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Definitions

In force

In these Regulations—

AS 4995‑2009 means the Australian Standard AS 4995—2009, Greywater treatment systems for vessels operated on inland waters, as published on 9 September 2009;

AS/NZS 3500.2 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard 3500.2, Plumbing and drainage—Part 2: Sanitary plumbing and drainage, as published from time to time;

blackwater means human excreta or wastewater discharged from toilets;

commercial houseboat means a houseboat that is intended for commercial use;

comprehensive on‑board greywater treatment system means a treatment device or unit designed to treat greywater that—

(a)

is installed on a houseboat; and

(b)

is not a pre‑existing on‑board greywater treatment system;

deck means any horizontal platform covering the whole or part of the pontoons or hull of a houseboat;

GMR Water Corporation means the Goulburn‑Murray Rural Water Corporation;

greywater means—

(a)

kitchen wastewater; or

(b)

wastewater that has been used for or produced as a result of laundering, washing, bathing or showering activities;

greywater treatment system means—

(a)

a comprehensive on‑board greywater treatment system; or

(b)

a pre‑existing on‑board greywater treatment system; or

(c)

a simple greywater treatment system;

holding tank means any permanent container or receptacle on a houseboat that is designed and constructed to collect and store blackwater and greywater for disposal at a waste collection facility;

houseboat licence means a licence issued under regulation 8;

kitchen sink means a sink or container on a houseboat used for utensil cleaning;

kitchen wastewater means wastewater that—

(a)

contains dissolved or suspended matter, such as fats, oils, food scraps, nutrients, household chemicals, soap and detergent; and

(b)

may contain phosphate, nitrate and microbiological pathogens (such as bacteria or viruses); and

(c)

is discharged from a kitchen sink or dishwasher;

Lake means the waters of Lake Eildon;

Lake Eildon recreational area means—

(a)

the area of land and water under the management and control of the GMR Water Corporation that was declared to be the Lake Eildon Recreational Area by Order in Council dated 27 July 1966 and published in the Government Gazette on 2 August 1966, as amended—

(i)

by Order in Council dated 15 December 1970 and published in the Government Gazette on 16 December 1970; and

(ii)

by Order in Council dated 20 February 1973 and published in the Government Gazette on 21 February 1973; and

(iii)

by Order in Council dated 18 February 1975 and published in the Government Gazette on 26 February 1975; and

(b)

any other land that is determined to be a part of the Lake Eildon Recreational Area under section 122ZA of the Water Act 1989;

length, of a houseboat, means the distance between the most extreme fore and aft points of the houseboat, including all motors and structural appendages (such as bumper bars, duckboards, eaves, handrails, ski platforms and walkways), measured in a direct line that bisects the houseboat medially;

licensed plumber has the same meaning as in section 221B(1) of the Building Act 1993;

mooring means a berth in a marina or other anchorage to which a houseboat can be attached;

multi‑deck houseboat means a houseboat with 2 or more separate and enclosed levels above the deck;

new greywater discharge standard means the standard specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2;

new houseboat means a houseboat for which—

(a)

an application for a houseboat licence is made on or after 11 June 2026; and

(b)

a houseboat licence has not previously been issued;

old greywater discharge standard means the standard specified in Part 5 of Schedule 2;

on‑board blackwater system means a system—

(a)

that is installed on a houseboat; and

(b)

in which blackwater is isolated and stored in a holding tank, pending its disposal at a waste collection facility;

owner, of a houseboat, means—

(a)

the person in whose name the houseboat is registered under the Marine Safety Act 2010; or

(b)

if the houseboat is not registered under the Marine Safety Act 2010, the legal owner of the houseboat;

pre‑existing on‑board greywater treatment system means a treatment device or unit designed to treat greywater that—

(a)

was installed on a houseboat between 12 June 2013 and 17 October 2017; and

(b)

complied with Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Water (Lake Eildon Recreational Area) (Houseboats) Regulations 2013 as in force during the period referred to in paragraph (a);

restricted term licence means a licence issued under regulation 14;

school holiday period means the period between Government school terms as determined under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006;

simple greywater treatment system means a system consisting of—

(a)

an inline strainer or filter designed to filter kitchen wastewater particles greater than 3 millimetres in diameter; and

(b)

a grease trap that is designed to remove pollutants from kitchen wastewater;

single‑deck houseboat means a houseboat with one enclosed level above the deck;

toilet includes a urinal;

trailable houseboat means a houseboat that may be towed to and from the Lake without the need for a class O vehicle permit under the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021^[3];

type 1 houseboat means a commercial houseboat (other than a new houseboat) that is—

(a)

a single‑deck houseboat with a length greater than 10∙6 metres or a width greater than 4∙5 metres; or

(b)

a multi‑deck houseboat;

type 2 houseboat means a new houseboat that is—

(a)

a single‑deck houseboat with a length greater than 10∙6 metres or a width greater than 4∙5 metres; or

(b)

a multi‑deck houseboat;

type 3 houseboat means a houseboat (other than a commercial houseboat or a new houseboat) that is—

(a)

a single‑deck houseboat with a length greater than 10∙6 metres or a width greater than 4∙5 metres; or

(b)

a multi‑deck houseboat;

waste collection facility means a facility or unit that is—

(a)

designed and constructed to receive the contents of a holding tank or portable toilet; and

(b)

controlled and managed by the GMR Water Corporation;

width, of a houseboat, means the distance between the most extreme points of the starboard and port sides of the houseboat, including all structural appendages (such as bumper bars, duckboards, eaves, handrails, ski platforms and walkways), measured in a direct line perpendicular to the line measuring the length of the houseboat.

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