Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.74Discharging toilet waste and water
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sec.74 Discharging toilet waste and water
The owner of premises must ensure waste and water from a toilet or soil fixture on the premises is discharged into— for premises in a sewered area— the sewerage system for the area; or if the premises have an on-site sewage treatment plant for which there is a treatment plant testing approval—the on-site sewage treatment plant; or if the premises have a holding tank for the storage of the waste and water from a toilet or soil fixture on the premises installed under a permit and the period stated in the permit has not ended—the holding tank; or for other premises— an on-site sewage facility; or an environmentally relevant on-site sewage facility. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units. In this section— soil fixture see the glossary. toilet includes a bidet. s 74 amd 2022 No. 11 s 44 (sec.74-ssec.1) The owner of premises must ensure waste and water from a toilet or soil fixture on the premises is discharged into— for premises in a sewered area— the sewerage system for the area; or if the premises have an on-site sewage treatment plant for which there is a treatment plant testing approval—the on-site sewage treatment plant; or if the premises have a holding tank for the storage of the waste and water from a toilet or soil fixture on the premises installed under a permit and the period stated in the permit has not ended—the holding tank; or for other premises— an on-site sewage facility; or an environmentally relevant on-site sewage facility. Maximum penalty—250 penalty units. (sec.74-ssec.2) In this section— soil fixture see the glossary. toilet includes a bidet.
- (a) for premises in a sewered area— (i) the sewerage system for the area; or (ii) if the premises have an on-site sewage treatment plant for which there is a treatment plant testing approval—the on-site sewage treatment plant; or (iii) if the premises have a holding tank for the storage of the waste and water from a toilet or soil fixture on the premises installed under a permit and the period stated in the permit has not ended—the holding tank; or
- (i) the sewerage system for the area; or
- (ii) if the premises have an on-site sewage treatment plant for which there is a treatment plant testing approval—the on-site sewage treatment plant; or
- (iii) if the premises have a holding tank for the storage of the waste and water from a toilet or soil fixture on the premises installed under a permit and the period stated in the permit has not ended—the holding tank; or
- (b) for other premises— (i) an on-site sewage facility; or (ii) an environmentally relevant on-site sewage facility.
- (i) an on-site sewage facility; or
- (ii) an environmentally relevant on-site sewage facility.
- (i) the sewerage system for the area; or