Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

PLUMBING REGULATIONS 2004 (S.R. 2004, NO. 44) - REG 3

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 .