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PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE REGULATION 2019 

- Made under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
- As at 2 December 2022
- Reg 42 of 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

           Division 1 - Introduction

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

           Division 2 - Interpretation

   3.      Definitions
   4.      Permit work
   5.      Notifiable work
   6.      Minor work
   7.      Unregulated work

   PART 2 - CODES AND CODE REQUIREMENTS

   8.      Approval of Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code—Act, s 7
   9.      Prescribed provisions of Plumbing Code of Australia—Act, s 9
   10.     Prescribed parts of Queensland Development Code—Act, s 9
   11.     Complying with Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code and prescribed PCA provision—Act, s 9
   12.     Complying with prescribed QDC part—Act, s 9

   PART 3 - LICENCES

   13.     Scope of work for classes of licence—Act, s 13
   14.     Assessing alternative qualification
   15.     Scope of work for particular endorsements—Act, s 25

   PART 4 - TREATMENT PLANT APPROVALS AND RELATED MATTERS

           Division 1 - Applications

   16.     Applying for, or to amend, treatment plant approval
   17.     Requesting further information
   18.     Deciding application
   19.     Criteria for decision
   20.     Granting or amending treatment plant approval
   21.     Failure to decide application
   22.     Information notice about decisions

           Division 2 - Duration and transfer of approvals

   23.     Duration of approval
   24.     Transferring approval

           Division 3 - Inspecting approved treatment plants

   25.     Application of division
   26.     Notice to local government requiring information
   27.     Notice requesting access to premises

           Division 4 - Cancellation of approvals

   28.     Show cause notice for contravening condition of approval
   29.     Representations about show cause notice
   30.     Ending show cause process without further action
   31.     Cancellation

           Division 5 - Special provisions for existing treatment plant approvals

   32.     Definitions for division
   33.     Approval of previous Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code—Act, s 7
   34.     Renewing an existing treatment plant approval
   35.     Duration of renewed existing treatment plant approval

   PART 5 - PERMITS

           Division 1 - Introduction

   36.     What this part is about

           Division 2 - Permits issued by local governments

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   37.     Meaning of fast-track permit work
   38.     Meaning of fast-track application and fast-track amendment application

              Subdivision 2 - Local government declarations about permit work

   39.     Fast-track work declaration for a local government area
   40.     Fast-track opt-out declaration for local government area
   41.     Publishing declarations

              Subdivision 3 - Applying for, or to amend, local government permits

   42.     Applying to local government for permit
   43.     Applying to local government to amend permit

              Subdivision 4 - Processing applications

   44.     Requirements for application
   45.     Request for further information for deciding application
   46.     Deciding application—generally
   47.     Deciding application—particular matters to be considered
   48.     Issuing or amending permit
   49.     Failure to decide application
   50.     Information notice about decisions

           Division 3 - Permits issued by public sector entities

   51.     Application of division
   52.     Applying for a permit
   53.     Public sector entity deciding application
   54.     Issue of permit by public sector entity
   55.     Notice of referral to local government
   56.     Failure of public sector entity to decide application
   57.     Amendment of permit

           Division 4 - Effect and duration of permits

   58.     Permit attaches to premises
   59.     Duration of permit

   PART 6 - INSPECTING, ENFORCING AND CERTIFYING PERMIT WORK AND NOTIFIABLE WORK

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   60.     What this part is about
   61.     When work is compliant—Act, s 69

           Division 2 - Inspecting work under permits

              Subdivision 1 - Inspecting work under permit issued by local government

   62.     Application of subdivision
   63.     Request for work to be inspected
   64.     Inspecting work for compliance
   65.     Covering plumbing and drainage
   66.     Action notice for covering plumbing or drainage
   67.     Allowing covered work declaration to be given if inspection delayed

              Subdivision 2 - Inspecting work under permit issued by public sector entity

   68.     Inspection of work by public sector entity or local government

           Division 3 - Alternatives to local government inspections

              Subdivision 1 - Declarations for on-site sewage work

   69.     Declaration that on-site sewage work is compliant

              Subdivision 2 - Notices for particular work in remote areas

   70.     Application of subdivision
   71.     Local government declarations about remote areas and eligible work
   72.     Notice that all eligible work for premises is compliant and operational
   73.     Acceptance of remote area compliance notice from suitably qualified person

           Division 4 - Assessment and compliance procedures

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   74.     Application of division

              Subdivision 2 - Minor plan amendments

   75.     Amending approved plan with minor inconsistency to represent work carried out

              Subdivision 3 - Testing or commissioning plumbing or drainage

   76.     Requirement to test or commission plumbing or drainage
   77.     Requirement for testing or commissioning report

              Subdivision 4 - Giving action notices

   78.     Criteria for giving action notice for work
   79.     Requirements for action notice

           Division 5 - Inspection and final inspection certificates

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   80.     Inspection certificate—Act, sch 1
   81.     Final inspection certificate—Act, sch 1

              Subdivision 2 - Certificates given by local government

   82.     Application of subdivision
   83.     Local government giving inspection certificate for work
   84.     Local government giving final inspection certificate for work
   85.     When local government is not required to give certificate
   86.     Giving copies of final inspection certificate
   87.     Failure of local government to give certificate

              Subdivision 3 - Certificates given by public sector entity

   88.     Application of subdivision
   89.     Public sector entity giving inspection certificate for work
   90.     Public sector entity giving final inspection certificate for work
   91.     Giving copies of final inspection certificate

           Division 6 - Inspecting notifiable work not under permit

   92.     Application of division
   93.     References to occupier of premises
   94.     Inspection of notifiable work on request of responsible person
   95.     Inspection of notifiable work on request of local government
   96.     Action notice for non-compliant notifiable work

           Division 7 - Requirements for action notices

   97.     Form and content of action notice
   98.     Requirement to comply with action notice

   PART 7 - INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND RELATED MATTERS

   99.     Things approved for installation as plumbing or drainage—Act, s 65
   100.    Installing water meters
   101.    Testable backflow prevention device—obligation of local government
   102.    Testable backflow prevention device—obligations of owner of premises
   103.    Testable backflow prevention device—obligation of licensee
   103A.   Prescribed use of greywater—Act, s 79
   103B.   Capacity for greywater (cooling tower) treatment plant and required standard for greywater—Act, s 79
   104.    Monitoring particular types of greywater use facility—Act, s 136
   105.    Monitoring particular types of on-site sewage facility—Act, s 137
   106.    Servicing greywater use or on-site sewage facilities
   107.    Maintenance of particular combined sanitary drains
   108.    Vents in adjoining buildings

   PART 8 - REGISTERS

           Division 1 - Registers kept by commissioner

   109.    Register of licensees—Act, s 41
   110.    Register of notices about notifiable work
   111.    Particular documents containing information to which public access is restricted—Act, s 155

           Division 2 - Registers kept by local governments

   112.    Register of permits and inspection certificates
   113.    Register of testable backflow prevention devices
   114.    Register for greywater use and on-site sewage facilities
   115.    Register of show cause and enforcement notices
   116.    Public access to registers
   117.    Particular documents containing information to which public access is restricted—Act, s 155

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Fees

   118.    Fees payable to QBCC
   119.    Fee not payable for application for occupational licence for which there is an associated QBCCA licence
   120.    Reduced application fee payable for later licence
   121.    Application fee not payable for renewing or restoring additional licences
   122.    Additional application fee for restoring a licence
   123.    Administration fee for relevant application or request

           Division 2 - Other matters

   124.    Qualifications and experience for appointment as inspector—Act, s 139
   125.    Evidentiary aids
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6
           SCHEDULE 7
           SCHEDULE 7A
           SCHEDULE 8
           SCHEDULE 9
           SCHEDULE 10

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