Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC WORKS ACT 1902 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Public Works Act 1902 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Public Works Act 1902 5	1902 (2 Edw. VII No. 47)	20 Dec 1902	20 Dec 1902
Public Works Amendment Act 1906	8 of 1906 (6 Edw. VII No. 8)	18 Sep 1906	18 Sep 1906
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1926	60 of 1926 (17 Geo. V No. 60)	24 Dec 1926	24 Dec 1926
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 in Appendix to Session Volume 1927 (includes all amendments listed above)
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1933	35 of 1933 (24 Geo. V No. 35)	4 Jan 1934	12 Feb 1934 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 9 Feb 1934 p. 143)
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1945	41 of 1945 (9 and 10 Geo. VI No. 41)	30 Jan 1946	30 Jan 1946
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1950	23 of 1950 (14 Geo. VI No. 23)	5 Dec 1950	5 Dec 1950
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1953	48 of 1953 (2 Eliz. II No. 48)	29 Dec 1953	29 Dec 1953
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1954	3 of 1954 (3 Eliz. II No. 3)	25 Aug 1954	29 Dec 1953 (see s. 1(1))
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1955	59 of 1955 (4 Eliz. II No. 59)	13 Dec 1955	13 Dec 1955
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1956	55 of 1956 (5 Eliz. II No. 55)	27 Dec 1956	27 Dec 1956
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 approved 27 Aug 1959 in Vol. 14 of Reprinted Acts (includes all amendments listed above)
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1961	46 of 1961 (10 Eliz. II No. 46)	23 Nov 1961	23 Nov 1961
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1965	59 of 1965	19 Nov 1965	19 Nov 1965
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1966	41 of 1966	4 Nov 1966	4 Nov 1966
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1967	53 of 1967	5 Dec 1967	5 Dec 1967
Public Works Act Amendment Act 1972	19 of 1972	26 May 1972	26 May 1972
Metric Conversion Act 1972	94 of 1972 (as amended by No. 19 and 83 of 1973, 42 of 1975)	4 Dec 1972	Relevant amendments (see Second Sch. 6) took effect on 1 May 1974 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 26 Apr 1974 p. 1393)
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 approved 22 Dec 1972 (includes all amendments listed above except those in the Metric Conversion Act 1972)
Ministers of the Crown (Statutory Designations) and Acts Amendment Act 1974 Pt. VI	27 of 1974	29 Oct 1974	1 Dec 1974 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Dec 1974 p. 5204)
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 approved 13 Jun 1978 (includes all amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Master, Supreme Court) Act 1979 Pt. VI	67 of 1979	21 Nov 1979	11 Feb 1980 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Feb 1980 p. 383)
Acts Amendment (Conservation and Land Management) Act 1984 s. 27	112 of 1984	19 Dec 1984	22 Mar 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Mar 1985 p. 931)
Public Works Amendment Act 1984	123 of 1984	27 Dec 1984	27 Dec 1984 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Water Authorities) Act 1985 Pt. XIII	25 of 1985	6 May 1985	1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 7 Jun 1985 p. 1931)
Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3	98 of 1985	4 Dec 1985	1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)
Acts Amendment (Public Service) Act 1987 s. 32	113 of 1987	31 Dec 1987	16 Mar 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Mar 1988 p. 813)
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1987 Pt. VIII 7	126 of 1987	31 Dec 1987	16 Sep 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Sep 1988 p. 3637)
Public Works Amendment Act 1991	7 of 1991	13 Jun 1991	11 Jul 1991 (see s. 2)
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 as at 22 Jun 1992 (includes all amendments listed above) (correction in Gazette 13 Apr 1995 p. 1325)
Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11 and 12	6 of 1993	27 Aug 1993	1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))
Land (Titles and Traditional Usage) Act 1993 s. 45	21 of 1993	2 Dec 1993	2 Dec 1993 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19	32 of 1994	29 Jun 1994	1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)
Public Works Amendment Act 1994 8	59 of 1994	7 Nov 1994	5 Dec 1994
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4	73 of 1994	9 Dec 1994	9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)
Energy Corporations (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1994 s. 109	89 of 1994	15 Dec 1994	1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 23 Dec 1994 p. 7069)
Hospitals Amendment Act 1994 s. 18	103 of 1994	11 Jan 1995	3 Feb 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Feb 1995 p. 333)
Acts Amendment and Repeal (Native Title) Act 1995 Pt. 2	52 of 1995	24 Nov 1995	9 Dec 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Dec 1995 p. 5935)
Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 188	73 of 1995	27 Dec 1995	1 Jan 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6291)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4	14 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)
Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64	49 of 1996	25 Oct 1996	25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Licensed Surveyors Amendment Act 1996 s. 28	79 of 1996	14 Nov 1996	5 Apr 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Apr 1997 p. 1750)
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1)	81 of 1996	14 Nov 1996	14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Reprint of the Land Acquisition and Public Works Act 1902 as at 3 Jun 1997 (includes all amendments listed above)
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 Pt. 35 and s. 141	31 of 1997	3 Oct 1997	30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765)
Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Act 1997 Sch. 4 Div. 5	53 of 1997	12 Dec 1997	12 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 78	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 as at 27 Aug 1999 (includes all amendments listed above)
Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999 s. 107	58 of 1999	24 Dec 1999	16 Dec 2000 (see s. 2(5) and Gazette 15 Dec 2000 p. 7201)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 14(13) and 35 9	24 of 2000	4 Jul 2000	4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)
Reprint of the Public Works Act 1902 as at 1 Jun 2001 (includes amendments listed above)
Public Transport Authority Act 2003 s. 160-166	31 of 2003	26 May 2003	1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2384)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 98	74 of 2003	15 Dec 2003	15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141	59 of 2004	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
Electricity Corporations Act 2005 s. 139	18 of 2005	13 Oct 2005	1 Apr 2006 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Mar 2006 p. 1153)
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 10 Div. 5	28 of 2006	26 Jun 2006	1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)
Reprint 9: The Public Works Act 1902 as at 6 Oct 2006 (includes amendments listed above)
Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 s. 73	59 of 2006	16 Nov 2006	1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jun 2007 p. 2838)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and 17	77 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 s. 100 (Sch. 4 cl. 5)	36 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	9 Jan 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 8 Jan 2008 p. 33)
Water Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2007 s. 198	38 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	1 Feb 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Jan 2008 p. 251)
Reprint 10: The Public Works Act 1902 as at 16 May 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2009 s. 17

46 of 2009

3 Dec 2009

4 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 43(3), 44(3) and 51	19 of 2010	28 Jun 2010	11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89	39 of 2010	1 Oct 2010	1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
Building Act 2011 s. 170	24 of 2011	11 Jul 2011	2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 13 Mar 2012 p. 1033)

² Footnote no longer applicable.

³ Repealed by the Roads Act 1911 which was repealed by the Road Districts Act 1919 which was repealed by the Local Government Act 1960 which is now cited as the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1960. The main Act now dealing with local governments is the Local Government Act 1995.

⁴ Repealed by the Dividing Fences Act 1961 s. 2(1).

⁵ Short title subsequently amended twice (see note under s. 1). Now again known as the Public Works Act 1902.

⁶ The Second Schedule was inserted by the Metric Conversion Amendment Act 1973.

⁷ The Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1987 s. 39 is a validation provision that is of no further effect.

⁸ The Public Works Amendment Act 1994 s. 11 is a validation provision that is of no further effect. Section 10 reads as follows:

“

10. Transitional

(1) A reference in a document executed before the commencement of this Act to the Western Australian Building Authority is to be construed, unless the context otherwise requires, as if that reference had been amended to be a reference to the Western Australian Building Management Authority.

(2) A reference in a document executed before the commencement of this Act to the Western Australian Building Authority Account is to be construed, unless the context otherwise requires, as if that reference had been amended to be a reference to the Western Australian Building Management Authority Account.

”.

⁹ The Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 35(2) and (3) is a validation provision that is of no further effect.

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
authorised buildings 9A
authorised person 83A(1)
borrow 9A
bridge 91(1)
Crown land 2
ferry 91(1)
ford 91(1)
Government work 2
judge 2
local authority 2
local work 2
Minister 2
public authority 113(1)
public reserve 2
Public Transport Authority 2
public work 2
railway 2, 95
Registrar 2
relevant person 113A
river 2
road 2, 84
special Act 2
surveyor 2
testing work 83A(1)
the Account 9A
the Building Management Authority 9A
waste 112(1)
waste management operation 112(1)
work 2