80Discharges of trade waste

80 Discharges of trade waste

(1)  A person must not directly or indirectly discharge trade waste into an approved disposal system, other than a sewerage system, except as authorised under the Act or any other Act.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 15 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

(2)  A person must not dilute trade waste to achieve compliance with any of the requirements, set out in a plumbing permit, for the discharge of liquid trade waste into an approved disposal system, other than a sewerage system, in accordance with –

(a) the permit; and

(b) if the discharge is to enter a regulated entity's system, the relevant certificate of certifiable work (plumbing) issued under the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 in respect of the system.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 15 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

(3)  A person who has authorised the discharge of trade waste into an approved disposal system is liable for any costs incurred by the relevant permit authority for the testing of the discharge to ensure compliance with the Act.

(4)  The costs specified in subregulation (3) may be recovered by the relevant permit authority as a charge under the Local Government Act 1993 .