Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 52 of 19932

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Electricity and Water Act 1988.

Dated 22 December 1993.

TERRY CONNOLLY

Minister

BILL WOOD

Minister

Principal Regulations

1.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations.

Commencement

2.  These Regulations commence on 1 January 1994.

Water-closets and urinals

3.  Regulation 80 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting subregulations (27), (28) and (32) and substituting the following subregulations:

“(27)  Where a closet-pan and cistern are to be installed, a reduced-flush closet-pan and a dual flush 6/3 litre cistern shall be installed.

“(28)  Where a closet-pan is to be installed, a reduced-flush closet-pan shall be installed.

“(29)  Where a cistern is to be installed so as to be connected to an existing full-flush closet-pan, a separate dual flush cistern which—

(a)is of not less than 11 litres capacity;

(b)gives an effective full-flush of not more than 10 litres and for test purposes 9 litres; and

(c)gives an effective half-flush of not more than 5.5 litres and for test purposes 4.5 litres;

shall be installed.

“(30)  Where a cistern is to be installed so as to be connected to an existing reduced-flush closet-pan a dual flush 6/3 litre cistern shall be installed.

“(31)  Closet-pans flushed with water drawn from a central storage cistern installed before 1 January 1994 shall—

(a)where the pan is a full-flush closet-pan—be flushed with an effective full-flush of not more than 10 litres and for test purposes 9 litres; or

(b)where the pan is a reduced-flush closet-pan—be flushed with an effective full-flush of not more than 10 litres and for test purposes either 6 or 9 litres.

“(32)  Where a full-flush closet-pan is flushed—

(a)with water drawn from a central storage cistern; and

(b)by control fittings which allow the user to determine whether to give a full-flush or half-flush;

the pan may be flushed with a half-flush of not less than 4.5 litres and not more than 5.5 litres.

“(33)  Where a reduced-flush closet-pan is flushed—

(a)with water drawn from a central storage cistern; and

(b)by control fittings which allow the user to determine whether to give a full-flush or half-flush;

the pan may be flushed with a half-flush of not less than 3 litres and not more than 4  litres.

“(33A)  Where a central storage cistern installation is to be installed—

(a)reduced-flush closet-pans; and

(b)control fittings which automatically control the amount of water used in such a manner that each flush uses—

(i)on a full-flush—not less than 6 and not more than 7 litres of water; or

(ii)on a half-flush—not less than 3 and not more than 4 litres of water;

shall be installed.”;

(b)by omitting from paragraph (35) (a) “and”;

(c)by adding at the end of paragraph (35) (b) “and”; and

(d)by adding at the end of subregulation (35) the following paragraph:

“(c)a dual flush 6/3 litre cistern is one which is of not less than 8 litres capacity giving an effective full-flush of not more than 7 litres and for test purposes 6 litres and giving an effective half-flush of not more than 4 litres and for test purposes 3 litres.”.

Renumbering

4.  (1)  The amended Regulations are amended as provided by this regulation.

(2)  The subregulations of regulation 80 of the amended Regulations are renumbered in a single series so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals.

(3)  Any provision of the amended Regulations that refers to a subregulation of regulation 80 of the amended Regulations that has been renumbered by subregulation (2) is amended by omitting that reference and substituting a reference to the subregulation as so renumbered.

(4)  A reference in a provision of another law of the Territory made before the commencement of this regulation (whether or not that provision has commenced), or in any instrument or document, to a subregulation of regulation 80 of the amended Regulations that has been renumbered by subregulation (2) shall (except as regards the operation of the subregulation before it was so renumbered) be construed as a reference to that subregulation as so renumbered.

(5)  In this regulation, “amended Regulations” means the Principal Regulations as amended by regulation 3.

NOTES

1. Reprinted as at 2 October 1992.  See also Subordinate Law No. 18, 1993.

2. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 24 December 1993.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1993