(1) A person
undertaking wastewater works or causing wastewater works to be undertaken must
ensure that the following requirements are met:
(a) in
the case of the installation of an on-site wastewater system, the system must
be the subject of a product approval;
(b) in
any case, the works must be undertaken in accordance with—
(i)
a wastewater works approval for the works; and
(ii)
the prescribed codes to the extent that they are
applicable.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: In the case of an offence against paragraph (b)(i)
comprising a contravention of a prescribed expiable condition—$315.
(2) A suitably
qualified person who has undertaken wastewater works subject to a wastewater
works approval must, within 28 days after completing the work, provide
the relevant authority, and the owner or occupier of the land on which the
work was undertaken, with—
(a) a
certificate in a form approved by the Minister signed by the person or another
suitably qualified person certifying that the work has been undertaken in
accordance with the wastewater works approval; and
(b) in
the case of the installation of pipes, fittings or other system components or
equipment—a detailed drawing showing all pipes, fittings, components or
equipment installed, including their position and dimensions.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
(3) In this
regulation—
"suitably qualified person" means—
(a) the
holder of a plumbing contractors licence under section 7(1)(a) of the
Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995 ; or
(b) the
holder of a plumbing contractors licence under section 7(1)(d)(i) of that
Act subject to conditions limiting the work that may be performed under the
authority of the licence to sanitary plumbing work or draining work; or
(c) the
holder of a plumbing workers registration under section 14(1)(a) of that
Act; or
(d) the
holder of registration as a plumbing worker under section 14(1)(d)(i) of
that Act subject to conditions limiting the work that may be carried out under
the authority of the registration to sanitary plumbing work or draining work.