Water and Sewerage Regulation 2001

Section 18, section 19 and section 21 apply to work done on a rainwater supply service as if—

a reference in this regulation to a water service were a reference to a rainwater supply service; and

the rainwater supply service took its water from a water network.

A licensee commits an offence if—

the licensee installs a rainwater supply service; and

the service is not connected to a rainwater supply; and

each outlet and inlet, including any associated tap outlet, is not sealed and capped with a screw-on cap mated to—

a threaded pipe fitting connected to the pipe; or

a washing machine tap outlet thread.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

In this section:

rainwater supply service means water supply plumbing that can connect a rainwater supply to—

a cistern tap point; or

a washing machine tap point.