Water Services Licensing (Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007 (WA)

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(No. 2) 2007.

WA301*

Water Services Licensing Act 1995

Water Services Licensing (Plumbers Licensing

and Plumbing Standards) Amendment

Regulations (No. 2) 2007

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Water Services Licensing (Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards) Amendment Regulations

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 - on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on 1 June 2007.

3. The regulations amended
The amendments in these regulations are to the Water Services
Licensing (Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards)
Regulations 2000*.

[* Reprint 1 as at 1 October 2004.

For amendments to 8 May 2007 see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2006, Table 4, and
Gazette 1 May 2007.]

4.            Regulation 14 amended

Regulation 14 is amended by deleting "issued to" and inserting instead -

held by

5. Regulation 15 amended
Regulation 15(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "licence or permit" and inserting instead -

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licence ";

(b) by deleting "or permit fee".

Note: The heading to regulation 15 will be changed by deleting "or permit".

6.            Regulation 17 amended

(1) Regulation 17(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "licence or permit" in each place where it

occurs and inserting instead -

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licence ";

(b) by deleting "or permit fee".

(2) Regulation 17(2) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "licence or permit" and inserting instead -

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licence ";

(b) by deleting "or permit holder" in both places where it occurs.

(3) Regulation 17(3) is amended by deleting "or permit".

(4) After regulation 17(3) the following subregulation is inserted -

(4) There are to be no permits other than those in force

immediately before 30 June 2007.

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7.            Regulation 18 amended

Regulation 18 is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "licence or permit" and inserting instead -

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licence ";

(b) by deleting "or permit fee".

Note: The heading to regulation 18 will be changed by deleting "or permit".

8.            Regulation 19 amended

(1)	Regulation 19(1) is amended by deleting "or permit" in both places where it occurs.
(2)	After regulation 19(1) the following subregulation is inserted -

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(la) A permit is subject to the conditions specified in

the permit.

9.            Regulation 20 amended

(1) Regulation 20(1) is amended by deleting "15 June in each year"

and inserting instead -

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on the 15th day before the day on which the licence or

permit is due to expire

(2) After regulation 20(1) the following subregulation is inserted -

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(la) If a licence or permit is due to expire on 30 June 2007, the notice of renewal must also specify the period for which the licence or permit may be renewed, being a period of not less than one year, or more than 3 years, after 30 June 2007 determined by the Board in respect

of that licence or permit.

(3)	Regulation 20(3) is amended by deleting "30 June" and inserting instead -
" day ".
(4)	Regulation 20(4) and (5) are repealed.
(5)	Regulation 20(6) is repealed and the following subregulation is
inserted instead -
(6) If the renewal fee for a licence or permit and any photographs required under subregulation (1) are not received by the Board within the period mentioned in subregulation (3), the licence or permit cannot be renewed.

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(6) Regulation 20(8) is amended by deleting "subregulations (3)

and (4)" and inserting instead -

subregulation (3) ".

10.          Regulation 21 amended

Regulation 21(1) is repealed and the following subregulations are inserted instead -

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(1) A licence or permit remains in force, subject to these regulations, for the period mentioned in whichever of subregulation (la), (lb), (ic) or (id) is applicable, and that period is to be stated in the licence or permit.

(la) A licence that is issued on or after 1 June 2007 remains in force until the end of the period of 3 years beginning on the day on which it is issued.

(lb) Except as provided in subregulation (ld), a renewed

licence or permit remains in force until the end of the
period of 3 years after the day on which it would

otherwise have expired.

(ic) A licence or permit that is in force immediately before

1 June 2007 remains in force until 30 June 2007.

(id) If a licence or permit that is due to expire on

30 June 2007 is renewed, the renewed licence or permit
remains in force until the end of the period specified, as
required by regulation 20(1 a), in the notice of renewal

issued under regulation 20(1).

(le) If a licence or permit is renewed under

subregulation (1 d) for a period of less than 3 years, the
renewal fee is the relevant fee set Out in Schedule 1

reduced pro rata and rounded up or down to the nearest

whole dollar.

11.          Regulations 26A and 26B inserted

After regulation 26 the following regulations are inserted in
Part 3-

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26A.	Licence or permit can be surrendered
(1)	A licensee or permit holder may surrender the licence or permit by giving written notice to the Board specifying the day on which the licence or permit is surrendered.
(2)	The day specified cannot be earlier than the day on which the notice is given to the Board.

(3) The licence or permit must be given back to the Board

on or before the day on which it is surrendered.

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26B.	Refund of fees
(1)	If a licence or permit is surrendered, the Board is to refund to the former licensee or permit holder so much of the fee last paid for the licence or permit as the Board, on application by the former licensee or permit holder, determines as appropriate to be refunded.
(2)	If a plumbing contractor's licence is issued to a person who holds a tradesperson's licence or a tradesperson's licence (drainage plumbing), the Board is to refund to the person so much of the fee last paid for the
tradesperson's licence or a tradesperson's licence (drainage plumbing) as the Board determines as appropriate to be refunded.

12.          Schedule 1 amended

(1) Schedule 1 clause 1 is amended in the Table as follows:

(a)	by deleting item 2A;
(b)

in items 3 and 5 by deleting "200.00" and inserting " 500.00 ";

(c)

in items 4 and 6 by deleting "75.00" and inserting " 185.00 ";

(d)	by deleting item 4A;
(e)	in item 6A by deleting "$25.00" and inserting instead " 250.00 ";

(0 by deleting items 7, 8 and 8A.

(2) Schedule 1 clause 2 is repealed.

13.          Schedule 3 amended

Schedule 3 clause 5 is amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting paragraph (a);
(b)	by deleting paragraph (c) but not "and" after it.

By Command of the Governor.

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.