Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

CANBERRA SEWERAGE AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3 OF 1999) - REG 10

    Regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

        (a)     by omitting subregulations (1) to (6) (inclusive) and substituting the following subregulations:

“(1)     A person shall not alter, remove or interfere with a drain, fitting, pipe bend, trap or other thing connected with the sewerage system unless that person—

        (a)     holds a sanitary plumber's licence and has given not less than 2 business days' notice, in writing, to the Chief Executive of his or her intention to commence the work;

        (b)     holds an advanced sanitary drainer's licence and has given not less than 2 business days' notice, in writing, to the Chief Executive of his or her intention to commence the work;

        (c)     holds a sanitary plumber's licence, the work is minor sanitary plumbing work and the person submits a minor works notice within 7 days after completing the work; or

        (d)     holds an advanced sanitary drainer's licence, the work is minor drainage work and the person submits a minor works notice within 7 days after completing the work.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

“(2)     A notice under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by the determined fee and, except in the case of a minor works notice—

        (a)     in relation to work relating to a single residential building—by a site plan that complies with subregulation 7 (3); or

        (b)     in any other case—by a plan approval under regulation 8. ”;

        (b)     by omitting from paragraph (7) (a) all the words after “who holds” (second occurring) and substituting “a sanitary plumber's licence and who has given notice under paragraph (1) (a) or who submits a minor works notice within 7 days after completing the work; and”;

        (c)     by omitting from paragraph (7) (b) all the words after “who holds” (second occurring) and substituting “an advanced sanitary drainer's licence and who has given notice under paragraph (1) (b) or who submits a minor works notice within 7 days after completing the work”;

        (d)     by adding at the end of paragraph (8) (a) “that is limited to maintenance of existing work”;

        (e)     by omitting from paragraph (9) (a) “laying” and substituting “replacement”; and

        (f)     by adding at the end the following subregulation:

“(10)     In this regulation—

‘minor works notice' means a notice that is signed by the person giving it, is in accordance with an approved form and, in relation to minor sanitary plumbing work or minor drainage work, specifies—

        (a)     the name and address of the person for whom the work was performed;

        (b)     the address at which the work was performed;

        (c)     the nature of the work;

        (d)     the consideration paid for the performance of the work, excluding the cost of sanitary fixtures supplied for the work;

        (e)     the date on which the work was completed; and

        (f)     the date on which the notice was signed;

and certifying that the work was completed in accordance with these Regulations.”.