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These regulations are the Water Agencies (Powers) (Infringements) Regulations 2026.
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This instrument was not passed as a bill, so it has no explanatory memorandum or second reading speech.
These regulations are the Water Agencies (Powers) (Infringements) Regulations 2026.
These regulations come into operation as follows —
regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;
the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.
In these regulations —
domestic bore water has the meaning given in the Water Agencies (Water Use) By‑laws 2010 by‑law 3;
water corporation has the meaning given in section 106(1A) of the Act.
An offence under the Water Agencies (Water Use) By‑laws 2010 by‑law 4(2) is prescribed to be an offence that may be dealt with under section 103 of the Act.
The modified penalty for the offence referred to in regulation 4 is $100.
For the purposes of the definition of prescribed person in section 103 of the Act, each of the following persons employed in the Department is a prescribed person —
CEO;
Deputy Director General Approvals;
Executive Director Statewide Delivery;
Director Statewide Delivery ‑ Water Regulation;
Director Statewide Delivery ‑ Integration;
Director Water Assurance;
Swan Avon Regional Director;
Program Manager, Swan Avon Executive.
For the purposes of the definition of authorised person in section 103 of the Act, an authorised person is a person who —
is employed —
in the Department; or
by a water corporation;
and
is authorised by the CEO to give an infringement notice in respect of an offence under the Water Agencies (Water Use) By‑laws 2010 by‑law 4.
For the purposes of the definition of designated person in section 103 of the Act, a designated person is the person designated, under the Financial Management Act 2006 section 57, as the chief finance officer of the Department.
An infringement notice given under section 103(2) of the Act must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 1.
A notice given under section 103(6) of the Act to withdraw an infringement notice must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 2.
A certificate for the purposes of section 103(11) of the Act must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 3.
A person commits an offence if they —
are not an authorised person; and
alter an infringement notice.
Penalty: a fine of $200.
This is a compilation of the Water Agencies (Powers) (Infringements) Regulations 2026. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
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Water Agencies (Powers) (Infringements) Regulations 2026 | SL 2026/136 24 Jun 2026 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2026 (see r. 2(a)); |
[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)
domestic bore water 3
water corporation 3
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