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

Regulations 1975 No. 14

Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance 1924-1968.*

I, G O R D O N M U N R O B R Y A N T , the Minister of State for the Capital Terr i tory,

hereby make the following Regulations unde r the Building	and Services	Ordinance
1924-1968.

Dated this fourth day of August, 1975.

G O R D O N M. B R Y A N T

Minister of State for the Capital Terr i tory.

A M E N D M E N T S O F T H E CANBERRA S E W E R A G E AND W A T E R S U P P L Y R E G U L A T I O N S !

1. T h e Canber ra Sewerage and Wate r Supply Regulations are amended as

set out in the Schedule.

2. Regulat ion 66 of the Canbe r r a Sewerage and Wate r Supply Regulations

is amended by omit t ing the table from sub-section (1) and substituting the

following	t ab le :—
»

Sanitary Convenience, ^ n a , W a H ^ n e s s

pipe

millimetres millimetres millimetres

Lavatories and wash basins—

single connexion . . . . 32 2 .50

of "Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 19II-1959" and, for later amendments, see Regulations 1962, N o . 8.

where more than 1 connexion 40 2 .50

Bath, wash trough or wash tub, kitchen and

pantry sink . . . . 50 2.50

Stop sink . . . . 65 3 " 6

Urinal	. .	. .	. .	40	3	6
Closet	. .	100	3	6 ".

i

3 . Regulat ion 93 of the Canber ra Sewerage and Wate r Supply Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation ( 1 9 ) and substituting the following sub- regula t ion :—

" (19) T h e sizes of s top t ap ferrules shall be as fo l low:—

For 50 millimetre and 75 mill imetre meters . . 20 millimetres

F o r 100 mill imetre meters . . . . 25 millimetres

Fo r meters larger than 100 millimetres . . . . 4 0 millimetres.".

• Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 12 August 1975.

t For references to the original Regulations and amendments made before 1960 see footnote on p. 93 of Vol. Il l

4. Regulat ion 96 of the Canber ra Sewerage and Wate r Supply Regulations

is	a m e n d e d —
(a)	by omitting paragraph (e) and substituting the following para­
g r a p h : — " (e) T h e m a x i m u m tapping that will be allowed without clip for

each size of cast-iron main shall be as fo l lows:—

F o r 75 mill imetre and 100 milli­

met re	pipes	. .	. .	20 millimetre tapping
Fo r	125	mill imetre,	150	milli­

metre and 175 mill imetre pipes 25 mill imetre tapping

F o r 200 millimetre pipes	. .	32 millimetre tapping
Fo r 225 mill imetre pipes	. .	40 millimetre tapping

Fo r pipes larger than 225 milli­

metres . . . . 50 millimetre tapping;";

and

(b) by omitting the table in paragraph (q) and substituting the following t a b l e : —

u

Number of Number of Number of

Diameter of Trunk Service	25 millimetre	20 millimetre	IS millimetre
branches only	branches only	branches only

20 millimetres . . . . . . . . 2

25 millimetres . . . . 2 or 5

32 millimetres	2 or	4 or	10
40 millimetres	3 or	6 or	15

50 millimetres . . 6 or 12 or 3 0 " .

5. Regulation 101 of the Canber ra Sewerage and W a t e r Supply Regulations is amended by omit t ing sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following sub- regulat ion:—

" ( 3 ) Lead piping shall be of the following m a s s e s : —

Diameter of pipe Diameter of pipe

10 millimetres 2 .50 kilogrammes 25 millimetres . . 7 .20 kilogrammes

15 millimetres

. . 3 kilogrammes 32 millimetres 11 kilogrammes

17 millimetres 3 .70 kilogrammes 40 millimetres 15 kilogrammes

20 millimetres 4 .50 kilogrammes 50 millimetres 22.50 kilogrammes ".

SCHEDULE Regulation 1

Provisions amended Omit— Substitute—

Sub-regulation 4 (1)—" urinal

stall"	. .	• •	24 inches	600 millimetres
Regulation 9	. .	s	d	$ c
10	6	1.00
2	6	0.25
Regulation 20	s	d
5 0	50 cents
5 0	50 cents
2	6	25 cents
2 6	25 centa

Regulation 21 . . Two shillings and sixpence 25 cents

SCHEDULE—continued

Provisions amended Omit— Substitute—

Regulation 30 . . • • 4 inches 100 millimetres

Sub-regulation 34 (2) • • 6 inches 150 millimetres

4 feet 1.20 metres

Sub-regulation 3 4 ( 3 ) . . * - i n c h 6 millimetres

Sub-regulation 34 (4) . • 3 inches 1 foot in 40 feet 75 millimetres

Sub-regulation	35 (1)	. .	4 - i n .	100
millimetre 2.50 per cent.
6 - i n .	150 millimetre
1 foot in 60 feet	1.50 per cent.
9 - i n .	225 millimetre
1 foot in 300 feet	0.35 per cent.
1 2 - i n .	300 millimetre
1 foot in 400 feet	0.25 per cent.

Sub-regulation 35 (2) . . 4,6,9, or 12^in. 100, 150, 225 or 300 milli­

metre

1 in 10, 1 in 15, 1 in 20, or 10 per cent., 6.50 per cent., 5

1 in 25 per cent, or 4 per cent.

Regulation 38 . . 2 feet 500 millimetres

Sub-regulation 4 0 ( 3 )	. .	height of 1 foot	height of 300 millimetres
layers of 1 foot	layers of 300 millimetres

Regulation 48 . . . . 30 feet 10 metres

Sub-regulation 52 (3) . . 2 feet 500 millimetres

Sub-regulation 54 (2)	. .	6 inches	150 millimetres
6J inches	175 millimetres

Sub-regulation 54 (6) . . 2 i inches 60 millimetres

Regulation 55	. .	. .	2 feet	600 millimetres
Sub-regulation	56 (2)	. .	18 feet	5 metres
6 feet	1.50 metres
30 feet	9 metres
Sub-regulation	5 7 ( 1 )	. .	15 feet	6 metres

Sub-regulation 58 (2) . . of not less than No. 20 stand- not less than 0.90 millimetre

ard wire gauge in diameter

Sub-regulation 59 (1) . . 12 feet 3.50 metres

J-in. galvanised wrought-iron wrought-iron pipe 15 milli-

pipe more than 15 feet metres in diameter

Sub-regulation 59 (3)	. . 15 feet above	4.50 metres above
more than 4.50 metres

Sub-regulation 59 (4) . . 6 feet 2 metres

Sub-regulation 60 (2)	. .	more than 6 feet	more than 2 metres
height of 18 feet	height of 5 metres
6 feet and under	2 metres and under
2 feet	600 millimetres

18 feet above 5 metres above

at a height 6 feet at a height 2 metres

Sub-paragraph 62 (2) (b) (i) one hundred and ten degrees 44 degrees Celsius

Fahrenheit

Sub-regulation	63 (4)	. .	9 inches	200 millimetres
Sub-regulation 6 4 ( 6 )	. .	l i	inches in diameter	40 millimetres nominal bore

Sub-regulation 66 (4) . . heavier than 6-Ib. lead thicker than 2.50 millimetre

lead

Sub-regulation 66 (5)	. .	three-sixteenths of an inch	4.75 millimetres
Sub^regulation 67 (3)	. .	2 inches	50 millimetres

Regulation 69	. .	. .	4 inch	100 millimetres
3 inch	75 millimetres
21 inch	65 millimetres
2 inch	50 millimetres
l i inch	40 millimetres
l i inch	32 millimetres
Sub-regulation 71 (2)	. .	No. 22 standard gauge	0.70 millimetre thick
Sub-regulation	73 (1 )	. .	12 feet	4 metres

18 feet 6 metres

Sub-regulation	73 (2)	. .	12 feet	4 metres
Regulation 74	. .	. .	2 ft. 6 in.	750 millimetre

Paragraph 77 (k) . . . . weighing not less than 6 lb- not less than 2.50 millimetres

per superficial foot thick

SCHEDULE—continued

Provisions amended Omit— Substitute—

Paragraph	7 7 ( 1 )	. .	••	nearer than 3 inches	nearer than 75 millimetres
18 inches	500 millimetres
3 inches in diameter	75 millimetres in diameter

2   feet

Sub-regulation 7 8 ( 3 ) . . 600 millimetres

2 i inches 6 0

Sub-regulation 78 (5) . . millimetres

Sub-regulation	8 0 ( 1 0 )	. .	100 square feet	1 0 square metres
Sub-regulation	8 0 ( 1 3 )	14 square feet	1 .10 square metres

Sub-regulation 8 0 ( 1 4 ) . . two square feet 0 . 2 0 square metre

Sub-regulation £ 0 ( 1 6 ) . . 9" x 6" 230 millimetres x 150 milli­

metres

6" 150 millimetres

Sub.egulation 80 (17) . . » inches ^ m X e "

=

Sub-regulation 8 0 ( 1 9 ) . . f} ; } £ ^ m e t r e s

14 superficial feet	1.10 square metres
2 inches	50 millimetres
6 inches	150 millimetres

Sub-regulation 80 (20) . . i inch to the foot 4 per cent.

Sub-regulation 8 0 ( 2 1 ) . . 2 i inches 60 millimetres ^ „

Sub-regulation 80 (23) . . n o t 'ess than 6 lb. sheet lead sheet lead not less than 2.50

millimetres thick

3 inches	75 millimetres
15 inches	400 millimetres

„ , . . . „ n . lOi inches by 9 inches 260 millimetres by 225 milli-

Sub-regulation 80 (24) . . m e t r e s

t w o a n d

Sub-regulation 8 0 ( 2 7 ) . . one-half gallons 11 litres capacity

C 3 p t i c i t y

not less than two and one-half not less than 9 litres and not

gallons and not more than	more than 11 litres
two and one-half gallons
two gallons	9 litres

Sub-regulation 8 0 ( 2 8 ) . . 5 ft. 9 in. 1 75 metres

9 inches	225 millimetres
5 - i n .	125 millimetre

Paragraph 80 (29) (a) . . 1 2 inches deep by 18 inches 300 millimetres deep by

wide	450 millimetres wide
11 inches	32 millimetres
£-in. by 6-in. bolts	bolts 10 millimetres in dia­

meter by 150 millimetres

5 0 S^™*

Sub-regulation 80 (30) . . 200 litres

16 gauge 1.60 millimetres thick

Sub-regulation 80 (31) . . 2 2 S a u 8 e iron or 5 lb. sheet iron 0.70 millimetre thick or

lead sheet lead 2.20 millimetres
thick

3 inches and provided with 75 millimetres and provided

w i t h

l i - in . galvanized 40 millimetre gal­

vanized

12 inches 300 millimetres

a l i - in . galvanized wrought- 40 millimetre galvanized

a

iron wrought-iron

Paragraph 80 (32) (a) . . not less than two nor more not less than 9 nor more than

than three gallons 14 litres

Sub-regulation	80 (33)	. .	2 square feet	0.20 square metre
Sub-regulation	8 0 ( 3 5 )	. . 3	feet	1 metre

of not less than No. 20 stand- not less than 0.90 millimetre

ard steel-wire gauge	thick
2 inches to 4 inches	5 0 millimetres to 1 0 0 milli­

metres

three-sixteenths of an inch 5 millimetres

Sub-regulation	80 (36)	. .	2-inch	5 0 millimetre
18 inches	5 0 0 millimetres
Sub-regulation	8 1 ( 1 )	. .	3 feet	1 metre
12 superficial feet	1.20 square metres

Sub-regulation 8 1 ( 4 ) . . 4 ft. 6 in. 1 . 4 0 metres

SCHEDULE—continued

Provisions amended Omit-— Substitute—

Paragraph 81 (5) (a)	. .	9 inches	230 millimetres
one-half inch	15 millimetre
Paragraph 81 (5) (b)	6 inches	150 millimetres
one-half inch	15 millimetres
Sub-regulation 81 (9)	. .	4-in.	10 millimetre

Sub-regulation 8 1 ( 1 0 ) 6 ft. 6 in. 2 metres

Paragraph 81 (12) (a) . . for 1-gallon cisterns—i inch for 5 litre cisterns—20 milli-

diameter metre diameter

Paragraph 81 (12) (b) . . for 2-gallon cisterns—1 inch for 9 litre cisterns—25 milli-

diameter metre diameter

Paragraph 81 (12) (c) . . for 3-gallon cisterns—li inch for 14 litre cisterns—32 milli-

diameter metre diameter

Sub-regulation 8 1 ( 1 6 ) . . 1 gallon for each 2 feet 4 litres for each 500 milli­

metres

Sub-regulation 81 (17) . . i inch to 1 foot 4 per cent.

Sub-regulation 82 (5)	. .	18 inches	500 millimetres
Sub-regulation 84 (1)	. .	not less than 5 lb. lead	lead not less than 2.20 milli­

metres thick

Sub-regulation 84 (2) . . not less than 5 lb. lead lead not less than 2.20 milli­

metres thick

4 inches 100 millimetres

Sub-regulation 8 4 ( 5 ) not less than 61b. per square not less than 2.50 millimetres

foot	thick
l i lb. per square foot	0.80 millimetre thick

Sub-regulation 85 (3) . . 21 inches 0.50 metre

Sub-regulation 86 (4) . . at least 5-16th inch by 6 inch bolts not less than 8 milli-

bolts metres in diameter and 150
millimetres in length

Sub-regulation	8 7 ( 2 )	6 inches	150 millimetres
Sub-regulation	88 ( l )	. . 2 inches	50 millimetres
Sub-regulation 88 (5)	. .	2 inches	50 millimetres

Sub-regulation 91 (2) . . Penalty: Ten pounds Penalty: $20

Sub-regulation 93 (3) . . 1,000,000 gallons 5,000 kilolitres

Sub-regulation 9 3 ( 4 ) . . i - in. , J-in., or 1-in. 15 millimetre, 20 millimetre,

or 25 millimetre

10, 15, or 30 gallons 50, 70 or 140 litres

Sub-regulation 93 (5)	. .	3 feet	1 metre
Sub-regulation 93 (17)	. .	2-in.	50 millimetre
Paragraph 96 (c)	. .	I inch	20 millimetres
Paragraph 96 (d) . .	. .	i inch	20 millimetres

Paragraph 96 (f)	. .	. .	2-in.	50 millimetre
5-in.	125 millimetre
3-in.	75 millimetre

6-in. 150 millimetre

Paragraph 96 (j)	. .	. .	9 inches	225 millimetre
Paragraph 96 (r)	. .	. .	15 inches	350 millimetres
Regulation 97	. .	. .	2 inches	50 millimetres

Sub-regulation 1 0 0 ( 1 ) . . Penalty: Five pounds, and, in Penalty: $10 and, in addition,

addition, a penalty not a penalty not exceeding $4

exceeding Two pounds

Regulation 102 . . . . 100 gallons 500 litres

Regulation 104 . . Penalty: Five pounds and, in Penalty: $10 and, in addition,

addition, a penalty not a penalty not exceeding $4

exceeding Two pounds per	per day
day

Regulation 105 . . . . 3 inches wide by 2 inches 80 mUlimetres wide by 50

thick millimetres thick

Sub-regulation 106(1 )	. .	Penalty: Five pounds	Penalty: $10
Sub-regulation 106 (2)	. .	Penalty: Five pounds	Penalty: $10
Regulation 107	. .	Penalty: Five pounds	Penalty: $10

Regulation 108 . . . . Penalty: Five pounds, and, in Penalty: $10 and, in the case

the case of a continuing	of a continuing offence, a
offence a further penalty	further penalty not exceed-
not exceeding Two pounds	ing $4

Sub-regulation 109 (2) . . 22 gauge galvanised sheet iron galvanised sheet iron 0.70

millimetre thick

l i inches 40 millimetres

SCHEDULE—continued

Provisions amended Omit— Substitute—

Sub-regulation 109 (3)	. .	30 gallons	140 litres
10 gallons	50 litres
5 gallons	25 litres
3 gallons	14 litres

Sub-regulation 1 0 9 ( 7 ) . . 16 gauge 1.60 millimetres thick

Regulation 111 . . . . Penalty: Five pounds Penalty: $10

Sub-regulation 1 1 2 ( 1 ) . . Penalty: Five pounds Penalty: $10

Sub-regulation 1 1 2 ( 2 ) . . Penalty: Five pounds Penalty: $10

Sub-regulation 1 1 4 ( 2 ) . . Penalty: Five pounds Penalty: $10

Regulation	114B	. .	. .	Five pounds	$10
Ten pounds	$20
Ten shillings	$1

The Schedule—

Form A (fifth paragraph) . . Ten shillings and six pence $i

(10s. 6d.)

Form C (NOTE—paragraph 1) 2s. 6d. 25 cents

Form D (fifth paragraph) . . Ten shillings and six pence $i

Form E (NOTE—paragraph 1) 2s. 6d.	25 cents
Form F (fifth paragraph)	. . Ten shillings and six pence $1

(10s. 6d.)

Form G (NOTE—paragraph 1) 2s. 6d. 25 cents

Form H (fifth paragraph) . . Ten shillings and six pence $1

(10s. 6d.)

Form I (NOTE—paragraph 1) 2s. 6d. 25 cent*