40Defined levels in flood hazardous areas

40 Defined levels in flood hazardous areas

(1)  In this regulation –

sewerage installation means a plumbing installation consisting of discharge pipes, drains, fixtures, appliances and associated components used to convey sewage from a property to a sewerage system or other approved disposal system.

(2)  For the purposes of the Act and the National Construction Code, a permit authority may declare a defined flood level in respect of a plumbing installation being installed on land in the municipal area for which the permit authority has been appointed.

(3)  A person must not install a sewerage installation, or an inlet to a sewerage installation, unless each inlet to the sewerage installation is positioned –

(a) at least 150 millimetres above the declared flood level for that land; or

(b) in accordance with the specific level specified in a plumbing permit for the installation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  In addition to any penalty imposed under subregulation (3) , if a person fails to comply with that subregulation, the relevant permit authority may serve a plumbing order in respect of the inlet, or related fittings or fixtures, that has been installed in contravention of that subregulation.