Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations In these regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears —
adopted Code means a code adopted by
regulation 6A(1);
aerobic treatment unit means an apparatus for
treating sewage either wholly or partially by aerobic means and includes any
associated effluent disposal system;
alternating system means any apparatus containing
a flow alternation device that is connected to 2 receptacles for drainage to
allow infiltration of effluent into the soil;
apparatus has the same meaning as is given by
section 3 of the Act to the term apparatus for the treatment of sewage ;
approval means an approval under regulation 4
or 4A;
approved means —
(a) in
the case of an apparatus to which regulation 4 applies, approved by the
relevant local government; and
(b) in
the case of an apparatus to which regulation 4A applies, approved by the
Chief Health Officer;
approving body means —
(a) in
the case of an application for an approval under regulation 4, the
relevant local government; or
(b) in
the case of an application for an approval under regulation 4A, the Chief
Health Officer;
AS means Standards Australia standard;
authorised person , in relation to an aerobic
treatment unit, means a person who is authorised under regulation 42C to
carry out maintenance on that type of unit;
blackwater means water containing faeces or urine;
blackwater system means an apparatus designed to
receive blackwater;
certificate of compliance has the meaning given to
that term in the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards
Regulations 2000 ;
combined system means an apparatus designed to
receive household and such other liquid wastes as the Chief Health Officer may
approve, as well as sewage;
drainage plumbing work has the meaning given to
that term in the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards
Regulations 2000 ;
dwelling means a building or part of a building
that is occupied or intended to be occupied for the purpose of human
habitation;
effluent means the liquid discharge from the
treatment tank;
fittings means all pipes, meters, or other
apparatus used for or in connection with the supply of water, and all pipes,
cisterns, traps, syphons, manholes, ventilators and all other apparatus
connected with and requisite to secure the safe and proper working of any
sewer, drain or water supply fixtures;
fixtures means all necessary appurtenances, that
may be attached to the plumbing or drainage system of premises and are
intended for the collection or retention of any wastes or waste waters for
ultimate discharge into a drain or sewer;
greywater means water containing kitchen, laundry
or bathroom waste other than faeces or urine;
greywater system means an apparatus for treating
greywater and enabling it to be used for garden irrigation;
infiltrative area means the internal surface of
the bottom area and sidewall areas between the inverted level of the inlet and
the base of a receptacle for drainage;
liquid waste system means an apparatus designed to
receive liquid wastes only;
liquid wastes means wastewater or any other liquid
waste from domestic, industrial or commercial activities, other than effluent;
non‑alternating system means an apparatus
that does not contain a flow alternation device;
owner , in relation to an apparatus, means the
owner of the premises on which the apparatus is constructed or installed;
plumbing standards has the meaning given to that
term in regulation 3(1) of the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards
Regulations 2000 ;
receptacle for drainage means —
(a) an
evaporation drain, a soak well, French drain, leach drain or impervious sump;
or
(b) any
other device or system for the disposal or re‑use of effluent approved
by the Chief Health Officer;
relevant local government means —
(a) in
relation to an application for an approval, the local government of the
district where it is proposed the apparatus will be constructed or installed;
or
(b) in
relation to an existing apparatus, the local government of the district where
the apparatus is situated;
residential premises means premises used solely
for residential purposes and in the case of flats or units means a block of
flats or block of units, but does not include any premises of a type listed in
regulation 29(1);
sedimentation tank means that part of an apparatus
designed to retain liquid waste for sedimentation, flotation and treatment;
septic tank means the part of an apparatus for the
treatment of sewage designed to retain sewage for bacteriolytic treatment;
single dwelling means a dwelling —
(a) that
is occupied or intended to be occupied for the purpose of human habitation by
not more than 8 persons; and
(b)
standing on a lot within the meaning of the Town Planning and Development
Act 1928 1 ; and
(c) that
is the only dwelling standing on that lot;
wastewater means greywater and blackwater.
[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette
29 Jun 1984 p. 1781; 15 Dec 1989
p. 4547‑8; 4 Sep 1992 p. 4471‑2;
29 Jul 1997 p. 4065‑6; 28 Jun 2004
p. 2393-4; 7 Jan 2005 p. 64-5; 14 Nov 2013
p. 5047; 10 Jan 2017 p. 287‑8.]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 29 Jul 1997
p. 4067.]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 29 Jul 1997
p. 4067.]