Water and Sewerage Regulation 2001

This section applies if a certifier has reasonable grounds for believing that, by doing work of the kind mentioned in section 19 (Inspection of work etc), non-potable liquids, solids or gases may get into the potable water supply of the Territory.

A certifier must not, without reasonable excuse, approve a plan for the work unless—

the plan includes the installation of an appropriate backflow prevention device for protecting the potable water supply from non-potable liquids, solids or gases; or

the certifier has certified on the plan that, in the certifier’s opinion, the installation is not required.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

A person must not install a backflow prevention device except in accordance with the plumbing code.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

A person who installs a testable backflow prevention device must—

tell the construction occupations registrar that the device has been installed; and

ensure that the device is tested by a suitably qualified person in accordance with AS/NZS 2845.3, as soon as practicable after installation; and

within 7 days after the device is tested, give the registrar a test report prepared by the person who did the test.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

The owner of a parcel of land on which a testable backflow prevention device is installed must—

cause the device to be tested by a suitably qualified person in accordance with AS/NZS 2845.3; and

within 7 days after the device is tested, give the construction occupations registrar a test report prepared by the person who did the test.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

For subsection (5)—

if maintenance or repair work has been done on a testable backflow prevention device—it must be tested within 7 days after the work was done; or

in any other case—it must be tested within 12 months after the last test was done on the device under this section.

In this section:

appropriate backflow prevention device means a backflow prevention device that complies with AS/NZS 2845, as in force from time to time.

suitably qualified person means a person who holds a current plumbers licence that is endorsed under the Construction Occupations (Licensing) Regulation 2004, section 31 (Endorsing plumbers licences for backflow prevention device test work—Act, s 22).