Amendments of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations (ACT)

Regulations 1980 No. 11

Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance 19241

I, ROBERT JAMES ELLICOTT, the Minister of State for the Capital Ter­ ritory, hereby make the following Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance 1924.

Dated this ninth day of June 1980.

R. ELLICOTT

Minister of State for the Capital Territory

AMENDMENTS OF THE CANBERRA SEWERAGE AND WATER

SUPPLY REGULATIONS 2

Interpretation

1. Regulation 4 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations

is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of "Commonwealth pipe" in sub- regulation (1) the following definition:

" 'cooling appliance' means any apparatus or appliance that uses

water in the process of cooling premises;"; and

(b) by adding after the definition of "urinal stall" in sub-regulation (1) the following definition:

" 'water circulation apparatus', in relation to a cooling appliance, means an apparatus that circulates, for continuous use in the cooling appliance, water supplied to the cooling appliance.".

lation apparatus to the cooling appliance.

2. After regulation 97 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regu­

lations the following regulation is inserted:

Water circulation apparatus to be connected to cooling appliance

"98. (1) Where there is reasonable ground for believing—

(a)	that water used in a cooling appliance is supplied to premises through a Commonwealth pipe connected directly or indirectly to the cooling appliance; and
(b)	that a water circulation apparatus is not connected to the cooling appliance,

the Proper Authority shall give notice in writing to the occupier of the premises requiring him to connect, within a period specified in the notice, a water circu­

"(2) The period specified in a notice under sub-regulation (1) shall be a period of not less than 4 months commencing on the date on which the notice is given to the occupier.

"(3) An occupier of premises who, without reasonable excuse, fails to com­ ply with the requirement of a notice under sub-regulation (1) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $500.
"(4) A notice under sub-regulation (1) may be given to an occupier of premises referred to in that sub-regulation—

(a)	by delivering the notice personally to the occupier; or
(b)	by sending the notice by post addressed to the occupier at those premises.".

3. Regulation 103 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regu­ lations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Water pumping appliance not to be connected to a Commonwealth pipe without permission

"103. (1) In this regulation, 'water pumping appliance' includes an auto­ matic syphon, a hand syphon, cooling appliance, water circulation apparatus and water-power pumping appliance.
"(2) A person shall not connect a water pumping appliance to a Com­ monwealth pipe, or to a pipe connected directly or indirectly to a Com­ monwealth pipe, without the permission, in writing, of the Proper Authority.
"(3) The Proper Authority shall not grant permission to connect a water pumping appliance to a pipe referred to in sub-regulation (2) if there is reason­ able ground for believing that, if the water pumping appliance is so connected, its operation would damage the water-supply system or adversely affect the proper distribution of water through the water-supply system.
"(4) The Proper Authority may grant permission to connect a water pumping appliance to a pipe referred to in sub-regulation (2) subject to such
conditions as are necessary or desirable to prevent the operation of the water
pumping appliance from damaging the water-supply system or adversely

affecting the proper distribution of water through the water-supply system.".

Review by the Tribunal
4. Regulation 117 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regu­ lations is amended—

(a)	by omitting from paragraph (b) "or" (last occurring); and
(b)	by adding after paragraph (c) the following paragraphs: "(d) a requirement under regulation 98 by the Proper Authority

that an occupier of premises connect a water circulation appar­

atus to a cooling appliance;

(e) a refusal by the Proper Authority to grant permission under regulation 103; or

(f) the conditions subject to which the Proper Authority has granted permission under regulation 103.".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 June 1980.

2.    For reference to the original Regulations and amendments made before 1960 see foot­ note on p. 93 of Vol. Ill of "Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 1911-1959" and for later amendments see Regulations 1962 No. 8; 1975 No. 14; 1977 No. 8; 1978 No. 14; 1979 No. 26.