Water and Sewerage Industry (General) Regulations 2019

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request to provide to the person information in relation to a small development, or the construction of water and sewerage assets for a small development, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires further information from the person before the relevant entity provides the information to which the request relates – within 5 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, provide to the person the information to which the request relates.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request to provide to the person information in relation to a large development, or the construction of water and sewerage assets for a large development, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires further information from the person before the relevant entity provides the information to which the request relates – within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 20 business days of receiving the request from the person, provide to the person the information to which the request relates.

If a relevant entity receives a request from a person (including a planning authority) to issue the relevant entity’s consent to the sealing or registration of a plan or document that imposes or creates obligations or rights, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires further information from the person before the relevant entity may consent to the sealing or registration of the plan or document – within 5 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, consent to the sealing or registration of the plan or document or refuse to consent to the sealing or registration of the plan or document.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request for approval of the engineering design of a small development, or of water and sewerage assets, of a small development, that are to be transferred to the relevant entity, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires further information from the person before the relevant entity approves, or refuses to approve, the engineering design of the development or assets – within 5 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, approve, or refuse to approve, the engineering design of the development or assets.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request for approval of the engineering design of a large development, or of water and sewerage assets, for a large development, that are to be transferred to the relevant entity, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires further information from the person before the relevant entity approves, or refuses to approve, the engineering design of the development or assets – within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 20 business days of receiving the request from the person, approve, or refuse to approve, the engineering design of the development or assets.

If a relevant entity receives from a planning authority a request to provide to the planning authority the relevant entity’s opinion in relation to a proposed amendment, under section 56 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, of a permit within the meaning of that Act, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires further information from the planning authority before the relevant entity provides to the planning authority the relevant entity’s opinion in relation to the proposed amendment – within 7 business days of receiving the request from the planning authority, by notice in writing request the planning authority to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the planning authority, provide, or refuse to provide, to the planning authority the relevant entity’s opinion in relation to the proposed amendment.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request for an amendment of a certificate for certifiable work (plumbing) or of a certificate for certifiable work (building), the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires information from the person before the relevant entity amends the certificate or refuses to amend the certificate – within 5 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, amend the certificate or refuse to amend the certificate.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request for a permit to construct water and sewerage assets that are to be transferred to the relevant entity, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires information from the person before the relevant entity determines the request from the person – within 5 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, issue, or refuse to issue, the permit to construct.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request to inspect, at a site, water and sewerage assets in relation to a development, the relevant entity is to – within 7 business days of receiving the request, conduct the inspection at the site; and within 5 business days of conducting the inspection, provide to the person a document indicating the decision of the relevant entity, in relation to the assets, as a result of the inspection.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request to issue a certificate of practical completion, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires information from the person before the relevant entity determines the request – within 15 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 15 business days of receiving the request from the person, issue, or refuse to issue, to the person a certificate of practical completion.

If a relevant entity receives from a person a request for final acceptance of all water and sewerage assets in relation to a development, all inspections of the assets have been completed and all documents that the person is required to provide to the relevant entity have been provided to the relevant entity, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires information from the person before the relevant entity determines the request from the person – within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the request from the person, notify the person of final acceptance of, or of the relevant entity’s refusal to provide final acceptance of, the water and sewerage assets.

If a relevant entity receives from a person an application under section 56TD(3) of the Act to issue under section 56TD(4) a certificate in respect of certifiable work, the relevant entity is to – if the relevant entity requires information from the person before the relevant entity determines the application – within 10 business days of receiving the application, by notice in writing request the person to provide to the relevant entity the information specified in the notice; and within 10 business days of receiving the application, issue the certificate or refuse to issue the certificate.