Western Australian Numbered Acts

BUILDING ACT 2011 (NO. 24 OF 2011) - SECT 197

197 .         Agreements for repayment of costs, postponement of payment of costs

        (1)         Despite the Interpretation Act 1984 section 37(1), section 410A(4) and (5) of the former provisions do not apply in relation to —

            (a)         any amount that, on commencement day, is owing under an agreement under section 410A(2) of the former provisions; or

            (b)         any amount of costs the payment of which has been postponed under section 410A(3) of the former provisions that remains unpaid on commencement day,

                in which case the Local Government Act 1995 Part 6 Division 6 Subdivisions 5 and 6 apply as if the unpaid amount were unpaid rates.

        (2)         An action to recover an amount of costs mentioned in subsection (1)(b) may be commenced at any time.