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Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to regulate certain plumbing and drainage work and to establish a single regulator for that work, and for related purposes.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Waterworks Pollution control Freshwater pollution Registration Sewerage
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 1 July 2012.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 53 sections divided into six Parts and completed by two Schedules, aims to ensure adequate construction of, or work on, a sanitary drainage system upstream from its point of connection to: i) a system for the disposal of sewerage, or ii) a system for the re-use of sewerage or other wastewater, or iii) an on-site wastewater management or treatment system, or iv) a network utility operator’s sewerage system, etc. A plumbing installation means an installation that conveys, or controls the conveyance of, water but does not include anything connected to, extending or situated beyond the outlet from a fixture, fitting or pressurised line. A sanitary plumbing system means an assembly of pipes, fittings, fixtures and appliances used to collect and convey sewage to a sanitary drainage system. A sanitary drainage system means an assembly of pipes, fittings and apparatus (usually located below ground level) used to collect and convey the discharge from a sanitary plumbing system, together with discharge from fixtures directly connected to a drain, to a sewer.

Full text
English
Website
www6.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2017.

Legislation | Australia | 2017

Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Waterworks, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Sewerage, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX