Water Services Coordination (Plumbers Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (WA)

12 September 2003 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4077

WATER

W.1301*

Water Services Coordination Act 1995

These regulations may be cited as the Water Services
Coordination (Plumbers Licensing) Amendment

Regulations 2003.

Water Services Coordination (Plumbers Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

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2.           The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Water Services
Coordination (Plumbers Licensing) Regulations 2000*.

[* Published in Gazette 16 June 2000, p. 2897-936.

For amendments to 10 July 2003 see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2002, Table 4, p. 415.]

3.            Regulation 13 amended

After regulation 13(2) the following subregulation is inserted -

(3) In subregulation (2) -

"authorised work" means the plumbing work

specified in the tradesperson's licence (drainage
plumbing).

4.            Regulation 25 amended

(1) Regulation 25 is amended by inserting before "The" the

subregulation designation "(1)".

(2) At the end of regulation 25 the following subregulation is

inserted -

"

(2) In subregulation (1) -

"advertisement" includes -

(a) a business card;

(b) a letterhead.

5.           Regulations 25A and 25B inserted

33              After regulation 25 the following regulations are inserted -

25A.	Licence number to appear on business documents
(1)	The holder of a plumbing contractor's licence must ensure that the number of the licence appears in any business document relating to his or her plumbing business.
(2)	In subregulation (1) - "business document" means any document that is

signed or issued by the holder of the licence
relating to a particular transaction or dealing and
includes any of the following -

(a) a business letter;

(b) a written communication issued by the holder of the licence to the effect that a person owes or does not owe money to him or her (being a statement of account);

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(c)	a receipt (being a written acknowledgment of payment);
(d)	a written quotation of a price for particular goods or services;
(e)	a written offer to contract for goods or services;
(f)	an invoice (being a written communication identifying goods or services that have been provided, and the prices of those goods or services).

25B.	Records to be kept of work carried out
(1)	The holder of a plumbing contractor's licence must keep a record relating to plumbing work carried Out under his or her general direction and control or supervised by him or her.

(2) A record required by subregulation (1) must be in a

form approved by the Board and must show -

(a)	the full name of each licensee or apprentice involved in the carrying out of the work;
(b)	the residential or business address of that person;
(c)	the number and class of the licence held by that person; and
(d)	the period for which that person was involved in the carrying Out of the work.

(3) A record required by subregulation (1) must be kept at

the licence holder's principal place of business.

(4) A person required by subregulation (1) to keep a record

must keep the record for at least one year after the end

of the period to which the record relates.

(5) A person who has a record required by
subregulation (1) must produce the record for
inspection upon being requested to do so by the Board
or a person authorised by the Board.
Penalty: $5 000.

6.            Regulation 27 amended

Regulation 27 is amended after paragraph (g) by deleting the full stop and inserting -

"

(h) the licensee, being the holder of a plumbing

contractor's licence, has failed to exercise
general direction and control over the carrying

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Out of authorised work as defined in regulation 12(2) carried out by the holder of a tradesperson's licence;

(i) the licensee, being the holder of a

tradesperson's licence has carried Out plumbing work, whilst not under the general direction and control of the holder of a plumbing contractor's licence.

7.             Regulation 47B inserted

After regulation 47A the following regulation is inserted -

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47B.	Publishing information
The Board may publish information concerning the performance by the Board of its functions under the Act.

8.            Various amendments in relation to "plumbers licence"

(1) Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "plumber's
licence" by deleting "plumber's licence" and inserting
instead -

plumbing contractor's licence ".

(2) Each provision specified in the Table to this subregulation is
amended by deleting "plumber's licence" and inserting
instead -

plumbing contractors licence

Table

r. 5(2)(a) r. 9(2)(b) r. 25

r. 5(2)(b)	r. 11(a)	r. 47A(2)(b)
r. 5(2)(c)	r. 12(1)	r. 47A(4)
r. 5(2)(d)	r. 12(2)	r. 47A(7)
r. 5(2)(e)	r. 13(1)	r. 54(lXb)
r. 5(2)(f)	r. 13(2)	r. 54(1)(c)
r. 9(2)(a)	r. 24

(3)	Each item specified in the Table to this subregulation is amended by deleting "plumber's licence" where it occurs and inserting instead -
" plumbing contractor's licence ".

Table

Sch. 1 item 1 Sch. 1 item 3 Sch. 3 clause 2

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(4) Each provision specified in the Table to this subregulation is

amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting "On and after commencement a" and inserting instead -
44 A ,,;
(b)

by deleting "a plumber's licence" and inserting " a plumbing contractor's licence ".

Table

r. 49(1)	r.50
r. 49(2)	r. 51(1)
r.49(3)	r.51(2)

By Command of the Governor,

ROD SPENCER, Clerk of the Executive Council.