Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER SERVICES LICENSING ACT 1995 - SCHEDULE 3

[s. 59J]

1 .         The membership of the Board and the manner in which the membership is to be determined.

2 .         The appointment of a chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Board.

3 .         The term of office of members of the Board and the circumstances in which a member of the Board may be removed from office.

4 .         The appointment of alternate members of the Board.

5 .         The constitution and proceedings of the Board.

6 .         The remuneration of members of the Board and members of any committee established by the Board.

7 .         To permit the Board to establish committees for supervisory, regulatory, or other purposes and to provide for the constitution, practice and procedure of any such committee.

8 .         The licensing of plumbers, including, without limitation —

            (a)         the persons who may hold a licence;

            (b)         classes of licence and the plumbing work that may be carried out under the authority of a licence of a particular class;

            (c)         the qualifications, level of experience or competency requirements necessary for the grant of a licence of a particular class;

            (d)         the matters of which the Board must be satisfied before granting a licence of a particular class;

            (e)         the issue, duration, renewal, suspension or cancellation of licences;

            (f)         the imposition of conditions or restrictions on licences;

            (g)         the keeping of a register of specified information in respect of licences and matters relating to the amendment and accuracy of the register;

            (h)         the manner of making a complaint against or concerning a person who is or was the holder of a licence, and who may make such a complaint;

                  (i)         disciplinary matters and the regulation of the practice and procedure to be followed in the investigation of disciplinary matters;

            (j)         the conferral on the State Administrative Tribunal of jurisdiction to deal with disciplinary matters and the orders that may be made following the hearing and determination of disciplinary matters, which may include orders imposing disciplinary penalties;

            (k)         the conferral on the State Administrative Tribunal of jurisdiction to deal with applications for the review of decisions of the Board or any committee established by the Board;

        [(l)         deleted]

            (m)         the publication in specified circumstances of information relating to the cancellation or suspension of a licence, and the manner of such publication;

            (n)         the manner in which holders of licences may advertise, display or otherwise publicise the fact that they carry out plumbing work; and

            (o)         matters of a savings or transitional nature.

9 .         The prohibition of persons other than holders of licences from carrying out plumbing work.

10 .         The regulation and control of plumbing work.

11 .         Standards to be observed in, or in connection with, the carrying out of plumbing work.

12 .         The appointment or authorisation of persons to inspect plumbing work and investigate complaints in respect of plumbing work, and their powers, including powers of entry, for the purposes of such inspection or investigation.

13.         Fees to be paid for or in connection with matters provided for in the regulations, other than for bringing matters before the State Administrative Tribunal, and the persons liable to pay those fees.

[Schedule 3 inserted by No. 39 of 1999 s. 10; amended by No. 55 of 2004 s. 1304.]