Country Areas Water Supply By-laws 1957 (WA)
Western Australia
Western Australia
CONTENTS
Citation,commencementandapplication 1. 1
Interpretation 1A. 1
ApplicationofDivision 2. 4
Cesspoolstobefilledinonnotice 3. 4
Closets,situationof,removalonnotice 4. 4
Housestohaveapprovedsanitaryconveniences 5. 5
Earthclosetsandprivies,constructionof 6. 5
Sanitaryconveniences,numberrequiredinhousesetc. 6A. 6
Sanitaryconveniencestobekeptclean 6B. 7
Closetsandurinals,tobereplacedonnotice 7. 7
Closetsnottocausenuisances 8. 7
Nightsoiletc.,disposalof 9. 8
Manureetc.,disposalofnearwater 10. 8
Fertiliserandpoisons,useof 11. 9
Stablesetc.,constructionofnearwater 12. 10
Stablesetc.tobekeptclean 13. 10
Closetstobedisinfectedonnotice 14. 11
Nightsoiltobetreatedetc. 15. 11
Closetpans,procedureforremovingandcleaning 16. 11
Nightsoil,chargesforremovalof 17. 12
Pigsnottobekeptnearwater 19A. 13
Animalsnottobeallowedtostrayetc. 20. 13
Abattoirsetc.nottobeestablished 21. 13
Carcassestoberemovedfromnearwater 22. 14
Humanburialstobeinapprovedplaces 23. 14
Householdrefuse,receptaclesfor 24. 15
Householdrefuse,disposalof 25. 15
Refuseetc.nottobedepositedincatchmentarea 26. 16
Refusebinsetc.,positionandcleaningof 27. 16
Refuseetc.mayonlybedepositedatapprovedsites 28. 16
Industrialwastes,dischargeof 29. 17
Watercoursesnottobepolluted 30. 17
Bathingprohibitedexceptinapprovedplaces 31. 17
Inspectorsetc.,powersofentry 32. 18
Compliance,Commissiontofixtimefor 33. 18
Timbercuttingandclearingwithoutpermission 34. 18
Hunting,shootingandfishing,Commissionmayrestrict 35. 19
Campingandpicnickingrestricted 36. 19
Watersupplyworks,trespassingprohibited 37. 20
Contaminationofwaterprohibited 38. 20
Campingandlightingoffiresrestricted 39. 20
Floraprotected 40. 21
Dogsprohibited 41. 21
Refusedisposal 42. 21
Billsetc.nottobepostedordistributed 43. 21
Nuisances 44. 21
Pipelines,protectionof 45. 22
Worksetc.,protectionof 46. 22
Generalpenaltyforplumbers 52. 23
Damagetopipes,reportingandcostof 54. 24
Possiblewatercontamination,plumberstoreport 54A. 24
ThingsconnectedtoCorporationworks,standardof 58A. 25
Plumbingonprivateproperty,ownersetc.responsiblefor 59. 27
OnewatersupplyperhouseunlessCorporationagreesotherwise 64. 29
Sizeofservicepipes 65. 29
Noticeofintentiontobuild(s.43A) 66. 30
Temporarystandpipesonconstructionsites 66A. 30
Obstructionofpipes,sewers,drainsorfittings 67. 30
Ownersetc.topreventillegaluseofwater 68. 31
Certaintanks,etc.nottobeconnectedtomainssupply 69. 31
Misuseofwater 70. 31
Useofwaterwithoutconsent 72. 32
Corporationmayinterruptwatersupply 73. 32
Leaksandwastesofwater,rewardforreporting 74. 32
Waternottobewasted 75. 33
Watermeters,installation,testingandcostof 77. 33
Watermetersetc.,housingof 77A. 34
Watermeters,accessto 77B. 35
Watermeters,costofrepairorreplacement 78. 35
Watermeter,Corporationtobenotifiedofdamagetoormalfunctionof 79. 35
Watermetersnottobeinterferedwith 80. 36
Watermetertesting(s.32) 83. 36
EntrypowerforCorporationofficer 84. 36
Gratuitiesprohibited 85. 37
Connectionsetc.onlyatapprovedplaces 87. 37
Additionalservices,feesfor 95. 38
Disconnectionorreconnectionofwatersupply,applicationfeefor 96. 39
Reductionorrestorationofwatersupply,feefor(s.33(3)(a)(i)) 97. 39
Firehydrantsforprivatepurposes 98. 39
Recordsandplans,feesfor 100. 40
Watersupplyconnection,relocationofandfeefor 101. 40
Accountsandmeterreadings,statementsof 104C. 41
Amountsrounded 104D. 42
Penalties 105. 42
Compilationtable 48
Western Australia
Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947
(1a) These by‑laws may be cited as the
Country Areas Water Supply By‑laws 1957 1 .(1) These by‑laws shall take effect and have the force of law on and after 1 July 1957, in every country water area, catchment area and water reserve constituted under sections 8 and 9 of the principal Act.
[(2) Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]
(1) In these by‑laws, unless the context otherwise requires —
(a) in which water is not used as an essential commodity for manufacturing or processing; and
(b) which are not otherwise specifically provided for in these by‑laws;
(2) In these by‑laws, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions have the same meanings as in the principal Act.
(3) In these by‑laws, unless the context otherwise requires,
“ cesspool ” ,“ drain ” ,“ house ” ,“ land ” ,“ owner ” ,“ piggery ” and“ public house ” have the same meanings as they have in section 3 of theHealth Act 1911 .
The by‑laws in this Division apply to all water reserves and catchment areas constituted for the purpose of the principal or any amending Act.
All existing cesspools, within the catchment areas shall be cleansed and filled up to the satisfaction of an Inspector, within one calendar month after notice, in writing, to that effect has been given by or with the authority of the Commission to the occupier or owner of the premises concerned.
Closets shall not be constructed within 50 m of high‑water mark, or of any well or bore, and any closet situated within 50 m of high‑water mark, or of any well or bore, shall within one calendar month of notice to that effect being given to the owner or occupier by the Commission or by an Inspector, be taken down and the cesspool, if it exists, cleansed and a fire made therein, after which the cesspool shall be filled up to the satisfaction of the Inspector by the owner or occupier of the house to which the closet or cesspool is appurtenant.
(1) The owner and occupier of every house within the catchment area shall provide for the use of the occupants of the house —
(a) an earth closet with a sufficient number of pans approved by an Inspector; or
(b) septic tanks or other apparatus as may be required or authorised by the Commission.
(2) The closet, septic tanks or authorised apparatus shall be erected in a position as directed by an Inspector.
No person shall construct or cause to be constructed any earth closet or privy which does not comply with the following conditions:
(a) It shall not be less than —
1.5 m in length, or
1 m in width, or
2 m in height.
(b) It shall not be within 6 m of any house or tank, nor within 15 m of any other water supply, nor within 15 m of the milking shed or milk room of any dairy, and shall be so constructed that the pan may be withdrawn from the rear of the convenience.
(c) The walls shall be of stone, brick, or other material approved by the Commission.
(d) There shall be at least 2 ventilating openings, of 325 cm
2 , in area, one in each of 2 opposite walls, and situated 1.8 m above the floor level.(e) The roof shall be of galvanised iron, or other impervious material.
(f) The door shall be hung so that there is, when the door is closed, a clear space of at least 8 cm above and below it.
(g) The floor shall be of approved impervious material, and shall have a uniform fall of 1 in 30 from back to front and its upper surface shall be not less than 15 cm above the level of the ground adjoining.
(h) The panstead shall measure 50 cm long by 40 cm wide. It shall be totally enclosed and constructed in a manner to exclude flies.
(i) The under surface of the seat shall be 40 cm above the floor.
(j) A hinged aperture cover shall be provided to the seat.
(k) A service door shall be provided in the rear wall of the convenience through which the pan must be withdrawn.
In relation to sanitary conveniences to be provided in connection with houses and public and private places, the following provisions shall apply, that is to say:
(1) Every house, and every public place and every private place shall be provided with not less than one sanitary convenience.
(2) In the case of any house, or public or private place in respect of which the requirements of more than 20 persons have to be provided for, there shall be additional sanitary conveniences in the proportion of one for every 20 persons, or portion of 20: Provided that this requirement shall not apply to public buildings under Part VI of the
Health Act 1911 , nor to licensed premises under the provisions of theLicensing Act 1911 3 , nor to factories under the provisions of theFactories and Shops Act 1920 4 .
(1) The occupier of any premises whereon there is a sanitary convenience shall maintain the convenience in a cleanly condition.
(2) The owner of any premises whereon there is a sanitary convenience shall maintain the convenience in accordance with these by‑laws.
(3) Every closet shall be supplied with a sufficient number of receptacles which shall be interchangeable with others in the same district and which shall be of approved size, shape and style, and every pan shall be emptied and cleansed at least once every week or as often as may be required by an Inspector.
Closets or urinals already in existence shall, whenever considered necessary by an Inspector be removed where directed by the Inspector, and the removal or re‑erection shall be at the cost of the owner, who shall have the work completed within one calendar month from delivery by the Inspector of written notice to the owner requiring this to be done.
(1) The owner or occupier of any house within a catchment area shall not permit the contents of any pan used in any closet or urinal to overflow from any cause whatever.
(2) The owner or occupier of any house within the catchment area shall not permit any closet or urinal, or pan appertaining thereto, or used by the occupants of such house to become offensive or a nuisance, and every such owner or occupier, whenever directed, either verbally or in writing by an Inspector, shall properly and effectively empty and cleanse the closet, urinal or pan, to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
(1) Nightsoil, refuse and garbage shall be disposed of from time to time as the Commission or an Inspector may direct.
(2) Nightsoil, faecal matter or refuse shall not be buried within the catchment area unless written consent thereto has been obtained from the Commission.
(3) Nightsoil, faecal matter or human urine, whether mixed with any other substance or not, or any solution thereof, unless the same has been thoroughly deodorised and disinfected to the satisfaction of an Inspector, shall not be placed, deposited, spread or permitted to be placed, deposited or spread in or upon any land or garden within a catchment area, unless written consent thereto has been obtained from the Commission.
Refuse, dung, manure or other offensive matter shall not be deposited or be permitted to be deposited within 300 m of high‑water mark or of any well or bore.
(1) The owner or occupier of any house, land or premises situated within a catchment area shall not use without the approval of the Commission —
(a) any artificial manure for agricultural, horticultural, pastoral and sylvicultural purposes; or
(b) any weed killer or any other toxic substance; or
(c) any poison for the destruction of rabbits, dogs, foxes, possums, rats, mice or other vermin.
(2) The Commission may from time to time by notice published in the
Government Gazette —(a) specify substances that may be used within a catchment area without its prior approval; or
(b) permit the use within a catchment area of any specified substance or substances in a specified manner or in accordance with a specified method.
(3)(a) Where a notice specifies a substance that may be used without the Commission’s prior approval in accordance with sub‑bylaw (2)(a) that substance may be used within the catchment area in question without the approval referred to in sub‑bylaw (1).
(b) Where a notice permits the use of any substance in a specified manner or in accordance with a specified method no person shall without the approval of the Commission use the substance within the catchment area in question except in that manner or in accordance with that method.
(1) Buildings of any description shall not be used as or constructed for a stable, cow‑shed, goat‑shed, sheep‑pen, pig‑sty or fowl‑house, and any animal or bird shall not be housed or yarded within 300 m of high‑water mark or of any well or bore or in a position that stormwaters may wash any manure or refuse therefrom into any reservoir or feeder.
(2) Every such structure within the catchment area shall have attached thereto for containing all liquid and solid manure a watertight receptacle approved by an Inspector.
(3)(a) Land sloping to a feeder on which any such structure stands shall be excavated to a depth of at least 30 cm and the soil so obtained shall be used as an embankment around the area so excavated.
(b) Such work shall be done by and at the expense of the owner or occupier of such premises.
The owner or occupier of any stable, cow shed, goat‑shed, sheep‑pen, pig‑sty or fowl‑house, situated within a catchment area, shall not allow any dung, manure, or other refuse to accumulate in or near such premises, but shall immediately remove or dispose of same in such manner that it cannot pollute any water flowing or which may flow into any reservoir or any feeder or any well or bore and an Inspector may by written notice to the owner or occupier order the immediate removal and disposal of any dung, manure, or other refuse from such premises and any person omitting to comply with the notice to the satisfaction of an Inspector shall be guilty of an offence against these by‑laws, and liable to penalties for breach thereof.
The occupier of every house or premises whether public or private situated on any catchment area, shall when required by the Commission, cause all nightsoil or other matter deposited in any pan in any closet or privy to be thoroughly disinfected in the manner specified by an Inspector.
Every nightman or contractor shall cause the nightsoil removed from any premises to be either rendered inoffensive or treated in a destructor, desiccator or incinerator, or buried in trenches outside the catchment area, or disposed of in a manner approved by an Inspector.
The mode of removal of each receptacle in each closet shall be as follows:
(a) The nightman shall remove each receptacle and at once cover the same with a suitable tight‑fitting lid, and upon every such removal shall carefully place a cleansed pan, of the pattern approved by the Commission or an Inspector, in lieu of every pan so removed.
(b) Each receptacle which is so removed from a closet and sealed with a lid as prescribed in the foregoing clause, shall be removed by the nightman in a cart or vehicle of a pattern to be approved by an Inspector, and the contents of all such receptacles shall be deposited in such place or places as shall from time to time be fixed by the Commission or an Inspector.
(c) After the receptacle has been emptied, it and its lid shall be thoroughly washed, and scrubbed in clean water and then the inside of the receptacle and both sides of the lid shall be thoroughly scrubbed in a disinfecting solution, a separate brush being used, and then wholly immersed in a solution of disinfectant having a germicidal value equal to a 5% solution of pure carbolic acid; or thoroughly cleansed in a steam‑tight box or chamber with steam, to be applied to the receptacle and lid for not less than 5 minutes.
(d) The interior surface of every receptacle and the underside of the lids shall, after being thoroughly cleansed, be properly coated with coal tar applied hot, and the coating shall be renewed, whenever necessary, so as to properly protect the whole internal surface of the receptacle and the underside of the lid.
(e) The receptacle shall be emptied and perfectly cleansed as above once per week at least, or so much more frequently as the Commission or Inspector may from time to time direct.
Every nightman is entitled to charge, unless other arrangements be made, and to receive from the occupier of any premises from which any nightsoil, trade or house refuse is removed, such sum or sums of money as are specified in a contract and approved by the Commission, and shall not ask, demand, or receive more than the sums approved.
The keeping of swine on any portion of a catchment area within 500 m of a reservoir or feeder situate within a catchment area or of a well or bore is hereby forbidden.
A person shall not cause or permit horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese, fowls or other species of livestock to stray or depasture over any portion of a catchment area in respect of which area the Commission has by notice in the
Abattoirs, slaughterhouses or any trade with offensive waste shall not be established or conducted in any part of the catchment area, except in an area defined in the Schedule to this by‑law and set apart for the offensive trades, and unless provision is made for the disposal of all wastes, liquid or otherwise, either outside the catchment area, or in some other manner approved by the Commission.
Wellington Dam Catchment — Offensive Trades Waste Area; that piece of land delineated and bordered in red on Public Works Department Plan, W.A. 36033. |
In the event of the death or of an accident necessitating the slaughter of any horse, cattle, or sheep, or other animal, the carcase of the animal shall be removed by the owner thereof to a safe distance from high‑water mark, or of any well or bore, or any feeder, or to such place as an Inspector may direct, and the owner shall immediately thereafter dispose of same by burning to the satisfaction of the Inspector, or if the owner cannot be found, the Inspector shall destroy it.
(1) No human body shall be buried in any catchment area except in a place approved by the Commission.
(2) Any human body so buried with the approval of the Commission shall be covered with at least 1.5 m of earth.
(1) The occupier of every house or premises shall provide and keep in a position approved by an Inspector, such and so many receptacles or boxes of the material and of the dimensions as may be required by the Commission or Inspector for the temporary deposit of solid house refuse.
(2) The owner or occupier of the house shall regularly collect all refuse or rubbish from the premises, and place the same in receptacles and he shall not permit or suffer the receptacles to overflow or become offensive, and shall, when necessary, or directed by the Inspector, thoroughly disinfect the same forthwith.
(3)(a) The owner or occupier of every house or premises in which a receptacle or box is so provided or kept or used, shall cause same to be emptied at least once a week or as often as the Inspector may direct.
(b) The owner or occupier of the house or premises shall keep the receptacle or box in good repair, and upon notice from the Inspector immediately replace by a new and improved receptacle or box any receptacle or box that the Inspector may deem worn out or unfit for use.
(1) The owner or occupier of any house which is served by a rubbish removal service shall not deposit any rubbish whatsoever upon any catchment area, other than in the place set apart by the Commission or an Inspector for such purpose.
(2) Where a house is not served by a rubbish removal service, then the owner or occupier of the house may, subject to the next succeeding by‑law, dispose of his own dry house refuse or rubbish by burial: Provided that such rubbish shall be covered by at least 30 cm of clean earth.
Rubbish, filth, blood, offal or manure or any slops, soapsuds, urine, water containing urine or other refuse, noisome thing or matter, shall not be deposited or be permitted to be deposited in any part of a catchment area, where it may, in the opinion of an Inspector, be carried by stormwater, into any feeder or any well or bore, but every occupier or owner shall provide and maintain proper watertight vehicles or receptacles fitted with close‑fitting covers or lids for the purpose of carting or receiving same.
AllsuchvehiclesorreceptaclesshallbekeptinsuchconvenientplacetoallowofreadyremovalasmaybedirectedbyanInspector,soasnottobeanuisancetoanyperson,andshallbekeptinathoroughlysanitarycondition,andremovedatleastonceeveryweekandcleansedanddisinfectedbothinsideandout.
Foul or offensive water or other offensive liquid, or refuse, garbage, sweepings, or other offensive matter or thing, shall not be pumped, emptied or swept, thrown, or otherwise discharged or deposited into or upon any street, lane, yard, vacant land, or other place, whether public or private within the district other than the place set apart by the Commission or an Inspector for that purpose.
(1) No person shall pump, drain or discharge or permit to be pumped, drained, or discharged, any water or liquid waste from any quarry, mine pit, factory or industrial process upon any catchment area without the written permission of the Commission.
(2) Where any permitted water or liquid waste is so discharged the person so discharging it shall at all times comply with the requirements of the permit.
No person shall wash clothes or other articles in any watercourse, reservoir, aqueduct, or any waterworks within a catchment area, nor shall any person wash, throw, cause or permit to enter therein any dog or other animal, or throw or convey, or permit to be conveyed or thrown therein any rubbish, dirt, filth, dead animal, or other noisome thing.
Bathing in any watercourse, reservoir, aqueduct or any waterworks within a catchment area is prohibited except in the places and under the conditions as the Commission may from time to time specify.
(1) It is lawful for an Inspector or any assistant acting under the directions of an Inspector or other officer authorised by the Commission at its discretion, at any reasonable hour, with or without notice, to enter any land, house, or premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether any act or thing is being done or permitted or left within that land, or house, or those premises in breach of these by‑laws and to remove or cause to be removed anything so done, permitted or left thereon in breach of these by‑laws, or to take steps as he may deem necessary for carrying out these provisions.
(2) The cost of removal or other necessary act shall be borne by the owner or occupier of the premises upon which the breach occurs.
Unless otherwise provided for, the time which may elapse between the giving of a notice and the doing of a thing required to be done by any Inspector or other authorised officer shall be determined by the Commission according to the nature of each case.
No person, whether in possession of a timber cutter’s licence or not, shall cut or hew timber or destroy any trees, shrubs or vegetation of any kind or carry out any clearing of any kind, on any catchment area unless authorised so to do by the Commission.
The Commission may from time to time prescribe restrictions on hunting, shooting and fishing in the catchment area.
(1) No person, body corporate or association or group of persons shall at any time camp or picnic within 300 m of the high‑water mark or of any well or bore or any reservoir or feeder thereto.
(2) The Commission may from time to time by notices erected in a catchment area, further restrict camping and picnicking in the catchment area.
A person shall not enter any ground which is adjacent to or reserved for water supply works and which is fenced off and not open to the public, without the permission of the Corporation or the officer in charge of that ground or any other officer acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Corporation.
No person shall in any way foul or contaminate any water belonging to the Corporation, and proof that —
(a) any person has washed his body or any part thereof or any clothes or utensils or any other thing whatsoever in such water, or
(b) any person has entered or caused or permitted any animal to enter such water
shall be sufficient proof of such fouling or contamination.
No person shall camp or light a fire within an area set apart or reserved for a reservoir or bore except in such portion, if any, as may be set apart, by the authority controlling the area or in whom the area is vested, for camping or the lighting of fires as the case may be.
The removal, plucking, or damaging of any wild flower, shrub, bush, tree, or other plant, growing on any land or reserve vested in the Corporation or the Commission, within 800 m of any reservoir or bore is prohibited.
Dogs shall not be brought or taken on or to any portion of the grounds in the vicinity of any waterworks.
Loose paper or other refuse shall not be left on any portion of the grounds in the vicinity of any reservoir or works, except in a receptacle provided therefor.
Bills, advertisements, or other notices shall not be posted or distributed on any portion of any reservoir or works, or on any portion of the works or grounds in the vicinity thereof.
Nuisances shall not be committed on any portion of the grounds in the vicinity of any reservoir or works.
Vehicles, conveyances, or animals shall not be driven, taken, or ridden in such a manner as to endanger the main conduit or any branch thereof, or be permitted to cross the same except where crossing places have been provided as indicated by signboards.
No person shall in the vicinity of any works carry on or cause to be carried on any mining or quarrying operation, or make any excavation of any sort, or cause any explosion so as to injure any waterworks, sewerage works, sewers, drains, pipes or fittings whatsoever.
(1) Any licensed water supply plumber offending against any by‑law, direction, or regulation of the Corporation, or who refuses to give any needful or proper information required by an officer of the Corporation, either by himself or those employed by him, or who fails to complete any contract with the Corporation or with a private owner within the time specified, shall be liable, if no other penalty is specifically prescribed, to a fine not exceeding $200.
[(2) repealed]
Damage caused by licensed water supply plumbers to water, gas or other pipes shall be at once reported, and immediately steps taken to have repairs effected, and the cost of same shall be defrayed by such plumber.
A licensed water supply plumber shall immediately report to the Corporation anything found by, or brought to the attention of, the plumber, in the course of carrying out plumbing work (as defined in section 59I of the
Penalty: $2 000.
(1) A material, fitting or fixture, other than a fixture of a kind described in Part 1 of Schedule 3, shall not be connected to the works of the Corporation unless —
(a) it is a product that —
(i) is manufactured or supplied under a StandardsMark licence or a Water‑Mark licence granted by Standards Australia as a water or sanitary plumbing product intended for use in plumbing installations; and
(ii) bears, or the packaging of which, bears the StandardsMark or Water‑Mark, as appropriate, of Standards Australia and the product or its packaging complies with such other marking requirements as are set out in the “Manual of Authorisation Procedures for Plumbing and Drainage Products, SAA MP52 —1988”, published by Standards Australia;
or
(b) it is the same as a material, fitting or fixture that is currently authorised for such connection by the Coordinator under sub‑bylaw (5) and complies with any conditions as to marking imposed under that sub‑bylaw.
(2) Notwithstanding compliance with sub‑bylaw (1)(a), a material, fitting or fixture of a kind described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 shall not be connected to the works of the Corporation.
(3) Every application for authorisation of a material, fitting or fixture for connection to the works of the Corporation shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Coordinator and shall be accompanied by —
(a) 2 copies of drawings in a form acceptable to the Coordinator;
(b) unless exempted by the Coordinator, a sample of the material, fitting or fixture; and
(c) the application fee set out in item 13(a) of Schedule 2.
(4) The Coordinator may, by notice in writing, require the applicant to provide details of test results and such other information as may be needed for the purpose of determining a particular application.
(5) The Coordinator may, by notice in writing, give or refuse to give authorisation to any material, fitting or fixture for connection to the works of the Corporation or may give such authorisation subject to such conditions as the Coordinator thinks fit.
(6) The Coordinator may, by notice in writing. vary, add to or remove conditions imposed under sub‑bylaw (5).
(7) Where the Coordinator examines drawings submitted under sub‑bylaw (3)(a) or tests, inspects or evaluates a material, fitting or fixture for the purpose of assessing its suitability for authorisation, the fee set out in item 13(b) of Schedule 2 is payable by the applicant for the examination, test, inspection or evaluation.
(8) In addition to the fee payable under sub‑bylaw (7), the applicant shall pay the reasonable costs of travel and accommodation incurred by the Coordinator in carrying out a test, inspection or evaluation.
(1) The owner or occupier for the time being of any property supplied with water shall at his own risk and expense lay down his private service and keep it in good order and repair, in such a manner as to conform with the provisions of these by‑laws and the plumbing standards.
(2) Where the service pipe or apparatus within the boundary of any premises is the property of the owner or occupier of those premises, the occupier (if any) and if none, the owner shall, upon receiving notice that the service pipe or apparatus requires repairing, or is blocked up or broken, immediately proceed to repair the same by employing a licensed water supply plumber, subject to the provisions of these by‑laws and the plumbing standards, and he shall be responsible for any loss of water or other damage which shall be caused by reason of such service pipe or apparatus being leaky or otherwise out of repair or broken, and, in default, be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding $200, and, in the event of continuing the offence, to a further penalty of $20 for each day after receipt of such notice, and the Corporation may stop the water from flowing into those premises, either by cutting off the service pipe, or otherwise, as the Corporation may see fit, until the necessary repairs are effected.
(3) Without prejudice to the right of the Corporation to proceed for any penalty for the breach or non‑observance of any of the provisions of this by‑law, the Corporation may cut off the supply of water to any premises whereon the private service or any part thereof is not at all times laid, fixed, used or maintained in all respects in accordance with the provisions of the said by‑law, and may keep the same cut off until such provisions have been fully observed.
(1) Except with the written permission of the Corporation, not more than one house or tenement shall be supplied from a single water service.
(2) The Corporation may in special cases, consent to 2 or more tenements being supplied from one water service, but in such cases the sub‑services shall be so arranged that the supply to each house shall be independent of the supply to the remaining houses and controlled by a stop‑cock on such sub‑service.
The size of the service pipe shall in each case be fixed at the discretion of the Corporation.
(1) The notice required by section 43A of the principal Act to be given before the construction or alteration of a building on land to which that section applies shall be in the form set out in Schedule 1.
(2) The fee prescribed under section 43A of the principal Act for examining the plans required to be submitted under that section and for making or modifying connections as mentioned in that section is as set out in item 5 of Schedule 2.
The Corporation may provide and install on a building or construction site a temporary building standpipe together with hose‑tap and pipe connection on payment by the builder of the fee set out in item 10 of Schedule 2.
(1) Any person who without the written consent of the Corporation places or keeps any material or thing or causes any material or thing to be placed or kept over any pipe, sewer, drain or fitting which is the property of the Corporation, and thereby —
(a) trespasses on or causes injuries to such pipe, sewer, drain or fitting; or
(b) prevents or in any way impedes or obstructs the inspection, maintenance cleansing, repair, management or use of such pipe, sewer, drain or fitting,
shall be guilty of an offence against these by‑laws and be punishable on summary conviction by a penalty not exceeding $40, and in the case of a continuing breach of this by‑law the offender shall be liable to a further penalty not exceeding $10 for each day the offence continues after notice thereof has been given by or on behalf of the Corporation to the offender.
(2) The Corporation may cause any material or thing placed or kept over any pipe, sewer, drain or fitting contrary to sub‑bylaw (1) to be removed or otherwise dealt with as it thinks fit.
The occupier of any premises to which water is laid on, or in the event there being no occupier, the owner of such premises shall cause proper means to be taken by locks or otherwise, subject to the approval of the Corporation, to prevent the use of the water from the main by persons not connected with those premises.
No person shall connect a service pipe directly with any cistern, tank, or vessel intended or used for the reception of water other than water obtained from the Corporation’s mains.
No person entitled to a supply of water for domestic purposes only or entitled only to a supply of water for any other specified purpose, shall use such water for any other purpose except that for which the water is supplied.
No person shall use or consume or permit to be used or consumed any water belonging to the Corporation without first obtaining the consent of the Corporation.
The Corporation may, from time to time, when necessary for the purpose of tapping or repairing the main, or otherwise, cut off the supply of water from any part or parts of a country water area.
The Corporation may in its discretion adequately reward any person (not being the person in fault), who communicates timely information to the Corporation of any leakage or waste of water, whether the same be accidental, negligently or wilfully occasioned or suffered, or who gives such information as shall lead to the conviction of any person or persons who steals or cause to be stolen or improperly appropriated the water of the Corporation.
No person supplied with water by the Corporation, whether by meter or otherwise shall allow the same to run to waste.
(1) The Corporation may fix a meter on any service, and shall determine the size and class of meter in each case.
(2) Where a meter is fixed under sub‑bylaw (1), it shall be supplied by the Corporation and shall be set —
(a) above normal ground level inside the boundary of the land and adjacent to the reticulation main through which the water is supplied; or
(b) in a pit or cubicle when this is required by the Corporation under by‑law 77A.
(3) Where a meter is fixed under sub‑bylaw (1) on a service to —
(a) a unit; or
(b) a common area or facility,
in a multi‑unit development, the owner of the land shall pay the fee specified in item 9(a) of Schedule 2 for the fixing of the meter.
(4) Where a meter is fixed other than under sub‑bylaw (1) on a service to —
(a) a unit; or
(b) a common area or facility,
in a multi‑unit development, the owner of the land may request the Corporation to assess whether the meter is satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter.
(5) Where the Corporation assesses a meter under sub‑bylaw (4) and finds that it is satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter —
(a) the Corporation may use the meter for the measuring of the flow of water through the meter; and
(b) the owner shall pay the fee specified in item 9(b).
(6) Where the Corporation assesses a meter under sub‑bylaw (4) and finds that it is not satisfactory for the purpose of measuring the flow of water through that meter —
(a) the Corporation shall fix a meter on the service under sub‑bylaw (1); and
(b) the owner shall pay the fee specified in item 9(c).
(7) In this by‑law —
(1) The Corporation may require the owner or occupier of land to provide, at his own cost, a pit for the purpose of housing the meter and its associated valves and fittings.
(2) Where a building is to be constructed or altered, the Corporation may require the owner or occupier of the land on which the building is to be constructed or altered to provide, at his own cost, a cubicle attached to or forming part of the building for the purpose of housing the meter and its associated valves and fittings.
(3) A person required under this by‑law to provide a pit or cubicle shall do so in accordance with such requirements as the Corporation may specify in writing.
The owner or occupier of land where a meter has been fixed shall maintain a clear space not less than 300 mm horizontally and 1 200 mm vertically from the meter and ensure easy access for the Corporation at all times.
An owner or occupier of land supplied with water through a meter, pipe or fitting belonging to the Corporation shall, if necessary, pay the cost of replacement or making good any damage to such meter, pipe or fitting whilst on his land or in his charge.
Any person supplied by the Corporation with water through a meter shall, on finding that meter is damaged, or not registering, immediately give notice of the fact to the Corporation.
No person shall break or in any way interfere with the seal fixed on a meter, through which water is supplied by the Corporation, or turn or attempt to turn any screw, bolt, or nut on or attached to the meter, or use any tool or appliance on any such meter, or introduce or attempt to introduce any body or substance into the meter, or in any way interfere with any portion of the meter or any pipes or fittings attached thereto.
(1) The fee for a meter test requested under section 32(2) of the principal Act is as specified in item 2 of Schedule 2.
(2) For the purposes of section 32(4)(a) of the principal Act the limits of error prescribed are plus or minus 5%.
(1) Any officer acting under the Corporation’s authority may, at all reasonable times, enter any house or premises connected or intended to be connected with the water mains, in order to examine whether the water pipes and fittings in such house or premises are in proper order.
(2) Any person refusing admission or in any way hindering such officer in the execution of his duty shall be liable to a penalty as hereinafter prescribed.
Officers, workmen, or agents of the Corporation shall not solicit or receive any fee or gratuity whatever.
No person shall make any connection or interference with any pipe of the Corporation or with any water pipe or fitting communicating therewith, at any other place than shall be approved of by the Corporation, and the mains shall only be tapped by the Corporation.
(1) When any place where the owner or occupier of any separately assessed piece of land requires more than one service to be installed for supplying water to that land, the additional service or services shall, at the discretion of the Corporation, be installed upon that owner or occupier paying in advance the cost of installation.
[(2) repealed]
Where a person applies to the Corporation to have a water supply disconnected or reconnected for the purposes of the redevelopment or consolidation of a serviced property the fee set out in item 14 of Schedule 2 is payable by the person to the Corporation.
The amounts specified in item 3 of Schedule 2 are the minimum fees prescribed for the purposes of section 33(3)(a)(i) of the principal Act in respect of the —
(a) turning or cutting off;
(b) reduction or restoration,
of a water supply.
(1) Private fire services will be allowed, but every such service will be sealed, except in cases where the Corporation may decide that sealing is unnecessary.
(2) For each such service the owner or occupier shall pay in advance the actual cost of installation and an annual fee determined by the Corporation in each case, and such owner or occupier shall also bear the cost of maintaining the boundary service and of having it disconnected when it is no longer required.
(3) The owner or occupier for the time being shall in addition at his own risk and expense, and subject to the provisions of these by‑laws, keep the internal fire service in good order and repair, so that the same shall at all times be in accordance with these by‑laws.
(4) No water shall be taken from any sealed portion except for extinction of fire.
(5) In the event of the seal being broken in case of fire or by accident or otherwise, the owner or occupier shall give notice forthwith to the Department, and pay the fee specified in item 7 of Schedule 2 to have the seal re‑sealed.
The fees set out in item 6 of Schedule 2 are prescribed for the purposes specified in that item.
Where a person so requests, the Corporation may relocate a water supply connection to within 500 mm of its existing position and the person shall pay the appropriate fee set out in item 8 of Schedule 2.
Where a person requests —
(a) a copy of any portion of the rating or accounting records;
(b) a reading of the meter supplied to any property;
(c) answers to orders and requisitions in relation to a property,
that information may be provided upon payment of the appropriate fee set out in item 4 of Schedule 2.
Where a fee calculated in accordance with these by‑laws is an amount which is not a whole number multiple of 5 cents the amount shall be rounded up or down, as the case may be, to the nearest whole number multiple of 5 cents.
(1) A person who contravenes or commits a breach of any provision of these by‑laws, whether by act or omission, for which a penalty is not expressly prescribed, is liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding $200, and in the case of a continuing contravention or breach, to a further penalty not exceeding $50 for each day during which the offence continues after notice of the contravention or breach is given by or on behalf of the Corporation or the Commission to that person.
(2) In addition to any penalty provided by these by‑laws, any expense, loss or damage incurred by the Corporation or the Commission in consequence of the breach of any by‑law shall be paid by the person committing the breach and recoverable in the same manner as compensation may be recovered under section 45(3) of the principal Act.
WATER CORPORATION
Notice of Construction or Alteration of Building
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: (House/Office etc.)................................................................................................. LOT No. ............................HOUSE No...........................UNIT No....................... STREET(S.............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. (IF CORNER LOT ENTER BOTH STREET NAMES) SUBURB OR TOWN ............................................................................................ | |
OWNER or OCCUPIER ........................................................................................ ADDRESS.............................................................................................................. POSTCODE .......................................TELEPHONE ............................................ | |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.................................. LIC No.................................................. | ESTIMATED VALUE |
$ | |
Signature of Owner, Occupier or Agent ..................................................................................... Date......................................................................................................................... | |
[bl. 49, 58A, 66, 66A, 77, 83, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104C]
2. | Meter testing — | |||||||
Meter size — | ||||||||
20 or 25 mm ..................................….............. | 81.00 | |||||||
40 mm and over .............................…............. | actual cost | |||||||
3. | Minimum fee in respect of turning or cutting off the water supply ...................................................... | 119.00 | ||||||
Minimum fee in respect of reduction or restoration of water supply — | ||||||||
| 109.00 | |||||||
| 172.50 | |||||||
4. |
| 12.65 | ||||||
| 42.60 | |||||||
| 33.60 | |||||||
| 63.50 | |||||||
| 57.50 | |||||||
| 87.50 | |||||||
| 69.00 | |||||||
5. | Fee under section 43A in respect of land on which it is proposed to — | |||||||
| 106.00 | |||||||
| ||||||||
over $22 500 but not over $200 000 …… | 85.00 | |||||||
over $200 000 but not over $500 000 ….. | 330.00 | |||||||
over $500 000 but not over $1 000 000 ….. | 550.00 | |||||||
over $1 000 000 but not over $10 000 000 . | 0.90 | |||||||
over $10 000 000 ………………..…........... | 0.25 | |||||||
6. | Supply of copy of, or extract from, records or plans (other than those stored in digital format) under section 102(3) of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 (provided on A4 paper) …………............ | 11.00 | ||||||
7. | Re‑sealing of private fire service connection under by‑law 98(5) ................………………..........…...... | 72.05 | ||||||
8. | Fee for relocation of water supply connection (less than 500 mm) — | |||||||
| ||||||||
20 mm ...............……………...........……... | 140.50 | |||||||
25 mm ................……..................…........... | 166.00 | |||||||
40 mm ...................................….....…..…... | 217.50 | |||||||
50 mm .................................…......…..….... | 282.50 | |||||||
| ||||||||
9. |
| 268.00 | ||||||
| 191.00 | |||||||
| 249.50 | |||||||
10. | Fee for installation of a temporary building standpipe .................................................…………. | 103.00 | ||||||
13. | Fees for authorisation of materials, fittings and fixtures — | |||||||
| ||||||||
| 468.60 | |||||||
| 65.45 | |||||||
| 108.35 | |||||||
14. | Minimum fee for application for disconnection or reconnection of water supply under by‑law 96 — on redevelopment or subdivision ............................ | 169.00 | ||||||
[By‑law 58A(1) and (2)]
Baths
Basins
Sinks
Laundry troughs
Shower recess bases
Food waste disposal units
Rubber or plastic olives in metallic water service fillings
Non‑demand operated urinal flushing devices
Untitled by‑laws | 20 Jun 1957 p. 1947‑78 | 1 Jul 1957 (see bl. 1) | |
Untitled by‑laws | 11 Dec 1959 p. 3025‑6 | 11 Dec 1959 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 30 Jun 1960 p. 1953 | 30 Jun 1960 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 22 Dec 1964 p. 4067‑74 | 1 Jan 1965 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 26 Jul 1966 p. 2082 | 26 Jul 1966 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 15 Dec 1966 p. 3305‑6 | 15 Dec 1966 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 30 Jun 1967 p. 1718 | 1 Jul 1967 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 6 Sep 1967 p. 2213 | 6 Sep 1967 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 24 Jul 1968 p. 2111 | 24 Jul 1968 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 5 Sep 1968 p. 2686 | 5 Sep 1968 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 26 Sep 1968 p. 2858 | 26 Sep 1968 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 6 Feb 1969 p. 453 | 6 Feb 1969 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 9 Feb 1970 p. 376‑7 | 9 Feb 1970 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 25 Sep 1970 p. 3049‑50 | 25 Sep 1970 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 4 May 1971 p. 1325 | 4 May 1971 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 1 Dec 1972 p. 4593 | 1 Dec 1972 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 29 Jun 1973 p. 2510 | 29 Jun 1973 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 26 Apr 1974 p. 1394 | 26 Apr 1974 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 8 Nov 1974 p. 5012‑14 | 8 Nov 1974 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 6 Dec 1974 p. 5246‑7 | 6 Dec 1974 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 21 Mar 1975 p. 964 | 21 Mar 1975 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 17 Dec 1976 p. 4995 | 17 Dec 1976 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 1 Jul 1977 p. 2011‑13 | 1 Jul 1977 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 23 Mar 1978 p. 864 | 23 Mar 1978 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 30 Jun 1978 p. 2156-9 | 30 Jun 1978 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 17 Nov 1978 p. 4310-11 | 17 Nov 1978 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 29 Jun 1979 p. 1792‑4 | 29 Jun 1979 | |
Untitled by‑laws | 27 Jun 1980 p. 1965‑7 | 1 Jul 1980 (see bl. 2) | |
26 Jun 1981 p. 2318‑20 | 1 Jul 1981 (see bl. 2) | ||
25 Jun 1982 p. 2127‑9 | 1 Jul 1982 (see bl. 2) | ||
20 Aug 1982 p. 3318‑19 | 20 Aug 1982 | ||
1 Jul 1983 p. 2138‑40 | 1 Jul 1983 (see bl. 2) | ||
11 Nov 1983 p. 4525‑6 | 11 Nov 1983 | ||
29 Jun 1984 p. 1788‑90 | 29 Jun 1984 | ||
7 Sep 1984 p. 2873 | 7 Sep 1984 | ||
22 Feb 1985 p. 690 | 22 Feb 1985 | ||
28 Jun 1985 p. 2336‑8 | 1 Jul 1985 (see bl. 3) | ||
22 Nov 1985 p. 4413‑14 | 22 Nov 1985 | ||
27 Jun 1986 p. 2132‑4 | 27 Jun 1986 | ||
22 Aug 1986 p. 2992 | 22 Aug 1986 | ||
14 Jul 1987 p. 2649‑58 (erratum 24 Jul 1987 p. 2841) | 14 Jul 1987 | ||
29 Jun 1988 p. 2122‑6 | 1 Jul 1988 (see bl. 3) | ||
14 Oct 1988 p. 4172 | 14 Oct 1988 | ||
21 Apr 1989 p. 1174 | 21 Apr 1989 | ||
29 Jun 1989 p. 1883‑91 | 1 Jul 1989 (see bl. 3) | ||
22 Dec 1989 p. 4627‑30 | 1 Feb 1990 (see bl. 2 and | ||
22 Dec 1989 p. 4634‑5 | 1 Feb 1990 (see bl. 2 and | ||
29 Jun 1990 p. 3240‑8 (errata 6 Jul 1990 p. 3318) | 1 Jul 1990 (see bl. 3) | ||
27 Jul 1990 p. 3617‑18 (erratum 10 Aug 1990 p. 3922) | 27 Jul 1990 | ||
21 Sep 1990 p. 4952‑3 | 21 Sep 1990 | ||
28 Jun 1991 p. 3281‑9 | 1 Jul 1991 (see bl. 3) | ||
3 Jan 1992 p. 33 | 3 Jan 1992 | ||
26 Jun 1992 p. 2832‑44 | 1 Jul 1992 (see bl. 3) | ||
31 Dec 1992 p. 6414‑17 | 1 Jan 1993 (see bl. 2) | ||
4 May 1993 p. 2327‑8 | 4 May 1993 | ||
1 Jul 1993 p. 3238‑50 | 1 Jul 1993 | ||
29 Jun 1994 p. 3159‑70 | 1 Jul 1994 (see bl. 2) | ||
30 Jun 1995 p. 2767‑76 | 1 Jul 1995 (see bl. 2) | ||
30 Jun 1995 p. 2777 | 30 Jun 1995 | ||
29 Dec 1995 p. 6305‑32 | 1 Jan 1996 (see bl. 2 and | ||
27 Jun 1997 p. 3204‑20 | 1 Jul 1997 (see bl. 2) | ||
26 Jun 1998 p. 3417‑21 | 1 Jul 1998 (see bl. 2) | ||
25 Aug 1998 p. 4735‑7 | 25 Aug 1998 | ||
29 Sep 1998 p. 5406 | 29 Sep 1998 (see bl. 2) | ||
29 Jun 1999 p. 2775‑87 | 1 Jul 1999 (see bl. 2) | ||
14 Apr 2000 p. 1893 | 14 Apr 2000 | ||
16 Jun 2000 p. 2960‑2 | 19 Jun 2000 (see bl. 2 and | ||
29 Jun 2000 p. 3365‑79 | 1 Jul 2000 (see bl. 2) | ||
29 Sep 2000 p. 5550‑1 | 29 Sep 2000 | ||
29 May 2001 p. 2705‑9 | 29 May 2001 | ||
29 Jun 2001 p. 3230‑42 | 1 Jul 2001 (see bl. 2) | ||
1 Jul 2002 p. 3137-53 | 1 Jul 2002 | ||
27 Jun 2003 p. 2422-32 | 1 Jul 2003 (see bl. 2) | ||
28 Jun 2004 p. 2389-91 | 1 Jul 2004 (see bl. 2 and | ||
29 Jun 2004 p. 2497-503 | 1 Jul 2004 (see bl. 2) | ||
26 Apr 2005 p. 1397‑8 | 26 Apr 2005 | ||
1 Jul 2005 p. 3009-17 | 1 Jul 2005 (see bl. 2) | ||
30 Jun 2006 p. 2399-412 | 1 Jul 2006 (see bl. 2) | ||
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Nothing in these by‑laws affects the application after 1 July 2000 of a by‑law in force before that day in so far as that by‑law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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Nothing in these by‑laws affects the application after 1 July 2001 of a by‑law in force before that day in so far as that by‑law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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Nothing in these by‑laws affects the application after 1 July 2003 of a by‑law in force before that day in so far as that by‑law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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Nothing in these by‑laws affects the application after 1 July 2004 of a by‑law in force before that day in so far as that by‑law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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Nothing in these by‑laws affects the application after 1 July 2005 of a by‑law in force before that day in so far as that by‑law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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Nothing in these by‑laws affects the application after 1 July 2006 of a by‑law in force before that day in so far as that by‑law relates to a fee or charge for a period commencing before that day or to a fee or charge for any matter or thing done before that day.
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