Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011 (NSW)

Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011 No 59

An Act to regulate certain plumbing and drainage work and to establish a single regulator for that work, and for related purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— approved form means a form approved by the plumbing regulator. authorised fitting—see section 20. authorised person means an inspector or enforcement officer. certificate of compliance—see section 15. code compliant—see section 7. county council has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993. enforcement officer means a person appointed as an enforcement officer under Part 4. function includes a power, authority or duty and exercise a function includes perform a duty. inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under Part 4. joint organisation has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993. network utility operator means— (a) the Hunter Water Corporation constituted under the Hunter Water Act 1991, and (b) the Sydney Water Corporation constituted under the Sydney Water Act 1994, and (c) a registered operator under the Water Industry Competition Act 2006, and (d) a water supply authority under the Water Management Act 2000, and (e) a local council or county council exercising water or sewerage functions. performance solution has the same meaning as in the Plumbing Code of Australia. plumbing and drainage work—see section 4. Plumbing Code of Australia means the document entitled the Plumbing Code of Australia, produced for all State governments by the Australian Building Codes Board, as in force from time to time. plumbing installation—see section 4. plumbing regulatormeans the Secretary of the department in which this Act is administered. pre-notified—see section 9. premises includes land and buildings. repair includes make good, replace, reconstruct, remove, alter, cleanse or clear. responsible person—see section 5. sanitary drainage system—see section 4. sanitary plumbing system—see section 4.