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Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011
17Obligation to prevent threats to public health or safety
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#### 17 Obligation to prevent threats to public health or safety
17 Obligation to prevent threats to public health or safety
> > (1) The owner or occupier of land who has control of a plumbing installation or a sanitary drainage system must take all reasonable steps to ensure the plumbing installation or sanitary drainage system does not threaten public health or safety.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units in the case of an individual or 200 penalty units in the case of a corporation.
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> > (2) This section applies only to a plumbing installation or sanitary drainage system the construction of which would constitute plumbing and drainage work.