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

Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 18 of 19932

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

Dated 20 April 1993.

ROSEMARY FOLLETT

Minister

TERRY CONNOLLY

Minister

Principal Regulations

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

Commencement

2.  These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Work to conform to a standard

3.  Regulation 14A of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from subregulation (1) “A person” and substituting “Subject to the following subregulations, a person”; and

(b)by adding at the end the following subregulations:

“(2)  Where—

(a)the requirements of Australian Standard 3500 are inconsistent with standards specified in these Regulations; and

(b)the work was carried out in accordance with the standards specified in these Regulations;

subregulation (1) does not apply in respect of that work.

“(3)  The Engineer may approve work completed before 31 December 1994 and complying with the standards specified in these Regulations as in force on 1 October 1992.”.

Interference with interceptor traps

4.  Regulation 47 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting “or a sewer main” after “thereto” (second and third occurring).

Water-closets and urinals

5.  Regulation 80 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting subregulation (27) and substituting the following subregulations:

“(27)  Every full-flush closet-pan shall be furnished with—

(a)a separate single-flush cistern of not less than 11 litres capacity giving an effective flush of not more than 10 litres and for test purposes 9 litres; or

(b)a separate dual-flush cistern of not less than 11 litres capacity giving an effective full-flush of not more than 10 litres and for test purposes 9 litres, and giving an effective half-flush of not more than 5.5 litres and for test purposes 4.5 litres.

“(28)  Every reduced-flush closet-pan shall be furnished with—

(a)a separate single-flush cistern of not less than 8 litres capacity giving an effective flush of not more than 7 litres and for test purposes 6 litres; or

(b)a separate dual-flush cistern 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.”; and

(b)by omitting paragraph (32) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)automatically controls the amount of water used in such a manner that each flush uses—

(i)in the case of a full-flush closet-pan—not less than 9 and not more than 10 litres of water; or

(ii)in the case of a reduced-flush closet-pan—not less than 6 and not more than 7 litres of water; and”; and

(c)by adding at the end the following subregulation:

“(35)  In this regulation—

(a)a full-flush closet-pan is a closet-pan conforming to the description of the full flush pan in Australian Standard 1172; and

(b)a reduced-flush closet-pan is a closet-pan conforming to the description of the reduced flush pan in Australian Standard 1172.”.

Insertion

6.  After regulation 97 of the Principal Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Work to conform to a standard

“97A.  (1)  Subject to the following subregulations, a person shall not carry out work on a water supply system drawing its water from an Authority pipe except in accordance with the requirements of Australian Standard 3500.

Penalty:  $1,000.

“(2)  Where—

(a)the requirements of Australian Standard 3500 are inconsistent with standards specified in these Regulations; and

(b)the work was carried out in accordance with the standards specified in these Regulations;

subregulation (1) does not apply in respect of that work.

“(3)  The Engineer may approve work on a water supply system drawing its water from an Authority pipe completed before 31 December 1994 and complying with the standards specified in these Regulations as in force on 1 October 1992.”.

Repeal

7.  Regulation 116 of the Principal Regulations is repealed.

NOTES

1. Reprinted as at 2 October 1992.

2. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 28 April 1993.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1993