Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
sec.107Maintenance of particular combined sanitary drains
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sec.107 Maintenance of particular combined sanitary drains
This section applies if— a combined sanitary drain serves 2 or more premises, other than body corporate premises; and the drain is obstructed or damaged, including, for example, because of a tree root or a breakage; and the owners of the premises can not agree on suitable and fair arrangements for removing the obstruction or fixing the damage. The local government may— remove the obstruction or fix the damage; and fairly apportion the reasonable cost of removing the obstruction or fixing the damage between the owners; and recover, as a debt from each owner, the owner’s share of the cost. In this section— body corporate premises means the lots, and any common property, included in— a community titles scheme; or a plan under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 . (sec.107-ssec.1) This section applies if— a combined sanitary drain serves 2 or more premises, other than body corporate premises; and the drain is obstructed or damaged, including, for example, because of a tree root or a breakage; and the owners of the premises can not agree on suitable and fair arrangements for removing the obstruction or fixing the damage. (sec.107-ssec.2) The local government may— remove the obstruction or fix the damage; and fairly apportion the reasonable cost of removing the obstruction or fixing the damage between the owners; and recover, as a debt from each owner, the owner’s share of the cost. (sec.107-ssec.3) In this section— body corporate premises means the lots, and any common property, included in— a community titles scheme; or a plan under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 .
- (a) a combined sanitary drain serves 2 or more premises, other than body corporate premises; and
- (b) the drain is obstructed or damaged, including, for example, because of a tree root or a breakage; and
- (c) the owners of the premises can not agree on suitable and fair arrangements for removing the obstruction or fixing the damage.
- (a) remove the obstruction or fix the damage; and
- (b) fairly apportion the reasonable cost of removing the obstruction or fixing the damage between the owners; and
- (c) recover, as a debt from each owner, the owner’s share of the cost.
- (a) a community titles scheme; or
- (b) a plan under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 .