Water Authority Amendment By-laws 1995 (WA)

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30 June 19951 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2767
WATER AUTHORITY ACT 1984

WATER AUTHORITY AMENDMENT BY-LAWS 1995

Made by the Water Authority of Western Australia with the approval of the

Minister for Water Resources.

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

Citation

1.      These by-laws may be cited as the Water Authority Amendment By-laws

N95.

Commencement

2.      These by-laws come into operation on 1 July 1995.

Application

3.      Nothing in these b -laws affects the application after 1 July 1995 of a

b -law in force before t i a t day in so far as that by-law relates to a fee or matter or thing done before that day. c 3( arge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any

PART 2 - COUNTRY AREAS WATER SUPPLY BY-LAWS 1957

Schedule 2 re ealed and

a Schedule sugst i tu ted

4. Schedule 2 to the Country Areas Water Supply By-laurs 1957 is repealed and the following Schedule is substituted -

FEES

1. (a) Water supply plumber's examination -
first sub'ect .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50
each additional subsect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00
remark (per subject$ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
75 mm and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.00

report, including remark (per subject) ... 50.00

(b) Issue of a water supply
plumber's licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 per
quarter
or part
thereof
(C) Renewal of a water supply
plumber' S licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
(dj Duplicate instruments (licences and
certificates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
(e) A plication for a water supply
p f umber's licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00

2.

Meter testing - Meter size 2 0 o r 2 5 m m

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.50

40 or 50 mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.00
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3.        Minimum fee in respect of turning or cutting off or reduction of the water supply and the restoration of the

water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Issue of a single statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Reading of meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
Urgent reading of meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00
Orders and requisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00

Combined issue of statement

and reading of meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00

Combined issue of statement

and urgent reading of meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00

Provision of information

involving research or investigation

of 15 minutes or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 per
hour or
part
thereof

5.        Fee under section 43A in respect of land on which it is proposed to -

(a) construct a new single
residential building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

alter an existin single residential buil%ng a t a cost a s assessed b the

~ u t h o r i t ~ , of over h 2 500 . . . . . 99 cents

8Ymo

of the
cost so
assessed,

UP ti, a maxxmum

of $49.50

(C)

construct or alter a building other than a sin le residential building,

the cost o P which construction or alteration the Authority assesses
to be over $22 500, an amount for
each $1 000 of the cost assessed -
upto$1000000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20
over $1 000 000 but not
over $10 000 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.80
over 10 000 000 but not
over f 50 000 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.40
over $50 000 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.20

6.

(1)

Suppl of CO y of, or extract from, record; or pKns (other than those

stored in d~gital format) under
section 102 (3) of Water Authority Act 1984 -
size . film Paper
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(2) Additional fee (A4 only) for $
facsimile transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
7. Re-sealing of private fire service connection . . . . . . . . 48.50

8.

Fee for relocation of water supply connection (less than 500 mm) -

(a) where the connection size is -
(b) cost of relocation.

other sizes, an amount equal to the actual

9. Fee for fixing of a meter under by-law 77 (3) . . . . . . . 28.50
10. Fee for installation of temporary
building standpipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00

11.     Fee for inspection of work under by-law 87F -

(a) single residential building .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.00
(b) other than single residential
building - single storey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50
(C) other than single residential building -
more than one storey - fee per floor . . . . . . . . 81.75

12.     Fee for book of forms of -

(a) notice and certificate of completion
and compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
(b) multi-entry plumbing certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75

13.      Fees for authorization of materials, fittings and fixtures -

(a) application -
(i) first item of product type .. . . . . . . . . . 312.00
(ii) each additional item
of product type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.50
(b) examination, testing, inspection
or evaluation (per hour or
part thereof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.00

14.     Minimum fee for application for disconnection or reconnection of water supply under by-law 96

(on redevelopment or subdivision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.00
[* Reprinted in the Gazette of 1 May I968 at pp. 1229-1242. For amendments to 19 June 1995 see 1994 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, pp.299-302.3
PART 3 - COUnTRY TOWNS SEWERAGE BY-LAWS 1952
Principal by-laws -

5.      In this Part the Country Towns Sewerage By-laws 1952* are referred to

as the principal by-laws.

[* Reprinted in the Eazette of 9 ril 1968 at . 931-978.
For amendments to 19 June 1 95 see 199 9 BP ndex to Legislation of

Western Australia, Table 4, pp. 302-304.1

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Schedule C amended

6. (1) Part I of Schedule C to the principal by-laws is deleted and the
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following Part is substituted -

PART I

Plumbing Fees

1.        For works to be connected to the sewer -

(a) Single residential building -

-

(i) one major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) each additional major fixture . . . . . . . . . 16.00
(iii) re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.00
(b) Other than single residential building -

single storey -

(i) one major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.00
(ii) each additional major fixture . . . . . . . . . 33.00
(iii) re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50
(C) Other than single residential building -
more than one storey - fee per floor -
(i) one major fixture on floor . . . . . . . . . . . 163.50
(ii) each additionaI major
fixture on floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.50
(iii) re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.75

2.         For works to be connected to a septic tank -

(a) one major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.50
(b) each additional major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.25

3.        For inspection of work under by-law 18F -

(a) single residential building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.00
(b) other than single residential
building - single storey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50
(C) other than single residential building -
more than one storey - fee per floor . . . . . . . . 81.75 n
paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs - (2) Part I1 of Schedule C to the. principal by-laws is amended by deleting
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(a) construct a new single residential building ........ 49.50
(b) building a t a cost, a s assessed by the
alter an existing single residential
Authonty, of over $22 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 cents

e";ooo
of the

cost so
assessed,

up to a

maximum

of $49.50 n
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deleted and the following Parts are substituted - (3) Parts V, VI and V11 of Schedule C to the principal by-laws are
LL

PART V

Plumber's examinations and licences

1.        Water supply and sanitary plumber's examination -

first subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50
for each additional subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00
remark (per subject) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
report, including remark (per subject) . . . . . . . 50.00
2. (a) Application for a water supply and
sanitary plumber's licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00

(b)

Issue of water supply and sanitary pIumberYs licence -

per quarter (or part thereof) . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
3. (a) Duplicate instruments (licences and
certificates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
(b) Renewal of water supply and sanitary
plumber's licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00

PART V1

Fees for books of forms

1.        Book of forms of notice and certificate of

completion and compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00

2.         Book of forms for multi-entry

plumbing certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75

PART V11

Fees for authorization of materials,

fittings and fixtures

1.        Application fee -

(a) for first item of product type . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.00
(b) for each additional item of product . . . . . . . . . . 43.50

2.         Examination, testing, inspection or evaluation

(per hour or part thereof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.00 W
following Par t i s substituted - (4) Part IX of Schedule C to the principal by-laws is deleted and the
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PART IX

Minimum fees for installation of sewer junction (By-law 230)
1. 100mm sewer junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.00
2. 150mm sewer junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
281.50 p )
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PART 4 - METROPOLITAN WATER AUTHORITY CiMISCEUANEOUSI

BY-LA WS 1982

Principal by-laws

7.      In this Part the Metropolitan Water Authority (Miscellaneousl By-laws

1982* are referred to a s the principal by-laws.

[* Published in the Gazette of 18 June 1982 at p. 2025-2029.
Far amendments to 19 June 1995 see 1994 fndex to Legislntbn of Western Australia, Table 4, pp. 305-307.1

Schedule 2 re ealed and

a Schedule s u 1 s t i tu ted

8.      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 -

20-25mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.50
40-50mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.00
75 mm and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.00

2.        Charges for fixing water supply and fire-fighting connections -

(a) fix water supply connection -

(i)       where the connection size is -

other sizes, an amount equal to the actual cost

(ii)      of fixing the connection.

(b) fix fire-fighting connection -
(i) not within the central
business districts as
described in Schedule 3 -
(ii)

districts a s described in
Schedule 3, an amount equal

within the central business the connection.

3.        Charge for -

disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50
reconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50

4.        Charge for relocation of water supply connection

(less than 500 mm) -

(a) where the connection size is -
2 0 m m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
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other sizes, an amount equal to the actual

(b) cost of relocation.

Schedule 6 amended

9. Schedule 6 to the princi a1 by-laws i s amended by deleting items 3, 4, 5 and 6 and substituting the fo P lowing items -
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3.         Hydrant standpipes -

(a) application fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.50
(b) hire fee for month or part of month -
small standpipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.00

large standpipe -
low volume (not metered) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.50

medium volume (not metered) . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.00
high volume (metered) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461.00
4. (a) Reconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50
(b) Restoration of water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50

5.        Fee under section 148 of Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage Act 1909 in respect of land on which i t is proposed to -

(a) construct a new single
residential building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50

alter an existing single residential

(b) building a t a cost, as assessed by the
Authority, of over $22 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.54

~'000
of the

cost so

assessed,

UP a

m ax~mum

of $49.50

(C) construct or alter a building other than a
single residential building, the cost of
w h ~ h construction or alteration the
Authorit assesses to be over $22 500, an
amount or each $1 000 of the cost assessed - S
over 1 000 000 but not
over t 10 000 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
over 10 000 000 but not
over g 50 000 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50
over $50 000 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25
6, Fee for application for disconnection or
reconnection of water sup ly under by-law 9 (5a)
(on redevelopment or subXivision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.00
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PART 5 -METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLX SEWERAGE AhD

DRAINAGE BY-LAWS 1981

Schedule C repealed and a Schedule subst i tu ted

10. Schedule C to the Metropolitan Water Sup 1 Sewerage and Drainage
By-hws 1981. is repealed and the following ~ c h e f u f ~ is substituted -
&I

SCHEDULE C

FEES

$

1.- Fees to be paid in respect of proposals to carry
out plumbing works -
(a) For works to be connected to the sewer -

(i)       Single residential building -

(A) one major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.00
(B) each additional major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
(C) re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.00

(ii)      Other than single residential

building - single storey -
(A) one major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.00
(B) each additional
major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.00
(C) re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50

(iii)     Other than single residential

building - more than one storey
- fee per floor -
(A) one major fixture on floor . . . . . . . 163.50
(B) each additional major fixture on floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.50
(C) re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.75
(b) For works to be connected to a septic tank -
(i) one major fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.50
(ii) each additional major fixture . . . . . . . . . 19.25

2.        Fee for installation of sewer junction -

l00 mm sewer junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.00
150 mm sewer junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281.50

3.        Fees for authorization of materials, fittings and fixtures -

(a) application -
(i) first item of product type . . . . . . . . . . . 312.00

(ii)      each additional item of product type . . . . 43.50

(b) examination, testing, inspection or
evaluation (per hour or part thereof) . . . . . . . . 73.00
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4.         Fee for plumber's examination -

first subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50
each additional subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00
remark (per subject) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
report, including remark (per subject) . . . . . . . 50.00

5.        Fee for -

(a) issue of a Water Suppl and Sanita Plumber's
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Licence or Water Supp y ~ l u m b e r ' s ? k ~ n c e -

per quarter (or part thereof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00

(b) renewal of a Water Su ply and Sanitary

Plumber's Licence or \Bater Supply

Plumber's Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
(C) du licate instruments (licences
aria certificates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
(d) a plication for a Water Supply and Sanitary
~yumber's Licence or Water Supply
Plumber' S Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
6. Fee for installation of meter under by-law 6.7.1A . . . 28.50
7. Fee for installation of temporary
building standpipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00

8.         Fee for inspection of work under by-law 30.9.4 -

(a) single residential building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.00
(b) other than single residential
building - single storey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.50
(c) other than single residential building -
more than one storey - fee per floor . . . . . . . . 81.75

9.       Fee for book of forms of -

(a) notice and certificate of completion
and compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
(b) multi-entry plumbing certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75

10.      Fees for the provision of plan sheets for preparation of diagrams of property sewer installations -

(a) A4 size (per pad of 25 sheets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
(b) A3 size (per pad of 25 sheets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
(C) A1 size (per sheet,) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 ,t
[* Reprinted in the Gazette of 11 December 1986 at pp.4557-4800. For amendments to 19 June 1995 see 1994 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, pp.307-308.1
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PART 6 - CARNARVON IRRIGATION DISTRICT BY-LAWS

Schedule repealed and

a Schedule substituted

11.     The Schedule to the Carnarvon Irrigation District By-luws* is repealed

and the foIlowing Schedule is substituted -

SCHEDULE'

Iby-law 191

Minimum fee for testing a meter

-

Meter Size Fee
20-25 mm . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40-50 mm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 839.50 77.00
75 mm and over . . . . . . . . $143.00
[* Published in the Gazette of 2 July 1962 at pp. 1695-1698. For amendments to 19 June 1995 see 1994 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, pp.310-312.1
PART 7 - ORD IRRIGATION DISTRICT BY-LAWS

Schedule amended

12. The Schedule to the Ord Irrigation District By-laws* is amended by

deleting "$9.50" and substituting the following -

[* Published in the Gazette of 18 July 1963 at p . 2044-2048.

For amendments to 19 June 1995 see 1994 P n d e . to Legislation of
Western Australia, Table 4, pp.312-314.3

By resolution of the Board. of-

[L.S.] K. C. WEBSTER, Chairman.
J. I. GILL, Managing Director.
Approved by- PETER FOSS, Minister for Water Resources.
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