Infringement offences and infringement penalties
23 Infringement offences and infringement penalties
For the purposes of section 47A(1) of the Act, an offence specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 3 is prescribed as an infringement offence.
For the purposes of section 47A(3) of the Act, the prescribed infringement penalty for an infringement offence referred to in subregulation (1) is the penalty specified in Column 3 of the Table in Schedule 3 in respect of that infringement offence.
Schedule 1—Risk management plan audit certificate
Regulation 8
Safe Drinking Water Regulations 2025
Certificate number: [insert a number to specifically identify this certificate from any other audit certificate issued by the approved auditor]
Audit period: [insert period of audit relevant to this certificate]
Date of audit completion: [insert date on which the audit is completed]
To: [insert full name and address of person who commissioned the audit]
Australian Business Number (ABN): [insert the business number of the water supplier or water storage manager]
I, [insert full name of approved auditor], after conducting a risk management plan audit in relation to the water supplied by [insert name of the water supplier or water storage manager], am of the opinion that—
*[insert name of water supplier] *has/*has not complied with the obligations imposed by section 7(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 during the audit period.
*[insert name of water storage manager] *has/*has not complied with the obligations imposed by section 8(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 during the audit period.
*The details of the reasons for non-compliance are—
*[insert/attach the details of the reasons for non-compliance]
Signature of approved auditor:
Date:
* Delete if not applicable.
Schedule 2—Aesthetic quality standards—other chemical or physical characteristics
Regulation 16(4)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
1 | Aluminium (acid-soluble) | 0·2 mg/L |
2 | Ammonia (as NH3) | 0·5 mg/L |
3 | Chloride | 250 mg/L |
4 | Chlorine dioxide | 0·4 mg/L |
5 | Chlorobenzene | 0·01 mg/L |
6 | 2-chlorophenol | 0·0001 mg/L |
7 | 2,4-dichlorophenol | 0·0003 mg/L |
8 | 2,4,6-trichlorophenol | 0·002 mg/L |
9 | Colour | 15 Hazen units |
10 | Copper | 1 mg/L |
11 | 1,2-dichlorobenzene | 0·001 mg/L |
12 | 1,3-dichlorobenzene | 0·02 mg/L |
13 | 1,4-dichlorobenzene | 0·0003 mg/L |
14 | Ethylbenzene | 0·003 mg/L |
15 | Hardness (as CaCO3) | 200 mg/L |
16 | Hydrogen sulfide | 0·05 mg/L |
17 | Iron | 0·3 mg/L |
18 | Manganese | 0·1 mg/L |
19 | Silica | 80 mg/L |
20 | Sodium | 180 mg/L |
21 | Styrene (vinylbenzene) | 0·004 mg/L |
22 | Sulfate | 250 mg/L |
23 | Toluene | 0·025 mg/L |
24 | Total dissolved solids | 600 mg/L |
25 | Trichlorobenzenes (total) | 0·005 mg/L |
26 | Xylene | 0·02 mg/L |
27 | Zinc | 3 mg/L |
Schedule 3—Infringements
Regulation 23
Table
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
1 | An offence against section 12(3) of the Act | 10 penalty units |
2 | An offence against section 14 of the Act | 10 penalty units |
3 | An offence against section 15 of the Act | 10 penalty units |
4 | An offence against section 37(1) of the Act | 2 penalty units |
5 | An offence against section 49 of the Act | 7 penalty units |
6 | An offence against regulation 17 | 4 penalty units |
7 | An offence against regulation 19 | 4 penalty units |
8 | An offence against regulation 20(1) | 4 penalty units |
9 | An offence against regulation 20(2) | 4 penalty units |
10 | An offence against regulation 20(3) | 4 penalty units |
11 | An offence against regulation 20(4) | 4 penalty units |
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