Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
sec.79Requirements for action notice
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sec.79 Requirements for action notice
If the inspector decides to give an action notice under section 78 (a) or (b) , the inspector must give the notice within 2 business days after carrying out the inspection. An action notice given under section 78 (a) may require the responsible person to take stated action, including, for example— carrying out stated work; and requesting, within a stated period, a further inspection of any work required to be carried out under the notice; and giving the local government a declaration in the approved form that stated work is compliant; and giving the local government particular information about the relevant work, including, for example, information about whether or not a thing that is part of the work is a thing to which section 65 (1) (a) to (f) of the Act applies; and arranging for the testing or commissioning of plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the relevant work in the way mentioned in section 76 (1) (a) , (b) or (c) or in another way. An action notice given under section 78 (b) may require the responsible person to— do all of the following— stop carrying out stated work; apply, under part 5 , division 2 , to amend the permit to authorise stated work; ensure no further work of a stated type is carried out unless the permit is amended as mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or give the local government, within a stated period or at a stated stage of the work, an as-constructed drawing that correctly represents the relevant work. An action notice given under section 78 (c) may require the responsible person to arrange for the further testing or commissioning of plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the relevant work in the way mentioned in section 76 (1) (c) or in another way. For the general requirements for the form and content of an action notice, see section 97 . (sec.79-ssec.1) If the inspector decides to give an action notice under section 78 (a) or (b) , the inspector must give the notice within 2 business days after carrying out the inspection. (sec.79-ssec.2) An action notice given under section 78 (a) may require the responsible person to take stated action, including, for example— carrying out stated work; and requesting, within a stated period, a further inspection of any work required to be carried out under the notice; and giving the local government a declaration in the approved form that stated work is compliant; and giving the local government particular information about the relevant work, including, for example, information about whether or not a thing that is part of the work is a thing to which section 65 (1) (a) to (f) of the Act applies; and arranging for the testing or commissioning of plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the relevant work in the way mentioned in section 76 (1) (a) , (b) or (c) or in another way. (sec.79-ssec.3) An action notice given under section 78 (b) may require the responsible person to— do all of the following— stop carrying out stated work; apply, under part 5 , division 2 , to amend the permit to authorise stated work; ensure no further work of a stated type is carried out unless the permit is amended as mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; or give the local government, within a stated period or at a stated stage of the work, an as-constructed drawing that correctly represents the relevant work. (sec.79-ssec.4) An action notice given under section 78 (c) may require the responsible person to arrange for the further testing or commissioning of plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the relevant work in the way mentioned in section 76 (1) (c) or in another way.