Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The owner or
occupier for the time being of any property supplied with water shall at his
own risk and expense lay down his private service and keep it in good order
and repair, in such a manner as to conform with the provisions of these
by‑laws and the plumbing standards.
(2) Where the service
pipe or apparatus within the boundary of any premises is the property of the
owner or occupier of those premises, the occupier (if any) and if none, the
owner shall, upon receiving notice that the service pipe or apparatus requires
repairing, or is blocked up or broken, immediately proceed to repair the same
by employing a licensed water supply plumber, subject to the provisions of
these by‑laws and the plumbing standards, and he shall be responsible
for any loss of water or other damage which shall be caused by reason of such
service pipe or apparatus being leaky or otherwise out of repair or broken,
and, in default, be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding $200, and,
in the event of continuing the offence, to a further penalty of $20 for each
day after receipt of such notice, and the Corporation may stop the water from
flowing into those premises, either by cutting off the service pipe, or
otherwise, as the Corporation may see fit, until the necessary repairs are
effected.
(3) Without prejudice
to the right of the Corporation to proceed for any penalty for the breach or
non‑observance of any of the provisions of this by‑law, the
Corporation may cut off the supply of water to any premises whereon the
private service or any part thereof is not at all times laid, fixed, used or
maintained in all respects in accordance with the provisions of the said
by‑law, and may keep the same cut off until such provisions have been
fully observed.
[By‑law 59 amended in Gazette
26 Jul 1966 p. 2082; 29 Dec 1995
p. 6308‑9; 28 Jun 2004 p. 2391;
26 Apr 2005 p. 1398.]
[Heading deleted in Gazette 29 May 2001 p. 2708.]