Matters to be considered when determining applications for water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage approvals
15 Matters to be considered when determining applications for water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage approvals
This section applies to the following activities—
carrying out water supply work,
drawing water from the council water supply or a standpipe,
installing, altering, disconnecting or removing a water meter connected to a service pipe,
carrying out sewerage work,
carrying out stormwater drainage work.
In determining an application for the purposes of section 68 of the Act for an approval to do any of the activities to which this section applies, the council must have regard to the following considerations—
the protection and promotion of public health,
the protection of the environment,
the safety of its employees,
the safeguarding of its assets,
any other matter that it considers to be relevant in the circumstances.
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