11Exemptions for minor works relating to notices of work, notifications that work will be ready for inspection and certificates of compliance

11 Exemptions for minor works relating to notices of work, notifications that work will be ready for inspection and certificates of compliance

11 Exemptions for minor works relating to notices of work, notifications that work will be ready for inspection and certificates of compliance

The following plumbing and drainage work is exempt from the operation of sections 9, 13 and 15 of the Act—

(a) tap ware replacements,

(b) kitchen, laundry or bathroom renovations, or replacement of fixtures such as sinks, toilets, basins and bidets, so long as no plumbing has been changed (that is, the location of the fixtures has not changed),

(c) replacement of a hot water unit,

(d) plumbing and drainage work to access a sewer line through an inspection opening or similar opening (including, for example, digging and exposing a sewer line and opening a section of a sewer line), but only if the work is for the purpose of preparing a sewer service diagram and no other plumbing and drainage work is undertaken.

Note.

All the provisions of the Act (other than sections 9, 13 and 15) still apply to the plumbing and drainage work specified in clause 11, for example, sections 6 (Plumbing and drainage work to be carried out only by authorised persons), 7 (Plumbing and drainage work to comply with certain standards) and 16 (Supply of plans).