Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.85Misleading representation by builder, manufacturer or supplier of on-site sewage treatment plant
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sec.85 Misleading representation by builder, manufacturer or supplier of on-site sewage treatment plant
This section applies to a person who builds or manufactures, or is a supplier of, an on-site sewage treatment plant. Unless a treatment plant approval is in force for the on-site sewage treatment plant, the person must not make a representation to another person that is to the effect that or that might reasonably suggest that— a treatment plant approval is in force for the plant; or the manufacture, installation, operation, service or maintenance of the plant complies with the conditions of a treatment plant approval. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. In this section— supplier , of an on-site sewage treatment plant, includes a distributor or seller of on-site sewage treatment plants. (sec.85-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who builds or manufactures, or is a supplier of, an on-site sewage treatment plant. (sec.85-ssec.2) Unless a treatment plant approval is in force for the on-site sewage treatment plant, the person must not make a representation to another person that is to the effect that or that might reasonably suggest that— a treatment plant approval is in force for the plant; or the manufacture, installation, operation, service or maintenance of the plant complies with the conditions of a treatment plant approval. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.85-ssec.3) In this section— supplier , of an on-site sewage treatment plant, includes a distributor or seller of on-site sewage treatment plants.
- (a) a treatment plant approval is in force for the plant; or
- (b) the manufacture, installation, operation, service or maintenance of the plant complies with the conditions of a treatment plant approval.