Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) An owner of a serviced property for the purpose of sewerage services must take all reasonable steps to maintain and keep in good working order all sanitary works.
Penalty: 15 penalty units.
(2) Subject to subregulation (4), where 2 or more serviced properties are connected to sewerage works by way of combined sanitary works, the owners of the serviced properties must each maintain and keep in good working order the combined sanitary works.
Penalty: 15 penalty units.
(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the owners of 2 or more serviced properties connected to sewerage works by way of combined sanitary works are jointly and severally liable for the cost of maintaining and keeping in good working order the combined sanitary works.
(4) Subregulations (2) and (3) do not apply to the extent of any inconsistency with terms contained in any of the following as to the apportionment of responsibility for the combined sanitary works or any other jointly owned infrastructure on the land—
(a) a plan of subdivision; or
(b) owners corporation rules; or
(c) a written agreement between the property owners.