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
Government campaign is good news for licensed plumbers 12 December 2024 We want to shout from the rooftops about this new initiative from Building and Energy and we hope you will too. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
Reminder about new requirements for lead in plumbing products 04 July 2024 The introduction of the new limit on lead content is an important story for plumbers. Products without the new Lead Free Watermark trademark will be illegal, but there is still time to use them. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news , Technical Read More
