Building Regulation 2021
sec.87Notice requirement for particular development approvals for building work near sewers
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sec.87 Notice requirement for particular development approvals for building work near sewers
This section applies if— a private certifier approves a building development application for building work for a class 1 building or a class 10 building or structure; and the application is for building work on a lot that contains, or is adjacent to a lot that contains, a sewer of a sewerage service provider; and the QDC, part 1.4 applies to the building work because of the distance between the building work and the sewer; and the sewerage service provider is not a local government or a referral agency for the application. The private certifier must, within 5 business days after approving the building development application, give the sewerage service provider notice in the approved form about the building work. In this section— maintenance cover means a cover, whether above, at, or below ground level, for a chamber through which a person, machine or device may gain access to a sewer for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining or replacing the sewer. sewer means a sewer that is part of a sewerage system under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 and includes a maintenance cover for the sewer. sewerage service provider see the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 , schedule 3 . (sec.87-ssec.1) This section applies if— a private certifier approves a building development application for building work for a class 1 building or a class 10 building or structure; and the application is for building work on a lot that contains, or is adjacent to a lot that contains, a sewer of a sewerage service provider; and the QDC, part 1.4 applies to the building work because of the distance between the building work and the sewer; and the sewerage service provider is not a local government or a referral agency for the application. (sec.87-ssec.2) The private certifier must, within 5 business days after approving the building development application, give the sewerage service provider notice in the approved form about the building work. (sec.87-ssec.3) In this section— maintenance cover means a cover, whether above, at, or below ground level, for a chamber through which a person, machine or device may gain access to a sewer for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining or replacing the sewer. sewer means a sewer that is part of a sewerage system under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 and includes a maintenance cover for the sewer. sewerage service provider see the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 , schedule 3 .
- (a) a private certifier approves a building development application for building work for a class 1 building or a class 10 building or structure; and
- (b) the application is for building work on a lot that contains, or is adjacent to a lot that contains, a sewer of a sewerage service provider; and
- (c) the QDC, part 1.4 applies to the building work because of the distance between the building work and the sewer; and