......................... | 6.00 | |
| (b) | | Property sewer diagram (per A4 copy) ... | 6.00 | |
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| (c) | Additional fee | (A4 | only) | for facsimile |
| transmission | ...................... | 3.50 |
3. Hydrant standpipes -
| (a) | application fee ..................... | 63.65 | |
| (b) | hire fee for month or part of month - | |
| small standpipe .................... | 84.50 |
| large standpipe - |
| low volume (not metered) | ............ | 101.50 |
| medium volume (not metered) ......... | 270.00 |
| high volume (metered) ............... | 475.00 |
| 4. | (a) | Reconnection ...................... | 56.50 |
| (b) | Restoration of water supply ........... | 56.50 |
5. Fee under section 148 of Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage Act 1909 in respect of land on which it is proposed to -