Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.9Code requirements
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sec.9 Code requirements
The code requirements , for plumbing or drainage work, are the requirements about the plumbing or drainage work under— the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code; and a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia prescribed by regulation; and a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed by regulation; and the local laws of a local government relating to plumbing or drainage that are not inconsistent with this Act. If the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code is inconsistent with a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia or a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed under subsection (1) , the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. If a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia is inconsistent with a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed under subsection (1) , the part prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. A regulation may prescribe how plumbing or drainage work, or a plan for plumbing or drainage work, can comply with the code requirements for the work. (sec.9-ssec.1) The code requirements , for plumbing or drainage work, are the requirements about the plumbing or drainage work under— the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code; and a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia prescribed by regulation; and a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed by regulation; and the local laws of a local government relating to plumbing or drainage that are not inconsistent with this Act. (sec.9-ssec.2) If the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code is inconsistent with a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia or a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed under subsection (1) , the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. (sec.9-ssec.3) If a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia is inconsistent with a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed under subsection (1) , the part prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. (sec.9-ssec.4) A regulation may prescribe how plumbing or drainage work, or a plan for plumbing or drainage work, can comply with the code requirements for the work.
- (a) the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code; and
- (b) a provision of the Plumbing Code of Australia prescribed by regulation; and
- (c) a part of the Queensland Development Code prescribed by regulation; and
- (d) the local laws of a local government relating to plumbing or drainage that are not inconsistent with this Act.