Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WATER AND SEWERAGE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 1) (NO 45 OF 2004) - REG 6

in part 3, insert

24A     Building-in separated rainwater supply service

    (1)     This regulation applies to water supply plumbing work—

        (a)     for a single residential building or a garage associated with a single residential building; and

        (b)     in relation to a water service directly connected to a cistern tap point or a washing machine tap point.

    (2)     However, this regulation does not apply to water supply plumbing work for—

        (a)     a hot-water system; or

        (b)     a ceramic cistern manufactured with provision for only 1 water inlet pipe; or

        (c)     a building that has, or will have, rainwater as its only source of water.

    (3)     A licensee commits an offence if—

        (a)     the licensee connects a water service to a cistern tap point (the first cistern tap point ) in the course of the water supply plumbing work; and

        (b)     the licensee does not also install water supply plumbing that can connect a rainwater supply to an additional cistern tap point (the additional cistern tap point ) in compliance with subregulation (5).

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (4)     A licensee commits an offence if—

        (a)     the licensee connects a water service to a washing machine tap point (the first washing machine tap point ) in the course of the water supply plumbing work; and

        (b)     the licensee does not also install water supply plumbing that can connect a rainwater supply to an additional washing machine tap point (the additional washing machine tap point ) in compliance with subregulation (5).

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (5)     The additional cistern tap point or additional washing machine tap point must—

        (a)     be adjacent to the first cistern tap point or first washing machine tap point; and

        (b)     if the additional tap point is not fitted with a tap—

              (i)     be connected to a threaded pipe fitting that has the same dimensions and thread characteristics as the first cistern tap point or first washing machine tap point; and

              (ii)     be provided with a cover ring or flange that matches as closely as possible the dimensions, shape, finish and colour of the cover ring or flange (if any) on the first cistern tap point or first washing machine tap point; and

        (c)     if the additional tap point is fitted with a tap—be fitted with a tap that matches as closely as possible the model, size, thread characteristics, type and appearance of the tap (if any) fitted to the first cistern tap point or first washing machine tap point.

    (6)     An offence against this regulation is a strict liability offence.

24B     Installing rainwater supply service

    (1)     Regulations 18, 19 and 21 apply to work done on a rainwater supply service as if—

        (a)     a reference in the regulations to a water service were a reference to a rainwater supply service; and

        (b)     the rainwater supply service took its water from a water network.

    (2)     A licensee commits an offence if—

        (a)     the licensee installs a rainwater supply service; and

        (b)     the service is not connected to a rainwater supply; and

        (c)     each outlet and inlet, including any associated tap outlet, is not sealed and capped with a screw-on cap mated to—

              (i)     a threaded pipe fitting connected to the pipe; or

              (ii)     a washing machine tap outlet thread.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against subregulation (2) is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     In this regulation:

"rainwater supply service" means water supply plumbing that can connect a rainwater supply to—

        (a)     a cistern tap point; or

        (b)     a washing machine tap point.