4Plumbing and drainage work—meaning

#### 4 Plumbing and drainage work—meaning 4 Plumbing and drainage work—meaning > Note— > > The plumbing and drainage work to which this Act applies is commonly referred to as on-site plumbing and drainage work. > > > (1) In this Act, plumbing and drainage work means— > > > > > (a) the construction of, or work on, a plumbing installation that connects, directly or indirectly, with a network utility operator’s water supply system, downstream from the point of connection to a network utility operator’s water supply system, or > > > > > (b) the construction of, or work on, a plumbing installation that connects, directly or indirectly, with any other water supply system, if the construction or work is residential building work within the meaning of the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147), or > > > > > (c) the construction of, or work on, a sanitary plumbing system, or > > > > > (d) the construction of, or work on, a sanitary drainage system upstream from its point of connection to— > > > > > > > (i) a system for the disposal of sewerage, or > > > > > > > (ii) a system for the re-use of sewerage or other wastewater, or > > > > > > > (iii) an on-site wastewater management or treatment system, or > > > > > > > (iv) a network utility operator’s sewerage system, or > > > > > (e) any other type of construction or work declared by the regulations to be plumbing and drainage work. > > > (2) A plumbing installation means an installation that conveys, or controls the conveyance of, water but does not include anything connected to, extending or situated beyond the outlet from a fixture, fitting or pressurised line. > > > (3) A sanitary plumbing system means an assembly of pipes, fittings, fixtures and appliances used to collect and convey sewage to a sanitary drainage system. > > > (4) A sanitary drainage system means an assembly of pipes, fittings and apparatus (usually located below ground level) used to collect and convey the discharge from a sanitary plumbing system, together with discharge from fixtures directly connected to a drain, to a sewer. > > > (5) Subject to the regulations, plumbing and drainage work does not include any of the following work— > > > > > (a) the construction of, or work on, stormwater pipes, > > > > > (b) the construction of, or work on, fire suppression systems, > > > > > (c) the construction of, or work on, network utility operator, local council, joint organisation or county council water or stormwater mains, sewers or sewerage systems, > > > > > (d) roof plumbing work (being work declared by the regulations under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) to be roof plumbing work), > > > > > (e) exempt owner/occupier work, being work that— > > > > > > > (i) involves repairing a tap or showerhead in a dwelling (other than a repair of a thermostatic mixing valve, tempering valve or backflow prevention device) or the installation of water-restricting or flow-regulating devices to tap end fittings (including showerheads) in a dwelling, and > > > > > > > (ii) is carried out by the owner or occupier of the dwelling, or a person authorised to carry out the work by the owner or occupier of the dwelling who does not receive payment or other consideration for carrying out the work. > > > > Note— > > > > Work excluded from the definition of plumbing and drainage work still has to be done in accordance with any other relevant legislation, for example the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147). > > **s 4:** Am 2013 No 47, Sch 1.20 \[2\]; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.23 \[2\].