Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Waste) Amendment Regulations 2004 (WA)

28 June 2004 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2393

Health Act 1911

Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of

Effluent and Liquid Waste) Amendment

Regulations 2004

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Health (Treatment of
Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Waste) Amendment
Regulations 2004.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation at the same time as the Water Services Licensing (Plumbers Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2004 come into operation.

3.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Health
(Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid
Waste) Regulations 1974*.

[* Reprint 3 as at 8 August 2003.]

4.             Regulation 3 amended

Regulation 3 is amended by inserting the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical positions —

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“

“certificate of compliance” has the meaning given to

that term in the Water Services Licensing
(Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards)

Regulations 2000;

“drainage plumbing work” has the meaning given to

that term in the Water Services Licensing
(Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards)

Regulations 2000;

“plumbing standards” has the meaning given to that

term in regulation 3(1) of the Water Services
Licensing (Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing

Standards) Regulations 2000;

”.

5. Regulation 4 amended
After regulation 4(3) the following subregulation is inserted —

“

(3a) Any conditions imposed on the grant of an approval
that relate to drainage plumbing work must not be
inconsistent with the plumbing standards.

”.

6.             Regulation 4A amended

After regulation 4A(5) the following subregulation is inserted —

“

(5a) Any conditions imposed on the grant of an approval
that relate to drainage plumbing work must not be
inconsistent with the plumbing standards.

”.

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7. Regulation 10 amended
After regulation 10(2) the following subregulation is inserted —

“

(2a) If the local government has received a certificate of
compliance that covers the drainage plumbing work
connected to the apparatus, the environmental health
officer is to be satisfied as set out in
subregulation (2)(a) in relation to the drainage
plumbing work, unless the officer has reason to believe
that, despite the certificate, the drainage plumbing
work does not comply with the plumbing standards.

”.

8. Regulation 37 repealed
Regulation 37 is repealed.

9.             Regulation 38 amended

(1) Regulation 38(1) is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting “regulation 37” in the first place where it “ the plumbing standards ”;

(b)

in paragraph (a) by deleting “the effluent from” and “ effluent to ”;

(c)

in paragraph (a) by deleting “by any of the methods set “ that complies with the plumbing standards ”.

(2)	Regulation 38(2)(a) is amended by deleting “regulation 37” and inserting instead —
“ the plumbing standards ”.

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10. Regulation 42 amended
Regulation 42 is amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting “intermediate and”;
(b)	Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Sewerage By-laws 1952

by deleting “” and inserting instead — “ plumbing standards ”.

11.           Regulation 50 amended

the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage

Regulation 50(1) is amended by deleting “by-laws made under inserting instead —

“ plumbing standards ”.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.