Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2017 (2017-482) (NSW)

Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2017 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation replaces the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2012, which is repealed on 1 September 2017 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— business day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. the Act means the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) (Repealed) (3) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Periods for giving notices, certificates of compliance and plans of work

4 (Repealed)

5 Notices of emergency work For the purposes of section 10 (3) of the Act, the period within which notice of emergency work must be given is the period of 5 business days after the work is carried out.

6 Notices of defective installations or systems For the purposes of section 11 (1) and (2) of the Act, the period within which notice of any defective installation or system must be given is the period of 2 business days after the responsible person becomes aware of the defective installation or system.

7 Notifications that work will be ready for inspection For the purposes of section 13 (1) of the Act, the period after plumbing and drainage work is completed within which the plumbing regulator must be notified that the work will be ready for inspection is the period of 2 business days after the work is completed.