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### 250 Plumbing orders
> > (1) If a permit authority does not revoke a plumbing notice, the permit authority is to serve a plumbing order on the person who was issued with the notice or, if that person cannot be found, is to serve the order on –
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> > > > (a) the owner of the premises that is the subject of the plumbing notice; or
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> > > > (b) a person apparently in charge of those premises; or
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> > > > (c) a licensed plumber performing the plumbing work at those premises.
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> > (2) A plumbing order may require the owner of premises to have plumbing work or other specified work performed on the premises, including the removal of plumbing work or a plumbing installation.
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> > (3) A plumbing order requiring plumbing work or other work to be performed may be served without first issuing a plumbing notice if a permit authority is of the opinion that the plumbing work or other work required to be performed under the authority of the plumbing order is of a minor nature.
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> > (4) A plumbing order is to be in an approved form.
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> > (5) A person served with a plumbing order must not fail to comply with the order.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
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> > > > (b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.