Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
sec.37Meaning of fast-track permit work
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sec.37 Meaning of fast-track permit work
Generally, permit work is fast-track permit work if— the work is carried out, or is to be carried out, under a permit authorising work on— only 1 new class 1a building or 1 new class 10a building; or only 1 new class 1a building and 1 new class 10a building associated with the class 1a building; and the work is carried out, or is to be carried out, in a service area for a retail water service and a sewerage service; and for a building mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) —the supply pipe for the building is connected directly and separately to the service provider’s water supply system; and for the buildings mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —1 supply pipe for both of the buildings is connected directly and separately to the service provider’s water supply system; and for a building mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or either or both of the buildings mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —the sanitary drain for the building or buildings is connected directly and separately to the service provider’s sewerage system. For subsection (1) (a) (ii) , a class 10a building is associated with a class 1a building if a person who is entitled to use the class 1a building would ordinarily also be entitled to use the class 10a building. Also, fast-track permit work , for a particular local government area, includes other permit work of a type the local government has declared to be fast-track permit work for the local government area under a fast-track work declaration. However, the following work is not fast-track permit work — work involving installing a fixture relating to trade waste; work involving building, installing or altering— a greywater use facility; or an on-site sewage facility; work carried out, or to be carried out, in a local government area for which a fast-track opt-out declaration is in force. (sec.37-ssec.1) Generally, permit work is fast-track permit work if— the work is carried out, or is to be carried out, under a permit authorising work on— only 1 new class 1a building or 1 new class 10a building; or only 1 new class 1a building and 1 new class 10a building associated with the class 1a building; and the work is carried out, or is to be carried out, in a service area for a retail water service and a sewerage service; and for a building mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) —the supply pipe for the building is connected directly and separately to the service provider’s water supply system; and for the buildings mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —1 supply pipe for both of the buildings is connected directly and separately to the service provider’s water supply system; and for a building mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) or either or both of the buildings mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) —the sanitary drain for the building or buildings is connected directly and separately to the service provider’s sewerage system. (sec.37-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) (ii) , a class 10a building is associated with a class 1a building if a person who is entitled to use the class 1a building would ordinarily also be entitled to use the class 10a building. (sec.37-ssec.3) Also, fast-track permit work , for a particular local government area, includes other permit work of a type the local government has declared to be fast-track permit work for the local government area under a fast-track work declaration. (sec.37-ssec.4) However, the following work is not fast-track permit work — work involving installing a fixture relating to trade waste; work involving building, installing or altering— a greywater use facility; or an on-site sewage facility; work carried out, or to be carried out, in a local government area for which a fast-track opt-out declaration is in force.