Water Agencies (Infringements) Regulations 1994 (WA)

Western Australia Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 Water Agencies (Infringements) Regulations 1994 Western Australia Water Agencies (Infringements) Regulations 1994 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Offences prescribed (Act s. 103) 1 4. Modified penalty prescribed (Act s. 103) 1 5. Prescribed, authorised and designated persons (Act s. 103) 2 6. Forms prescribed (Act s. 103(2), (6) and (11)) 3 7. Unauthorised alteration of infringement notice, offence 3 Schedule 1 — Forms Notes Compilation table 9 Other notes 10 Defined terms Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 Water Agencies (Infringements) Regulations 1994

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Water Agencies (Infringements) Regulations 1994. [Regulation 1 amended: Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6301.]

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on 1 November 1994.

3. Offences prescribed (Act s. 103) The offence under the Water Agencies (Water Use) By‑laws 2010 by‑law 4 is prescribed as an offence that may be dealt with under section 103 of the Act. [Regulation 3 inserted: Gazette 29 Sep 1998 p. 5407; amended: Gazette 28 Sep 2007 p. 4934; 16 Mar 2010 p. 980.]

4. Modified penalty prescribed (Act s. 103) The amount prescribed to apply in respect of each of the offences referred to in regulation 3, if it is dealt with under section 103 of the Act, is $100. [Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 17 Feb 1998 p. 923; 29 Oct 1999 p. 5403.]

5. Prescribed, authorised and designated persons (Act s. 103) (1) For the purposes of section 103 of the Act and this regulation, a prescribed person — (a) in relation to water supplied by the Corporation, is a person holding or acting in any of the following offices of the Corporation — (i) General Manager, Customer Services Division; (ii) Regional Business Manager, Perth Region; (iii) Regional Business Manager, North West Region; (iv) Regional Business Manager, Mid West Region; (v) Regional Business Manager, Goldfields Region; (vi) Regional Business Manager, South West Region; (vii) Regional Business Manager, Great Southern Region; (viii) Regional Business Manager, Agricultural Region; (ix) Manager, Customer Centre; (x) Manager, Metering Services; and (b) in relation to water supplied by the Bunbury Water Board or the Busselton Water Board, is a person holding or acting in the office of the chief executive officer of the Board; and (c) in relation to any other water, is a person holding or acting in any of the following offices in the Department — (i) Chief Executive Officer; (ii) Executive Director Regional Delivery; (iii) Director Regional Services; (iv) Director Regulatory Capability; (v) Swan Avon Regional Manager; (vi) Program Manager, Swan Avon Executive. (2) For the purposes of section 103 of the Act, an authorised person is a person authorised in writing by a prescribed person to give an infringement notice in respect of an alleged offence under by‑law 4 of the Water Agencies (Water Use) By‑laws 2010. (3) For the purposes of section 103 of the Act, a designated person — (a) in relation to water supplied by the Corporation, is the person holding or acting in the office of Manager, Receivables and Business Support for the Corporation; and (b) in relation to any other water, is a person holding or acting in the office of chief finance officer (as defined in the Financial Management Act 2006 section 57) for the Department. [Regulation 5 inserted: Gazette 23 Oct 2001 p. 5638‑9; amended: Gazette 24 Feb 2006 p. 889; 28 Sep 2007 p. 4934; 16 Mar 2010 p. 980-1; 20 Dec 2011 p. 5412; SL 2021/173 r. 7.]