Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008

In this Subdivision –

building includes a proposed building, part of a building, a structure and part of a structure;

building work has the same meaning as in the Building Act 2016 and includes a stage of building work;

certifiable work, for building work or plumbing work, means so much of the work as is water- or sewerage-related work;

certificate for certifiable work

means a certificate, referred to in section 56TC(3), that is issued under section 56TC;

certificate for certifiable work

means a certificate, referred to in section 56TC(4), that is issued under section 56TC;

excluded works, in relation to a regulated entity, means – building work that is specified, in a policy made under section 56TF by the entity, to be a type of building work in relation to which the entity does not require that its consent be given; or plumbing work that is specified, in a policy made under section 56TF by the entity, to be a type of plumbing work in relation to which the entity does not require that its consent be given;

owner includes an agent of an owner;

permit authority has the same meaning as in the Building Act 2016;

plumbing work has the same meaning as in the Building Act 2016 and includes a stage of plumbing work;

relevant permit authority, in relation to water- or sewerage-related work that forms all or part of – building works, means the permit authority to which an application has been made under the Building Act 2016 for a building permit in respect of the building works; and plumbing works, means the permit authority to which an application has been made under the Building Act 2016 for a plumbing permit, or a special plumbing permit, in respect of the plumbing works;

relevant regulated entity, in relation to a building or land, means the regulated entity in relation to which an occupier or owner of the building or land is, or is likely to become, a customer;

water- or sewerage-related work, in relation to a building or land, means building work, or plumbing work, that, if carried out on the building or the land, is likely to – increase the demand for water supplied by a regulated entity; or increase or decrease the amount of sewage or toxins that is to be removed by, or discharged into, a regulated entity's sewerage infrastructure; or require a new connection, or a modification to an existing connection, to be made to a regulated entity's infrastructure; or damage or interfere with a regulated entity's works; or adversely affect a regulated entity's operations – but does not include the regulated entity's excluded works.