Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

CANBERRA SEWERAGE AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3 OF 1999) - REG 27

    Regulation 100A of the Principal Regulations is amended—

        (a)     by omitting paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:

    “(a)     a certifier shall not, without reasonable excuse, approve a plan for the work unless—

              (i)     the plan includes the installation of an appropriate backflow prevention device for protecting the potable water supply from the hazard; or

              (ii)     the certifier has certified on the plan that, in his or her opinion, the installation is not required; and

        (b)     if a plan is approved, the person to whom the approval is granted shall, in the course of the performance of that work, install such a device.

Penalty for contravention of paragraph (a): 5 penalty units.

Penalty for contravention of paragraph (b):

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.”;

and

        (b)     by omitting subregulation (2) and substituting the following subregulations:

“(2)     A person who installs a testable backflow prevention device shall—

        (a)     register the installation of the device with the Chief Executive;

        (b)     ensure that the device is tested by a suitably qualified person in accordance with Australian Standard 2845.3 as in effect on 1 March 1999 as soon as practicable after installation; and

        (c)     within 7 days after testing provide the Chief Executive with a test report prepared by the person who carried out the test.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

“(3)     The owner of a parcel of land on which a testable backflow prevention device is installed shall—

        (a)     cause the device to be tested by a suitably qualified person in accordance with Australian Standard 2845.3 as in effect on 1 March 1999—

              (i)     where maintenance or repair work has been carried out on the device—within 7 days after the carrying out of the work; or

              (ii)     in any other case—within 12 months after the last carrying out of a test under this regulation on the device; and

        (b)     within 7 days after testing provide the Chief Executive with a test report prepared by the person who carried out the test.

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.

“(4)     In this regulation—

‘appropriate backflow prevention device' means a backflow prevention device selected in accordance with the requirements of section 4 of Part 1 of Australian Standard 3500, entitled ‘Crossconnection control and backflow prevention';

‘suitably qualified person' means a person who—

        (a)     is a licensed plumber; and

        (b)     has successfully completed the course entitled ‘Backflow Prevention' offered by the Canberra Institute of Technology or an equivalent course.”.