We say Australian Standards should be free 27 August 2025 When compliance with Australian Standards is a legal requirement, why should plumbers - or anyone for that matter - be forced to pay for them? Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
WA Government introducing much-needed reforms to plumbing industry regulation 13 August 2025 We welcome the WA Government's announcement that it is taking action to modernise and improve plumbing regulation. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
Industry Bulletin 171 has details of WA's transition to lead free plumbing products 04 July 2025 Building and Energy's Industry Bulletin 171 is the regulator's formal notification that from 1 May 2026, it will be mandatory in WA to use lead free copper alloy products and material in contact with drinking water. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news , Technical Read More
The WA Government department that regulates our industry has a new name 02 July 2025 Effective from 1 July 2025, the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is now the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS). Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
Have your say in review of fire systems installation regulations 02 July 2025 Building and Energy is reviewing the regulations for fire systems installers in WA and is inviting comments via an online survey. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
Attention roofing plumbers - these new WA state variations to the NCC affect you 02 May 2025 WA state variations to the National Construction Code 2022 (NCC 2022) relating to the installation of eaves, gutters and downpipes came into effect on Thursday 1 May. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
Check your stock of plumbing products that don't meet new lead content requirements 19 February 2025 In less than 15 months from now, it will be illegal to install copper alloy plumbing products with a lead content above 0.25 per cent, so you should be running down your inventory of old products. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news , Technical Read More
WELS product nominations for 2025 now open 03 February 2025 The annual WELS product nomination period has opened and will close on Friday 14 March. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
WaterMark Certified flexible hose assemblies 24 January 2025 We want to remind all our members about what they risk if they install flexible hose assemblies that are not certified to the latest Australian Standards AS 3718:2021 and AS 3499:2022. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Technical, WaterMark Read More
