Water and Sewerage Regulation 2001

This section applies to sanitary drainage work or sanitary plumbing work—

to install a grey water disposal system; or

to change a grey water disposal system—

to change the location of a discharge point; or

to increase the number of sanitary fixtures served by the system; or

to reduce the amount of grey water that the system can store or dispose of; or

to change the method of storage or disposal of grey water.

However, this section applies in relation to a grey water disposal system for premises only if the premises are, or are to be, connected to a sewerage network.

A licensee commits an offence if—

the licensee does sanitary drainage work or sanitary plumbing work to which this section applies in relation to a grey water disposal system; and

the system as installed or changed does not provide for grey water to drain automatically to a sewerage network if—

the system is obstructed; or

the system receives more grey water than the system can properly dispose of; or

the system overflows.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.