BUILDERS' REGISTRATION ACT 1939
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Terms used in this Act
- 3 Area within which this Act applies
- 4 Prohibition against unregistered builders carrying on business
- 4A Local governments not to issue building permits to unregistered persons
- 4B Building licence fee
- 5 Constitution of Builders’ Registration Board of Western Australia
- 5A Appointment of Board members
- 5AA Further provisions as to chairperson
- 5B Vacancies
- 5C Deputy of chairperson and members
- 6 Board proceedings
- 7 Appointment of officers
- 8 Duties and powers of Board
- 8A Indemnity against liability
- 8B Corporate plan
- 8C Board to comply with corporate plan
- 9 Register of builders
- 9AA Notification of change of address
- 9A Registration of architects and engineers without necessity of completing course or passing examinations
- 10 Who may be registered
- 10A Conditional registration
- 10AA Management and supervision of building work
- 10B Building work by partnership to be under management and supervision of registered builder
- 10C Details of person supervising and managing building work constructed by company to be supplied in advertisements and signs on building site
- 10CA Standard of management and supervision
- 10D Sections 10AA, 10B and 10C not to derogate from other provisions of this Act
- 12 Course of training and examinations to be prescribed by the Board
- 12A Order to remedy unsatisfactory building work
- 12B Registrar may be requested to cause an inspection of building work
- 12C Orders for payment while case pending
- 12D Allegation of cause for disciplinary action
- 13 Cancellation of registration for fraud or on other grounds
- 13A Fines
- 14 Application for review of decision of Board
- 15 Fraudulently obtaining certificate, falsifying register etc.
- 16 Penalty for disobedience of order of Board or breach of regulations
- 17 Powers on investigation
- 17A Suspension of registration by State Administrative Tribunal
- 18 Local governments to furnish information to the Board
- 19 Return of certificates
- 19A Surrender of registration or certificate
- 20 Signature of chairperson
- 20A Right of entry and inspection
- 20B Infringement notices
- 21 Proceedings under this Act
- 21A Limitation period for prosecutions
- 21B Liability of directors etc.
- 22 Fees and expenses
- 23 Accounts
- 23A Audit
- 23B Annual report
- 23C Directions by Minister
- 23D Minister to have access to information
- 24 Power to make regulations
- 25 Terms used in this section and sections 26 to
26. Building Disputes Tribunal
- 27 Chairperson and deputies
- 28 Panels
- 29 Term of office
- 30 Fees and allowances
- 31 Conditions of appointment
- 32 Powers not affected by vacancy
- 33 Registrar
- 33A Exercise of prescribed jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal
- 34 Administration and expenses of Disputes Tribunal
- 34A Disputes Tribunal fees
- 34B Chairperson or deputy chairperson may refer a matter to mediation
- 34C Settlement or failure to settle
- 34D Qualifications and remuneration of mediators
- 34E Immunity of mediators
- 35 Jurisdiction and constitution of Disputes Tribunal
- 36 Sittings of Disputes Tribunal
- 37 Hearings
- 38 Powers of Disputes Tribunal
- 39 Offences
- 40 Reasons for decision
- 41 Review of decision of Disputes Tribunal
- 42 Case stated
- 43 Evidentiary provisions
- 44 Enforcement of payment of pecuniary sums
- 45 Immunity
- 45A Presentation of cases before Disputes Tribunal
- 46 Regulations
