Urban Drainage Act 2013

If a property at its nearest property boundary point is located within 30 metres of a public stormwater system, and it is reasonable to make a connection, the stormwater service provider must provide the property with a connection point for the disposal of stormwater.

If the owner of a property that is permitted to connect to a public stormwater system requests to do so, the stormwater service provider must ensure that a single separate stormwater connection point is constructed.

The stormwater service provider may set an appropriate fee for the cost of providing a stormwater connection point to a property and the property owner is to pay that fee before the work is undertaken.

A stormwater service provider must not deprive a property that is lawfully connected to a public stormwater system of the use of that infrastructure, unless the stormwater service provider – provides an alternative public stormwater system that is equally effective for the purpose; and at its own expense, carries out any work necessary to connect the property to the alternative public stormwater system so provided.