Urban Drainage Act 2013

A general manager may, by notice served on the owner of a property, require the owner to remove any existing connection between that property and the public stormwater system – if that connection has been made in contravention of this Act or it contravenes any regulation made under this Act; or if, in the opinion of the general manager, it is necessary to do so; or if it is in the interests of health, safety or the environment; or to prevent damage to the public stormwater system.

The owner of land who has been served with a notice under subsection (1) must comply with the notice within 28 days, or any longer period allowed by the general manager. In the case of – a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

If an owner of land who has been served with a notice under subsection (1) does not comply with the notice within 28 days or any longer period allowed by the general manager, the council may – do the things that the owner was required by the notice to do; and recover from the owner its reasonable costs of doing so.

The owner of land who has been served with a notice under subsection (1) may apply to the Appeal Tribunal for a review of the decision by the general manager to serve the notice.