The legislation that is being viewed is valid for Sessional. Plumbing Regulations 2004 (S.R. 2004, No. 44) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS Plumbing Regulations 2004 Part 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation 4. Certain plumbing and plumbing work exempt 5. Prescribed plumbing work 6. Mandatory notification stages Part 2 - Restrictions 7. Non-complying products and materials 8. Substances not to be discharged into sewerage system 9. Trade waste 10. Swimming pool discharge 11. Backflow prevention devices 12. Installation of on-site waste water management systems 13. Sewerage inlets and flood levels Part 3 - Permits Division 1 - Consideration of application for plumbing permits 14. Reliance on certificate from other person 15. Permit for staged works 16. Modifications to permit application 17. Granting of plumbing permits 18. Distribution of documents 19. Review of decision 20. Variations to permit 21. Variations to special plumbing permit  trade waste 22. Suspension of special plumbing permit 23. Cancellation of special plumbing permit 24. Transfer of special plumbing permit 25. Change of owner, agent of owner, designer or plumber Division 2 - Special plumbing permit conditions 26. Conditions on permit in relation to declared drainage flood level 27. Conditions on permit for trade waste system or on-site waste water management system 28. Conditions on permit for discharge of trade waste 29. Conditions on permit for swimming pool 30. Conditions on permit for backflow prevention device 31. Conditions on permit for basement plumbing work 32. Condition on permit for connection to water supply system, sewerage system or stormwater system Part 4 - Carrying out plumbing work 33. Standard of plumbing work 34. Plumbing work over service easement 35. Products and materials 36. Plumbing work in unregistrable relocatable buildings 37. Responsibility for plumbing work and materials 38. Authorisation to start work 39. Issue and refusal of start-work authorisations 40. Connections to council systems 41. Disconnection of services Part 5 - Inspection and enforcement 42. Inspection and testing materials 43. Non-inspection at a mandatory notification stage 44. Consent to proceed 45. Direction to demolish, open, cut into or test 46. Written inspection directions 47. Infringement notices Part 6 - Use of on-site waste water management system 48. Use of on-site waste water management system Part 7 - Maintenance and Management 49. Maintenance and management of plumbing installations 50. Maintenance and management of on-site waste water management systems 51. Random inspections 52. Service rate 53. Backflow prevention devices 54. Water temperature control devices Part 8 - Miscellaneous 55. Appeal under regulations 56. Fees 57. Transitional and savings provisions 58. Statutory Rules rescinded Schedule 1 - Substances not allowed in sewers Schedule 2 - Standards for acceptance of Liquid Trade Waste to Sewers Schedule 3 - Act infringement notice offences Schedule 4 - Fees Schedule 5 - Savings and Transitionals Schedule 6 - Statutory Rules rescinded Plumbing Regulations 2004 I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under section 233 of the Building Act 2000. 21 June 2004 Richard Butler Governor By His Excellency's Command, Bryan Green Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Plumbing Regulations 2004. 2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 1 July 2004. 3. Interpretation (1) In these regulations "Act" means the Building Act 2000; "approved disposal system" means a system approved under any Act for the disposal of sewage, stormwater or trade waste; "backflow prevention device" means a device used to prevent the reverse flow of water from a potentially polluted source into a drinking water supply system; "commenced", in relation to plumbing work, means commenced on site; "completed", in relation to plumbing work, means any plumbing work (a) that is authorised by a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit; and (b) in respect of which a certificate of completion (plumbing work) has been issued under section 113 of the Act; "drain" means a drain or pipe laid for the conveyance of sewage, stormwater or trade waste from a property to an approved disposal system; "drainage flood level" means the flood level declared under regulation 13; "environmental harm" has the same meaning as in the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994; "fire service" means a service comprising one or more of the following which are installed solely for the purpose of fighting fires in and around a building or property: (a) booster assemblies; (b) fire mains, hydrants and hose reels; (c) fittings; (d) sprinklers and wall-drenching systems; (e) water storage facilities; "greywater" means the domestic wastes from baths, showers, basins, laundries and kitchens but does not include toilet and urinal wastes; "land" includes any building on the land; "lower explosive limit" means the lower percentage limit by volume in air at which flammable gas or vapour would explode if ignited in a confined area; "NATA registered laboratory" means a laboratory registered by the National Association of Testing Authorities; "nuisance" means a nuisance within the meaning of Division 6 of Part 12 of the Local Government Act 1993; "permit holder" means the owner or owner's agent to whom a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit is issued; "pre-treatment device" means a device used to change the physical or chemical characteristics of trade waste; "public holiday" includes any day or part of a day that is a bank holiday or bank part holiday within the meaning of the Statutory Holidays Act 2000; "registered air gap" means a device or system installed for backflow prevention which has been registered by the general manager, or permit authority, for the purposes of inspection and maintenance to ensure its functional requirements; "registered break tank" means a tank installed for backflow prevention which has been registered by the general manager, or permit authority, for the purposes of inspection and maintenance to ensure its functional requirements; "relevant council" means the council of the municipal area where (a) plumbing work is being undertaken; or (b) a plumbing installation is situated; "roof water" means rainwater which runs off a roof; "service pipe" means a pipe or an associated component that is (a) part of a water supply system; and (b) used to convey drinking water from a water service to a fixture or appliance; "sewage" means water-borne waste of human origin comprising faecal matter, greywater, urine or liquid household waste; "sewerage installation" means an installation comprising discharge pipes, drains, fixtures, appliances and associated components used to convey sewage from a property to a sewerage system or other approved disposal system; "sewerage system" means sewers and sewerage works vested in a council under any Act; "start-work authorisation" means an authorisation to start work issued under regulation 39; "stormwater" means (a) roof water; and (b) surface water; and (c) subsoil water; "stormwater system" means an installation on a property, that (a) is not part of the network utility operator's stormwater system; and (b) is used for collecting or disposing of stormwater; and (c) comprises roof gutters, downpipes, rainwater tanks, surface channels, kerbs and gutters, subsoil drains and stormwater drains, together with any inlet pits which are used, or intended to be used, for the conveyance of stormwater to an approved disposal system; "subsoil water" means natural groundwater or run-off from ground that is water-bearing due to rainfall; "surface water" means run-off from paved or unpaved areas due to rainfall; "testable backflow prevention device" means (a) a backflow prevention device that is provided with test taps for the purpose of testing its operation; or (b) a registered break tank; or (c) a registered air gap; "trade waste" means the liquid waste, other than sewage, generated by any industry, business, trade or manufacturing process; "trade waste agreement" means an agreement to which a special plumbing permit is subject under regulation 27(3) between the applicant for a special plumbing permit and the general manager; "water main" means a pipe which is used to convey drinking water from a public water supply to a property; "water supply system" means that part of the water service from the water main or alternative water source to and including the outlet valves at fixtures and appliances; "working day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. (2) In these regulations, a reference to a "day" does not include the following days: (a) 25 December to 1 January, inclusive; (b) Good Friday to the following Tuesday, inclusive. (3) In these regulations, a reference to a document being "in writing" means a reference to a document or application that (a) is hand-written or type-written; and (b) may be sent by mail, email or facsimile. (4) In these regulations, a reference to the purpose for which a plumbing component or material is used includes a reference to the purpose for which the plumbing component or material is intended to be used. (5) Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in these regulations that is defined in the Tasmanian Plumbing Code has the same meaning in these regulations as in the Tasmanian Plumbing Code. (6) If an expression is used in these regulations and not defined in these regulations or the Tasmanian Plumbing Code but is defined in the Building Regulations 2004, that expression has the same meaning in these regulations as in the Building Regulations 2004. 4. Certain plumbing and plumbing work exempt (1) In this regulation "exempt plumbing work" means (a) plumbing work that is not solely for the purposes of repairing a fire service; or (b) plumbing work that is not the subject of a special plumbing permit. (2) These regulations, other than Parts 1, 2 and 7 and regulations 35 , 37, 39, 41 and 47, do not apply in relation to obtaining a permit under section 75 of the Act for the carrying out of exempt plumbing work or plumbing work to repair a plumbing installation if (a) the work is limited to the repair or replacement of any part of a water supply system which has a nominal pipe diameter no greater than DN 20 millimetres, a sewerage system or a stormwater system; and (b) the work (i) is located above ground; and (ii) is readily visible when the repair or replacement is complete; and (iii) does not impair any of the building s prescribed essential safety and health features or measures; and (iv) does not impair the health and amenity of the occupants of the building with which the work is associated; and (v) complies with the Tasmanian Plumbing Code. (3) A plumber may relocate or replace an existing fixture or appliance without a plumbing permit, if (a) the fixture or appliance remains in the same room; and (b) the work (i) does not adversely alter the existing installation; and (ii) does not have a water supply with a pipe size greater than DN 20 millimetres; and (iii) does not form part of a fire service; and (iv) does not impair the building's prescribed essential safety and health features or measures; and (v) does not impair the health and amenity of the occupants of the building associated with the work; and (vi) complies with the Tasmania Plumbing Code. (4) A plumber may clear a drain to remove a blockage without a plumbing permit if (a) it is carried out through openings designed for that purpose; and (b) the relevant council is notified within 3 days after the blockage is cleared. 5. Prescribed plumbing work For the purpose of the definition of "plumbing work" in section 3(1) of the Act, plumbing work includes work that is carried out in an unregistrable relocatable building. 6. Mandatory notification stages (1) For the purposes of the definition of "mandatory notification stage" in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are stages of plumbing work that require notification to the relevant permit authority: (a) installation of plumbing work that is to be covered; (b) commissioning plumbing work for which a special plumbing permit has been issued; (c) completion of the plumbing work; (d) any other stage specified by the permit authority on the plumbing permit or special plumbing permit. (2) A mandatory notification (a) is to state the date and time when the stage of the plumbing work will be reached; and (b) may be made verbally or in writing. PART 2 - Restrictions 7. Non-complying products and materials If a site is to be connected to a water supply system, sewerage system or stormwater system, the permit authority may do any one or more of the following: (a) consent to the retention of any existing plumbing product that does not comply with the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; (b) in respect of a historic building, consent to the use of a plumbing product that does not comply with the Tasmanian Plumbing Code if satisfied that the plumbing product (i) meets the performance requirements of the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; and (ii) is to be installed or used in the same style and manner as the plumbing products previously installed or used in the building; (c) require the owner of the property to uncover an existing plumbing product for inspection or testing. 8. Substances not to be discharged into sewerage system Subject to regulation 9, a person must not (a) construct or install a sewerage installation that allows any substance specified in Schedule 1 to enter the sewerage system; or (b) carry out an alteration or addition to a sewerage installation which causes or enables the sewerage installation to allow any substance specified in Schedule 1 to enter the sewerage system; or (c) convey, or dispose of, a substance specified in Schedule 1 by means of a sewerage installation. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. 9. Trade waste (1) A person must not directly or indirectly discharge trade waste into a sewerage system unless the discharge is authorised under a special plumbing permit. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (2) The general manager or permit authority, by written notice served on a person discharging trade waste into a sewerage system in contravention of this regulation, may require the person to cease doing so within the period specified in the notice. (3) A person must comply with a notice served under subregulation (2). (4) If a person fails to comply with a notice served under subregulation (2), the general manager, in addition to issuing a plumbing notice under Division 2 of Part 11 of the Act, may take any steps authorised under any Act that are necessary to stop the discharge. (5) Subregulation (4) does not authorise the general manager to enter any land or building other than (a) with the consent of the owner; or (b) in accordance with any Act and these regulations; or (c) in accordance with the conditions of a special plumbing permit. (6) A person who discharges trade waste to a relevant council s sewerage system in contravention of or without a special plumbing permit, so that the discharge causes a deposit, obstruction or damage to any part of the sewerage system, is to pay the costs of clearing the deposit or obstruction or repairing the damage. (7) A person must not dilute trade waste to achieve compliance with any of the standards for acceptance of liquid trade wastes to sewers specified in Schedule 2. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (8) Subregulation (7) does not apply to substances controlled under the Radiation Control Act 1977. (9) If an analysis of the characteristics of the trade waste is required, the analysis must be performed by a NATA registered laboratory or other laboratory approved by the general manager or permit authority. (10) A resolution of the relevant council may vary the local acceptance criteria specified in item 1 of Schedule 2, according to the capabilities of the sewage treatment plant involved. 10. Swimming pool discharge (1) The owner of a swimming pool must ensure that the discharge resulting from the backwash operation of a swimming pool filtration system is connected to a sewerage system or other approved disposal system. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (2) The owner of a swimming pool must ensure that any other discharge from a swimming pool is connected to the stormwater system unless a special plumbing permit provides otherwise. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. 11. Backflow prevention devices Each general manager is to keep a register, in respect of his or her municipal area, of all (a) backflow prevention devices authorised under special plumbing permits to be installed to protect against backflow from any device, zone or property rated as a high hazard under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; and (b) testable backflow prevention devices authorised under special plumbing permits to be installed to protect against backflow from a device, zone or property of any hazard rating. 12. Installation of on-site waste water management systems (1) For the purposes of section 82 of the Act, the following provisions are relevant to the granting of an application for a special plumbing permit for the installation or construction of an on-site waste water management system: (a) the permit authority is satisfied that the system is likely to be installed or constructed to a design or plan that is the subject of a certificate of accreditation currently in force and issued under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; (b) the environmental health officer has consented to its installation or construction. (2) Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply to, or in respect of, an on-site waste water management system if the environmental health officer is satisfied that the system being installed or constructed (a) is a prototype for the purposes of testing; or (b) is (i) specifically designed for the owner or occupier of the premises on which it is to be installed; and (ii) specifically designed for those premises; and (iii) constructed on site; and (iv) not for sale. (3) Regulation 35 applies to an on-site waste water management system installed or constructed under subregulation (2). (4) The design capacity of an on-site waste water management system to treat sewage must be less than an average dry-weather flow of 100 kilolitres a day. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (5) A person who installs an on-site waste water management system must install one that is accredited under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code unless that system is installed under subregulation (2). Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (6) An on-site waste water management system must not be installed in a location that requires the waste or end product to be removed from the system by means of carrying or pumping through a habitable room unless authorised under a certificate of accreditation issued under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code. 13. Sewerage inlets and flood levels (1) A council may declare a drainage flood level for the purpose of protecting a sewerage system in respect of any land in its municipal area. (2) The owner or occupier of land must ensure that (a) each inlet to a sewerage installation located on that land is positioned at least 150 millimetres above the declared flood level for that land; or (b) a special plumbing permit has been obtained to allow an inlet to be positioned lower than required in paragraph (a). Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (3) If an owner or occupier of land contravenes subregulation (2), the relevant general manager may direct the owner or occupier to remove, replace or alter a fitting, fixture, appliance or drain which is part of the sewerage installation so that the inlet is positioned at least 150 millimetres above the declared flood level. (4) If the owner or occupier of the land is required as a condition of his or her special plumbing permit to install an automatic float-controlled device, or similar device, to ensure that the ejector or pump ceases to operate during periods of flooding, the person maintaining that device is to make a report to the general manager (a) advising of any defects discovered; and (b) advising of any repairs undertaken; and (c) certifying that the device is in good working order. (5) A person maintaining an automatic float-controlled device, or similar device, required as a condition of a special plumbing permit must make the report referred to in subregulation (4) at the intervals agreed by the permit authority and the person required to make the report. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. PART 3 - Permits Division 1 - Consideration of application for plumbing permits 14. Reliance on certificate from other person (1) For the purpose of section 266 of the Act, the prescribed qualifications required for a person to issue a certificate are the expertise and qualifications required for that certificate as determined by the Director. (2) A certificate from a person referred to in subregulation (1) may be submitted (a) with an application for a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit; or (b) at any time before a certificate of completion (plumbing work) is issued. (3) The permit authority may require an applicant for a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit to submit a certificate referred to in subregulation (2) if (a) the permit authority is not able, by any other reasonable means, to be satisfied that the plumbing work or any part of the plumbing work is likely to comply with the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; or (b) the plumbing work is the subject of a special plumbing permit; or (c) the work includes any part of a fire service. (4) A certificate submitted under subregulation (2) is to state that the proposed plumbing work, if carried out in accordance with the drawings and specifications submitted with the application for the plumbing permit or special plumbing permit, will comply with all or part of the requirements of the Tasmanian Plumbing Code in relation to the area of expertise as determined by the Director for that certificate. (5) A certificate is to be in an approved form. (6) Any copies of drawings and specifications submitted with an application, and to which a certificate referred to in subregulation (2) applies, are to be endorsed in ink with (a) the number of the certificate if applicable; and (b) the signature of the person issuing the certificate; and (c) the date. 15. Permit for staged works (1) A permit authority may issue a permit to carry out a stage of plumbing work whether the applicant applied for a permit in respect of the stage or the entire plumbing work. (2) The issuing of a permit to carry out a stage of plumbing work is not an assurance that any further permit will be issued in respect of the entire, or any further stage of, plumbing work and this is to be stated on the permit. 16. Modifications to permit application (1) Before issuing a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit, the permit authority may require a drawing or specification submitted with the application to be modified so that it complies with the Act and these regulations. (2) The permit authority may agree to a modification under subregulation (1) being made after the permit has been issued if the modification is of a minor nature. (3) If the permit authority issues a plumbing permit or a special plumbing permit subject to the condition that modifications be made to the drawing or specification that accompanied the application, the permit is to be issued on the further condition that 2 copies of the modified drawing or specification are resubmitted to the permit authority at any time required by the permit authority. 17. Granting of plumbing permits (1) For the purposes of section 82(1)(b) of the Act, the following matter are relevant to the granting of an application for a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit: (a) the permit authority is satisfied that the proposed plumbing work is likely to comply with the Act, these regulations and the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; (b) the applicant is to hold a certificate of insurance under the Housing Indemnity Act 1992; (c) any levy prescribed under Part 3 of the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Act 1990 that is required to be paid has been paid; (d) in relation to a special plumbing permit for an on-site waste water management system, the environmental health officer has consented to the granting of the application; (e) in relation to a special plumbing permit, any trade waste must not contain a substance specified in Schedule 1; (f) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the quality of any trade waste must meet the standards for acceptance of liquid trade waste to sewers specified in Schedule 2 or those standards as varied in regulation 9(10); (g) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the permit authority must be of the opinion that the treatment processes to be applied to any trade waste before discharge are satisfactory; (h) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the permit authority must be of the opinion that the equipment to be used for the treatment of any trade waste, or for monitoring the quality, quantity and rate of discharge, is satisfactory; (i) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the sewerage system must be able to satisfactorily deal with the quantity of any trade waste; (j) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the on-site waste water management system must be accredited under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code unless that accreditation is not required due to regulation 12(2); (k) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the products to be used in the on-site waste water management system must be authorised under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; (l) in relation to a special plumbing permit, the environmental health officer must be satisfied that the land is suitable for the proposed on-site waste water management system. (2) The permit authority is to nominate the mandatory notification stages referred to in regulation 6 on the plumbing permit or special plumbing permit. 18. Distribution of documents (1) If a permit authority issues a plumbing permit or a special plumbing permit (a) the permit authority is to retain a paper copy or electronic copy of each document relevant to the permit; and (b) the permit authority is to (i) endorse a copy of each document relevant to the permit so as to indicate that a permit has been issued; and (ii) return an endorsed copy of each document to the applicant; and (c) the permit authority, on the request of the applicant, is to (i) endorse an additional copy of each document relevant to the permit so as to indicate that a permit has been issued; and (ii) return the additional copy to the applicant. (2) An endorsement is to be in an approved form. (3) The person undertaking plumbing work is to ensure that copies of documents referred to in subregulation (1)(b) are available for inspection on the site while the plumbing work is in progress at that site. 19. Review of decision (1) An applicant may object to the imposition of a condition by a permit authority, or the refusal or failure to issue a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit by a permit authority, by submitting written notice of the objection to the relevant general manager. (2) An objection is to (a) state the reasons for the objection; and (b) be submitted within the specified period after the day on which the permit is issued or should have been issued. (3) On receipt of an objection, the general manager is to request the permit authority to review the matter within the specified period, having regard to the reasons for the objection. (4) After reviewing a matter, the permit authority may (a) confirm the condition or decision; or (b) vary the condition or decision and issue a new plumbing permit or special plumbing permit; or (c) issue a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit; or (d) refuse to issue a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit. 20. Variations to permit (1) Before or during the carrying out of plumbing work, a permit holder may apply to the permit authority for the variation of the plumbing permit or special plumbing permit by submitting (a) a written request for the variation; and (b) any documents that the permit authority may require in relation to the variation. (2) After completion of the plumbing work, the holder of a special plumbing permit may apply to the permit authority for a variation of the special plumbing permit. (3) An application for a variation of a special plumbing permit is to be (a) in writing; and (b) made at least 30 days before the proposed time of implementation of the variation; and (c) accompanied by documentation setting out details of the proposed variation; and (d) accompanied by any documents that the permit authority may require in relation to the proposed variation. (4) The permit authority may vary the plumbing permit, or special plumbing permit, if the permit authority is satisfied that the variation is likely to comply with the Act, the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and these regulations. (5) If the environmental health officer consents, the permit authority may vary a special plumbing permit for an on-site waste water management system if the permit authority is satisfied that the variation is likely to comply with the Act, the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and these regulations. 21. Variations to special plumbing permit trade waste (1) At any time, the permit authority may vary a special plumbing permit with respect to the quality and quantity of trade waste discharge into a sewer by notifying the holder of the special plumbing permit in writing. (2) The holder of a special plumbing permit is to comply with any variation made under subregulation (1) within (a) a period, not exceeding 6 months after the variation was made, agreed between the permit authority and the holder of the special plumbing permit; or (b) if no such period has been agreed, 6 months after the variation to the special plumbing permit was made. (3) The permit authority is to notify the relevant general manager of any variation to a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit. 22. Suspension of special plumbing permit (1) The permit authority or the general manager may suspend a special plumbing permit if (a) the application for the permit was based on false or misleading information; or (b) the owner or occupier prevents the general manager or permit authority from carrying out an inspection provided for under the permit; or (c) the permit holder has not paid a fee as provided for in the permit; or (d) in the opinion of the permit authority or general manager, it would be unsafe to continue the acceptance of liquid trade waste into the sewerage system; or (e) in the opinion of the permit authority or general manager, the continued discharge of the liquid trade waste into sewerage system would result in (i) environmental harm; or (ii) damage to the sewerage system or to the apparatus treating the sewerage; or (f) in the opinion of the environmental health officer, the continued use of an on-site waste water management system would result in environmental harm or a nuisance; or (g) in the opinion of the permit authority or general manager, it would be unsafe to continue to use a backflow prevention device connected to a water service. (2) The permit authority or general manager must forward a written notice of suspension of the special plumbing permit to the owner or occupier of the land without delay. (3) A notice of suspension (a) is to be in an approved form; and (b) takes effect on the day specified in the notice. 23. Cancellation of special plumbing permit (1) The permit authority or general manager may cancel a special plumbing permit if an owner or occupier fails to comply with a notice of suspension of the special plumbing permit within the period specified in the notice. (2) If the permit authority or general manager cancels a special plumbing permit under subregulation (1), the permit authority or general manager must forward a written notice of cancellation to the owner and occupier of the land as soon as practicable. (3) If a special plumbing permit is cancelled under subregulation (1) , the owner or occupier of the land in respect of which the permit was issued is to remove or alter the plumbing work so that it complies with the Act, these regulations and the notice of cancellation. (4) The owner or occupier of the land must complete any removal or alteration of the plumbing work on or before (a) the date specified in the notice of cancellation; or (b) if no date is specified in the notice, a specified day that falls after the day on which the notice of cancellation was forwarded. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (5) A notice of cancellation is to be in an approved form. (6) An owner or agent of an owner may apply to the permit authority for the cancellation of a special plumbing permit. (7) On receipt of an application, the permit authority is to cancel the special plumbing permit. (8) A cancellation under subregulation (7) takes effect 30 days after the permit authority receives the application. 24. Transfer of special plumbing permit The holder of a special plumbing permit must not transfer that permit to any other person unless (a) the transfer is permitted and done in accordance with the permit; or (b) the person transferring the permit has the written approval of the permit authority; or (c) the person receiving the permit is a successor in title referred to in section 84 of the Act. 25. Change of owner, agent of owner, designer or plumber (1) The owner of the building or land where plumbing work is undertaken, the agent of such an owner, the designer of that plumbing work or plumber undertaking that plumbing work must notify the permit authority of a change of name or address within the specified period after the change, if the change occurs (a) after a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit is issued; and (b) before the plumbing work is completed. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (2) A notification under subregulation (1) is to be in writing. Division 2 - Special plumbing permit conditions 26. Conditions on permit in relation to declared drainage flood level Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, a permit authority may impose, under that section, one or more of the following conditions in relation to a special plumbing permit: (a) that the discharge of the fittings, fixtures and appliances be raised by ejector or pump to a height determined by the permit authority and discharged into the sewer as and where directed; (b) that an automatic, float-controlled device or similar device be installed to ensure that the ejector or pump ceases to operate during periods of flooding; (c) that the device referred to in paragraph (b) be maintained in good working order. 27. Conditions on permit for trade waste system or on-site waste water management system (1) Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, it is a condition of a special plumbing permit to install, construct or alter a trade waste system or an on-site waste water management system that the system is not to be used, or used as altered, until the permit authority has issued to the holder of the special plumbing permit a certificate of completion (plumbing work). (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if (a) the permit authority allows the use of the system prior to the issue of a certificate of completion (plumbing work); and (b) the owner of the land, in respect of which the plumbing work has commenced, agrees to comply with the conditions imposed by the permit authority in relation to the installation, construction or alteration of the trade waste system or on-site waste water management system; and (c) the permit authority is satisfied that the system is installed, constructed or altered in a manner that will not cause a nuisance or environmental harm. (3) Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, a permit authority may impose, under that section, one or more of the following conditions in relation to a special plumbing permit for an on-site waste water management system: (a) the payment by the holder of the permit of any fees, charges or penalties required by the general manager; (b) the undertaking of regular maintenance and monitoring of the system; (c) that maintenance and monitoring of the system be undertaken by a person with appropriate qualifications and expertise; (d) the signing of a contract or an agreement with the general manager; (e) the submission of regular reports to the general manager or permit authority in relation to the system; (f) that the general manager or permit authority have the power to enter the land to inspect the system; (g) that the general manager has the power to enter the land to take samples or cause samples to be taken of waste or waste water generated from the system; (h) that the general manager has the power to maintain the system; (i) that the person operating the system must provide details of the way in which it is operated; (j) the submission of evidence of compliance with the conditions of the permit whenever the permit authority reasonably requires the owner or occupier to do so; (k) any other requirement the permit authority considers appropriate. 28. Conditions on permit for discharge of trade waste (1) Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, the permit authority may require that the issue, under that section, of a special plumbing permit for the discharge of trade waste to a sewerage system be subject to any one or more of the following conditions or requirements for provision of details: (a) an expiry date; (b) the quality and quantity of trade waste that may be discharged; (c) the rate at which and period for which trade waste may be discharged; (d) the times at which trade waste may be discharged; (e) any relevant treatment of trade waste to be carried out before it is discharged; (f) any equipment to be used for the treatment and monitoring of the quality, quantity and rate of discharge of trade waste; (g) any fees, charges or penalties to be paid to the general manager by the holder of the permit; (h) the powers of the general manager or permit authority to enter the land to (i) examine any activity associated with trade waste; or (ii) take samples of trade waste; or (iii) prevent the discharge of trade waste; or (iv) carry out or maintain any work; (i) the powers of the general manager or permit authority to prevent the discharge of trade waste; (j) the separate discharge of trade waste and sewage to the council s sewerage system; (k) maintenance of the equipment installed for the purpose of measuring the characteristics of any trade waste; (l) certification by a NATA registered laboratory or a laboratory approved by the general manager or permit authority, at specified intervals, that the trade waste discharge continues to comply with the conditions of the special plumbing permit. (2) If the average daily discharge of trade waste is likely to exceed 200 kilolitres per day, the permit authority may impose on the special plumbing permit any conditions negotiated between the applicant and the general manager as part of a trade waste agreement for the discharge of that trade waste to the council s sewerage system. (3) A trade waste agreement may provide for one or more of the following: (a) limitation on the power of the general manager to vary, cancel or suspend the special plumbing permit; (b) the variation of the standards for acceptance of liquid trade waste to sewers, as specified in Schedule 2; (c) the variation of any of the conditions imposed under subregulation (1). (4) A limitation or variation is to be carried out so as not to breach any provisions of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 or regulations made under that Act. 29. Conditions on permit for swimming pool Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, a permit authority may impose on a special plumbing permit for a swimming pool conditions relating to (a) the rate and times of discharge; and (b) any other requirement the permit authority considers relevant and reasonable. 30. Conditions on permit for backflow prevention device (1) Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, a special plumbing permit for the installation of a testable backflow prevention device is subject to the following conditions: (a) that the owner of the land on which the device is located allow the relevant general manager access to the land at all reasonable times to inspect the device; (b) that the owner (i) have the device tested at the frequencies specified by the Director by a plumber qualified in backflow prevention plumbing to ensure its functional requirements; and (ii) forward written evidence of the result of the testing of the device to the relevant general manager within 30 days after the test has been carried out; (c) that, if the owner fails to forward the evidence in accordance with subregulation (1)(b)(ii), the relevant general manager may require the owner to remove the device and alter the water service to provide a registered air gap; (d) that the owner notify the relevant general manager in writing before selling the land; (e) that the permit authority notify the relevant general manager of the installation of the device. (2) Where a permit authority issues a special plumbing permit to install a testable backflow prevention device the permit authority is to notify the relevant general manager of the proposed installation. 31. Conditions on permit for basement plumbing work (1) Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, the permit authority may impose the following conditions in respect of a special plumbing permit issued in relation to a fixture or appliance referred to in section 77(a) of the Act that is situated so that there is a risk of flooding through backflow from the sewerage system: (a) that an ejector or pump be installed to raise any discharge from the fixture or appliance to a height specified in the permit; (b) that the fixture or appliance be connected to the sewerage system in a manner and at a place specified in the permit. (2) If the overflow level of a fixture or appliance is less than 150 millimetres above the level of an overflow relief gully, but the risk of backflow from the sewerage system through the fixture or appliance is not sufficient to warrant the installation of an ejector or pump, an application for a special plumbing permit may be granted subject to any one or more of the following conditions: (a) that the owner of the land on which the fixture or appliance is located carry out, or arrange to be carried out, additional plumbing work including, if appropriate, the installation of a self-acting reflux valve on the drain, downstream of the fixture or appliance; (b) that the owner of the land on which the fixture or appliance is located indemnify the council against any claim arising from, or caused by, an inflow of sewage or water through the fixture or appliance. 32. Condition on permit for connection to water supply system, sewerage system or stormwater system Without limiting the generality of section 82(2) of the Act, the permit authority may impose on a special plumbing permit issued in relation to the connection of a site to a water supply system, sewerage system or stormwater system the condition that the owner of the property is to repair, remove or replace any plumbing product found to be defective or unserviceable. PART 4 - Carrying out plumbing work 33. Standard of plumbing work A person must not carry out plumbing work unless it is carried out in accordance with (a) the documents in respect of which a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit was issued; and (b) the plumbing permit or special plumbing permit including any conditions imposed on the permit; and (c) the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; and (d) these regulations. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. 34. Plumbing work over service easement A person must not carry out any plumbing work over or within a service easement unless the person obtains written consent to do so from the appropriate authority. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. 35. Products and materials A person must not use a product or material in plumbing work unless the use of the product or material is authorised under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code or under regulation 7. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. 36. Plumbing work in unregistrable relocatable buildings (1) A person who installs plumbing work in a new unregistrable relocatable building must affix to the chassis of that unregistrable relocatable building a clearly visible metal compliance plate that (a) states the number of the certificate of registration issued to that person under the Plumbers and Gas-fitters Registration Act 1951; and (b) certifies that the plumbing work has been installed and tested and complies with the Act and these regulations; and (c) states the chassis number of the unregistrable relocatable building; and (d) complies with the requirements set out in subregulation (2). Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (2) The information on the compliance plate must be (a) etched, embossed or stamped; and (b) recessed or projected not less than 0.25 millimetres below or above the surface of the compliance plate; and (c) in letters of not less than 2 millimetres high. 37. Responsibility for plumbing work and materials (1) A person who carries out plumbing work, or has plumbing work carried out under his or her control, is responsible for the quality of that plumbing work and the materials and products used in it. (2) An inspection by, or on behalf of, the permit authority does not remove the responsibility of the person carrying out plumbing work set out in subregulation (1). 38. Authorisation to start work (1) For the purpose of section 87(3)(a) of the Act, an applicant for a start-work authorisation for plumbing work for which a permit has been issued is to provide the following information to the permit authority: (a) the person's name and address; (b) if the plumbing work is required to be carried out by a plumber, the number of the certificate of registration held by the plumber under the Plumbers and Gas-fitters Registration Act 1951; (c) the address and a brief description of the plumbing work; (d) the plumbing permit number. (2) If the information referred to in subregulation (1) is provided on an application for a plumbing permit, an application for a start-work authorisation is taken to have been made. (3) An application for a start-work authorisation may be made verbally or in writing. 39. Issue and refusal of start-work authorisations (1) After receiving an application under regulation 38, a permit authority is to issue a start-work authorisation for plumbing work if satisfied that (a) in the case of plumbing work that includes work required to be carried out by a plumber, the person intending to carry out the plumbing work is a plumber; and (b) a plumbing permit or special plumbing permit has been granted in respect of the plumbing work. (2) If the permit authority is not satisfied as required under subregulation (1), the permit authority is to refuse the application for a start-work authorisation and is to issue a notice of refusal, in an approved form (a) in the case of an application made as part of an application for a plumbing permit, with the issue of the plumbing permit; or (b) in the case of an application that was not part of an application for a plumbing permit, within one working day after receiving the application. (3) A start-work authorisation may be issued by giving a unique authorisation number verbally or in writing to the applicant. 40. Connections to council systems (1) A person must not connect a plumbing installation to, or cause or permit any plumbing installation under his or her control to be connected to, a sewerage system, stormwater system or water supply system, or interfere with or cause or permit an interference with any plumbing work connected to a sewerage system, stormwater system or water supply system, unless (a) the person performing the installation has been authorised in writing by the general manager or permit authority to interfere with the plumbing work or make the connection; and (b) the person performing the installation has given at least 48 hours' notice to the general manager or permit authority of the intended interference or connection. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (2) A property is to be separately connected to the relevant council's sewerage system, stormwater system or water supply system through a single connection unless otherwise authorised by the permit authority. (3) A person must not connect an unregistrable relocatable building to a sewerage system, on-site waste water management system, stormwater system or water supply system unless the plumbing work contained in the building complies with the Act, the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and these regulations. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. 41. Disconnection of services (1) A person who disconnects any plumbing installation from a council's sewerage system, stormwater system or water supply system must seal the council's system in accordance with the requirements of the general manager of the relevant council and the Tasmanian Plumbing Code. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (2) If the general manager or permit authority determines that the relevant council's sewerage system, stormwater system or water supply system is not sealed satisfactorily, the general manager may enter the land on which the disconnection took place and carry out any works necessary to (a) prevent the contamination or possible contamination of the water supply system; and (b) correct the sealing of the council's sewerage or stormwater system. (3) The owner of the land on which the disconnection took place is to pay the cost of any work carried out under subregulation (2). PART 5 - Inspection and enforcement 42. Inspection and testing materials A person who carries out plumbing work or who controls plumbing work being carried out is to supply any equipment, material, power and labour required for the inspection or testing of that plumbing work. 43. Non-inspection at a mandatory notification stage If the permit authority does not inspect plumbing work, or cause plumbing work to be inspected, at a mandatory notification stage, the permit authority is to record on the certificate of completion (plumbing work) (a) the reason why the inspection was not carried out; and (b) whether any alternative inspection or certification was relied on. 44. Consent to proceed A person must not proceed with the commissioning of any plumbing work, or cover up plumbing work that has reached a mandatory notification stage, until (a) the person has obtained the permit authority s consent to proceed; or (b) the period specified under section 88(2)(a) of the Act has ended; or (c) a notice or order in respect of the plumbing work issued under the Act has been complied with or revoked. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. 45. Direction to demolish, open, cut into or test (1) A direction to uncover plumbing work is to (a) be in an approved form; and (b) be served on the plumber; and (c) set out, in detail, the plumbing work which is to be uncovered to enable its inspection. (2) The permit authority may revoke, in writing, a direction to uncover plumbing work if satisfied on other evidence that the plumbing work is likely to comply with these regulations. (3) A person must not undertake, or permit, any further building work or plumbing work that would make compliance with a direction to uncover plumbing work more difficult or impossible. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. 46. Written inspection directions (1) For the purposes of section 91 of the Act, a written direction, or the written confirmation of an oral direction, is to (a) be in an approved form; and (b) be given to the plumber; and (c) specify the plumbing work which does not comply with the plumbing permit, special plumbing permit, the Act or these regulations and the basis of that non-compliance; and (d) require the plumber to make the plumbing work comply with the plumbing permit or the special plumbing permit, the Act and these regulations. (2) A direction under section 91 of the Act may require that the plumber notify the permit authority when the work complies with the plumbing permit or special plumbing permit. (3) A person must not undertake, or permit, any further building or plumbing work that would make compliance with a direction under section 91 of the Act more difficult or impossible. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. 47. Infringement notices (1) For the purpose of section 243 of the Act, the offences in Column 3 of Schedule 3 are prescribed offences. (2) The penalties listed in Column 4 of Schedule 3 are the prescribed penalties under section 244(1)(b)(ii) of the Act for the offences listed in Column 3 of that Schedule to which they respectively relate. (3) If an infringement notice is served under section 243 of the Act and is not withdrawn, the general manager or Director is to forward a copy of it to the body responsible for the registration of plumbers in this State under the Act. PART 6 - Use of on-site waste water management system 48. Use of on-site waste water management system (1) A person must not use an on-site waste water management system other than in accordance with (a) the conditions of a special plumbing permit; and (b) the conditions of accreditation issued under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; and (c) the Act and these regulations. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (2) In using an on-site waste water management system, a person must not dilute waste water to achieve compliance with the waste water standards specified in the conditions of accreditation issued under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and the conditions of the special plumbing permit. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty unit for each day during which the offence continues. (3) An approval, permit or licence to use an on-site waste water management system extends to concurrent and future owners and occupiers. PART 7 - Maintenance and Management 49. Maintenance and management of plumbing installations (1) Each of the following persons must ensure that a plumbing installation is used, operated, maintained and managed in accordance with the Act, the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and these regulations: (a) an occupier of the land on which, or the building in which, the plumbing installation is installed with a contractual responsibility for the maintenance of the installation, or for part of the installation; (b) if the occupier does not have a contractual responsibility to maintain the plumbing installation, the owner of the land on which, or the building in which, the installation is installed. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (2) The Director may (a) determine which plumbing appliances, plumbing installations and plumbing fixtures are essential to the health and safety of the user of those appliances, installations and fixtures; and (b) specify the frequencies at which, and the manner in which, the proper performance of those appliances, installations and fixtures must been maintained. 50. Maintenance and management of on-site waste water management systems (1) In this regulation "use, operate, maintain or manage", in relation to an on-site waste water management system, includes (a) holding, treating, re-using or disposing of sewage or by-products of sewage, whether or not the sewage is generated on the allotment on which the on-site waste water system is operated; or (b) using artificial wetlands, settling lagoons, evapo-transpiration-absorption trenches, evapo-transpiration-seepage trenches, beds, mounds or vegetation and the like in associated land application systems; or (c) holding processed sewage that is to be subsequently transported to an approved disposal system. (2) The owner of a site on which an on-site waste water management system is installed must ensure that the system is used, operated, maintained or managed in accordance with the conditions of the permit granted by the permit authority for the system and the conditions of accreditation, if issued, under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (3) An owner of premises on which waste from an on-site waste water management system is deposited must comply with any directions given by the general manager or permit authority from time to time as to the use, operation, maintenance or management of the system. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. (4) The occupier of a site on which an on-site waste water management system is installed must not use, operate, maintain or manage the system in a way that contravenes (a) the conditions of the permit granted by the permit authority for the system; or (b) the conditions of accreditation, if issued, under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code; or (c) a direction given by a general manager or permit authority as to the use, operation, maintenance or management of the system. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (5) If, in the opinion of the environmental health officer, the continued use of an on-site waste water management system which was installed prior to 15 January 1996 would result in environmental harm or a nuisance, the general manager must forward a written notice to the owner of the land, and a copy of the notice to the occupier of the land, as soon as practicable. (6) The owner of the site on which the on-site waste water management system is installed must comply with a notice issued under subregulation (5). Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (7) The notice is to (a) be in an approved form; and (b) specify the action required to be carried out to avoid the likelihood of environmental harm or a nuisance occurring; and (c) specify the period within which the action is to be completed. (8) If the owner fails to carry out the action referred to in the notice under subregulation (7)(b), the general manager may enter the land and carry out any work necessary to avoid the likelihood of environmental harm or a nuisance occurring. (9) The owner is to pay the cost of any work carried out under subregulation (8). (10) For the purpose of this regulation, a general manager is to ensure that all on-site waste water management systems within his or her jurisdiction are maintained by competent individuals. (11) For the purposes of subregulation (10) "competent individual" means a person who (a) has the qualifications determined by the general manager or has passed any examination determined by the general manager to the satisfaction of the general manager; and (b) in the opinion of the general manager, has appropriate experience. 51. Random inspections The general manager of the relevant council may carry out, or cause to be carried out, random inspections of on-site waste water management systems. 52. Service rate For the purpose of section 93 of the Local Government Act 1993, the management, maintenance, monitoring and auditing of an on-site waste water management system is a prescribed service. 53. Backflow prevention devices (1) The owner or occupier of a site on which a testable backflow prevention device is installed must ensure that the device is maintained in accordance with the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and the conditions of a permit granted by the permit authority. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. (2) If the general manager or permit authority determines that a backflow prevention device installed to protect the water main is unsatisfactory, the owner of the site on which the device is installed is to remove the device and (a) install an approved backflow prevention device; or (b) alter the water service to provide a physical air gap. (3) If the owner fails to perform the work referred to in subregulation (2), the general manager may cause authorised personnel or agents to enter the site and carry out any works necessary to prevent the contamination or possible contamination of the drinking water supply. (4) The owner is to pay the cost of any work carried out under this regulation. 54. Water temperature control devices The owner or operator of a hospital, nursing home, early childhood centre, primary or secondary school or similar facility for young, aged, sick or disabled persons, on which a thermostatic mixing valve or tempering valve is installed to supply water to fixtures for personal hygiene, must ensure that the device is maintained in accordance with the Tasmanian Plumbing Code and the conditions of the relevant permit granted by the permit authority. Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units, and an additional fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. PART 8 - Miscellaneous 55. Appeal under regulations A person who was a party to a decision under these regulations may appeal to the Appeal Board against that decision. 56. Fees The fees set out in Schedule 4 are prescribed as the fees that are payable for the matters to which they respectively relate. 57. Transitional and savings provisions The transitional and savings provisions set out in Schedule 5 have effect. 58. Statutory Rules rescinded The Statutory Rules set out in Schedule 6 are rescinded. SCHEDULE 1 - Substances not allowed in sewers Regulation 8 The substances listed below are excluded from sewers. 1. Flammable or explosive substances that (a) exceed 10% of the lower explosive limit at 25-oC; or (b) could cause an explosion or fire in the sewerage system. 2. Radioactive material, other than in accordance with the Radiation Control Act 1977. 3. Medical, clinical, veterinary or other pathological wastes that may pose a threat to the health and safety of sewerage system operations or maintenance personnel or the community. 4. Genetically engineered organisms or mutant bacteria, except as authorised by the relevant council. 5. Rainwater, groundwater, uncontaminated yard drainage or other uncontaminated water, except where the sewerage system has been designed for their conveyance and treatment. 6. The contents of any sewage eductor vehicle, septic tank pump-out, pan closet, storage device or treatment device, except at designated receiving stations operated under the control and supervision of the relevant council. 7. Any substance that is (a) likely to cause serious or material harm to the receiving environment after passing through a treatment plant or outfall; or (b) harmful, or liable to form compounds that may be harmful, to sewerage system operations or maintenance personnel or the community; or (c) likely to cause an obstruction or blockage of a sewer or drain or treatment apparatus. SCHEDULE 2 - Standards for acceptance of Liquid Trade Waste to Sewers Regulation 9 The standards set out below are the standards for the acceptance of liquid trade waste to sewers. 1. Local Acceptance Criteria Parameter Standard for acceptance 1. Colour Not noticeable at 100 dilutions 2. Biochemical Oxygen 600 mg/L Demand (BOD[5]) 3. Chemical Oxygen 1 500 mg/L Demand (COD) 4. Total Organic 1 200 mg/L Carbon (TOC) 5. Total Dissolved 10 000 mg/L Solids (TDS) 6. Suspended Solids 600 mg/L (SS) Note: These standards may be varied under regulation 21 2. General Acceptance Criteria Parameter Standard for acceptance 1. Temperature Less than 38-oC 2. pH 6-10 Non-faecal gross solids are to have a maximum 3. Gross Solids linear dimension of less than 20 millimetres and a quiescent settling velocity of less than 3 metres per hour 4. Grease and Oil 200 mg/L (Total) 5. Beach Grease 100 mg/L 6. Methylene Blue Active 500 mg/L Substances (MBAS) Ammonia (plus 7. Ammoniacal ion 100 mg/L measured as N) 8. Kjeldahl Nitrogen 150 mg/L 9. Total Phosphorous (as 50 mg/L P) 10. Sulfate (measured as 1 500 mg/L SO[4]) 11. Sulfite (measured as 15 mg/L SO[2]) 12. Chlorine (measured as 10 mg/L Cl[2]) 13. Aluminium 100 mg/L 14. Iron 100 mg/L 15. Boron (as B) 100 mg/L 16. Bromine (as Br[2]) 10 mg/L 17. Fluoride (as F^-) 30 mg/L 18. Cyanide-weak acid 5 mg/L dissociable (as CN^-) 19. Sulfide-Total (as S^ 5 mg/L 2-) 3. Acceptance Criteria for Metals Parameter Standard for acceptance Concentration Mass load (g/ (mg/L) day) 1. Arsenic (As) 5 15 2. Cadmium (Cd) 2 6 3. Chromium (Cr) 10 30 4. Cobalt (Co) 10 30 5. Copper (Cu) 10 30 6. Lead (Pb) 10 30 7. Manganese (Mn) 10 30 8. Mercury (Hg) 0.05 0.15 9. Nickel (Ni) 10 30 10. Selenium (Se) 5 15 11. Silver (Ag) 5 15 12. Tin (Sn) 10 30 13. Zinc (Zn) 10 30 NOTE: The concentration or the mass load may be used. However, if the mass load is exceeded, only the concentration method may be used. 4. Acceptance Criteria for Organic Compounds Parameter Standard for acceptance 1. Formaldehyde (as HCHO) 50 mg/L 2. Phenolic Compounds (as 100 mg/L Phenols) 3. Pentachlorophenol 5 mg/L 4. Petroleum Hydrocarbons 30 mg/L 5. Halogenated Aliphatic 5 mg/L Compounds 6. Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons (HAHs) (a) Polychlorinated 0.002 mg/L biphenyls (PCBs) (b) Polybrominated 0.002 mg/L biphenyls (PBBs) 7. Polynuclear Aromatic 5 mg/L Hydrocarbons (PAHs) 8. Pesticides (General) 1 mg/L (Including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides) 9. Organophosphate 0.1 mg/L Pesticides 10. Organochlorine Pesticides (a) Aldrin 0.001 mg/L (b) Chlordane 0.006 mg/L (c) DDT 0.003 mg/L (d) Dieldrin 0.001 mg/L (e) Heptachlor 0.003 mg/L (f) Lindane 0.100 mg/L SCHEDULE 3 - Act infringement notice offences Regulation 47 Provision of Description of Penalty Act or offence units regulations Natural Body corporate person Carrying out 1. Section 75(1) plumbing work 2 10 without a plumbing permit Carrying out, or causing or permitting to be 2. Section 77 carried out, 2 10 plumbing work without a special plumbing permit Applying for a plumbing permit 3. Section 78(2) on behalf of 1 1.5 owner without authorisation Applying for a special plumbing 4. Section 79(2) permit on behalf 1 1.5 of owner without authorisation Failure to comply 5. Section 84(1) with condition of 2 10 permit Failure to carry out plumbing work 6. Section 86(1) in accordance 2 10 with Act and permit Failure to obtain Section 87(3) a start-work 7. (a) authorisation 1.5 5 before starting work Failure to notify before completion 8. Section 88(2) of mandatory 1.5 5 notification stage and to stop work as required Failure to make 9. Section 114 good certain 2 10 defective plumbing work Carrying out plumbing work 10. Section 161 over or within a 1.5 1.5 service easement without written consent Failure to comply 11. Section 172(5) with a plumbing 2 10 order Failure to provide copy of 12. Section 174 plumbing order 1 1.5 within the specified period Failure to notify 13. Section 199(1) completion of 1 1.5 work carried out under an order Non-compliance with these 14. Section 201(3) regulations when 2 10 carrying out work under an order Offences relating 15. Section 241 to authorised 2 10 person Conveying a prohibited substance to, or 1 plus 16. Regulation 8 allowing a 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day prohibited day substance to enter, a sewer Unauthorised 1 plus 17. Regulation 9 discharge of 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day (1) trade waste to a day sewer Dilution of trade waste to achieve Regulation 9 compliance with a 1 plus 18. (7) standard for 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day acceptance of day liquid trade waste Failure to connect swimming 19. Regulation 10 pool backwash 1 2 (1) discharge to the approved disposal system Failure to connect swimming Regulation 10 pool discharges 20. (2) other than 1 2 backwash discharges to the stormwater system On-site waste Regulation 12 water management 21. (4) system exceeds 1 2 prescribed design capacity Failure to install an on-site waste 22. Regulation 12 water management 1 2 (5) system that is accredited under the Tasmanian Plumbing Code Failure to ensure that each inlet to a sewerage installation is positioned at 1 plus 23. Regulation 13 least 150 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day (2) millimetres above day the declared flood level, or to obtain the necessary special plumbing permit Regulation 13 Failure to make a 24. (5) report as 1 2 required Failure to remove 1 plus 25. Regulation 23 or alter work 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day (4) before the day required date Use of unauthorised 26. Regulation 35 product or 1 2 material in plumbing work Failure to affix 27. Regulation 36 a clearly visible 1 2 (1) metal compliance plate Interfering with plumbing work or making connection with a sewerage, 28. Regulation 40 stormwater system 1 2 (1) or water-supply system without authorisation and having given required notice Connection of an unregistrable relocatable building with non-complying Regulation 40 plumbing work to 29. (3) a sewerage, 1 2 on-site waste water management system, stormwater or water supply system Failure to correctly seal a Regulation 41 council sewer, 30. (1) stormwater or 1 2 water supply system as required Undertaking or permitting building work or plumbing work Regulation 45 that would make 1 plus 31. (3) compliance with a 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day direction to day uncover plumbing work more difficult or impossible Undertaking or permitting further building work or plumbing 1 plus 32. Regulation 46 work which would 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day (3) make compliance day with a direction under the Act more difficult or impossible On-site waste 33. Regulation 48 water management 1 2 (1) system used other than as required Diluting waste water to achieve compliance with Regulation 48 waste water 1 plus 34. (2) standards and 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day with the day conditions of special plumbing permit Failure to ensure the use, operation, 1 plus 35. Regulation 49 maintenance and 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day (1) management of a day plumbing installation as required Failure to ensure the use, operation, Regulation 50 maintenance or 36. (2) management of an 1 2 on-site waste water management system as required Failure to comply with certain 37. Regulation 50 directions given 1 2 (3) by the general manager or permit authority Failure to ensure Regulation 53 testable backflow 1 plus 38. (1) prevention device 0.5 per 1.5 plus 0.5 per day is maintained as day required Failure to ensure water temperature 1 plus 39. Regulation 54 control device is 0.5 per 2 plus 0.5 per day maintained as day required SCHEDULE 4 - Fees Regulation 56 Fee units Provision of Act under which appeal Class of or application is building made and floor area Class 2-9 Class 1 Floor Class 2-9 Floor area is equal and 10 area less to or more than 500m2 than 500m2 1. Plumbing permits 100 150 200 under section 209 2. Orders under 150 200 250 section 211 3. Permit authority 100 150 200 under section 215 Tasmanian Plumbing 4. Code determination 100 175 225 under section 218 5. Any other appeals 100 150 200 SCHEDULE 5 - Savings and Transitionals Regulation 57 1. Application for plumbing permit under Plumbing Regulations 1994 (1) An application for a plumbing permit made under the Plumbing Regulations 1994 and not dealt with, or determined, before the commencement of these regulations is to be dealt with and determined under the Plumbing Regulations 1994 as in force immediately before these regulations commenced. (2) A plumbing permit issued as a result of an application dealt with under subclause (1) is a plumbing permit for the purposes of the Act. SCHEDULE 6 - Statutory Rules rescinded Regulation 58 Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 136 of 2000) Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 84 of 2001) Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953. Notified in the Gazette on 30 June 2004. These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations make provision for the following matters under the Building Act 2000 relating to plumbing: (a) permits for plumbing work; (b) restrictions on plumbing work; (c) matters relating to plumbing permits; (d) requirements for carrying out plumbing work; (e) inspection and enforcement; (f) maintenance and management of plumbing work; (g) other miscellaneous matters.