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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
BUILDING (WATER EFFICIENCY) AMENDMENT BILL 2002
2002
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Mrs Vicki Dunne)
Building
(Water Efficiency) Amendment Bill 2002
Contents
Page
2002
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Mrs Vicki Dunne)
Building (Water
Efficiency) Amendment Bill 2002
A Bill for
An Act to amend the
Building Act 1972 and
the
Building Regulations 1972
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as
follows:
Part 1 Preliminary
This Act is the Building (Water Efficiency) Amendment Act
2002.
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note 1 The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence
on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
Part 2 Building Act
1972
This part amends the Building Act 1972.
4 Regulation-making
powerNew section 110
(4)
insert
(4) The regulations may apply, adopt or incorporate a law of another
jurisdiction, or an instrument or provision of an instrument, as in force from
time to time.
Part 3 Building Regulations
1972
5 Regulations
amended—pt 3
This part amends the Building Regulations 1972.
insert
14A Plans—water efficiency
requirements
(1) For the Act, section 34 (1) (c), the following are prescribed
requirements for plans to accompany an application for building work that
involves the erection or substantial alteration of a building:
(a) if the building work involves plumbing work on a shower—the
plans must show that the shower head is to have the highest efficiency rating
under the Australian Standard MP64 (Manual of assessment procedures for water
efficient products) as in force from time to time;
(b) if the building work involves plumbing work on a water tap—the
plans must show that the tap is to have an aerator;
(c) if the building work involves plumbing work on a water tap for a bath
or a shower—the plans must show that the tap is to have a mixer
tap;
(d) if the building work involves plumbing work on a water tap other than
for a bath or a shower and the plans show that the tap is to have a mixer
tap—the plans must show that the mixer tap is to have a spring loaded
default setting to the cold water supply;
(e) if the building work involves plumbing work on a toilet—the
plans must show that the toilet is to have a dual flush mechanism designed to
provide—
(i) a flush by not more than 6L of water; and
(ii) a separate flush by not more than 3L of water;
(f) if the building work involves plumbing work on a sink—the plans
must not provide for a garbage disposal unit to be connected to the sink or an
outlet from the sink.
(2) The Legislation Act 2001, section 47 (6) does not apply to an
instrument or a provision of an instrument mentioned in
subregulation (1).
Note The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated instrument,
whether applied as in force at a particular time or from time to time, is taken
to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act,
s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).
Endnote
Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see
www.legislation.act.gov.au.
© Australian Capital Territory
2002
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