Plumbing Regulations 2018
1Standards for the laying of below-ground sanitary drains
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1 Standards for the laying of below-ground sanitary drains
(1) For the purposes of regulation 16, work in relation to a below-ground sanitary drain must comply with Clause 3.2 of AS/NZS 3500.2, wherever practicable.
(2) Where a below-ground sanitary drain is unable to comply with subclause (1), the below-ground sanitary drain must—
(a) be laid as a straight line of drain with no branches or changes in direction; and
(b) be constructed of a material that complies with the requirements in Section 2 of AS/NZS 3500.2; and
(c) have inspection openings with shafts terminating at the finished surface level, installed in permanently accessible positions, in the open air at the upstream entry and downstream exit points.
Sch. 2 Pt 1 Divs 2, 3 (Headings and cls 2, 3) revoked by S.R. No. 102/2023 reg. 30.
Sch. 2 Pt 1 Div. 4 (Heading and cl. 4) amended by S.R. No. 41/2019 reg. 7, revoked by S.R. No. 102/2023 reg. 30.
Division 5—Roofing (stormwater) work
Sch. 2 cl. 5 substituted by S.R. No. 102/2023 reg. 31.
5 Standards for roofing (stormwater) work
For the purposes of regulation 26, roofing (stormwater) work must comply with SAA/SNZ HB 114.
Division 6—Sanitary work
6 Standards for sanitary work
For the purposes of regulation 28, sanitary work on a caravan must comply with Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/00—General Safety Requirements) 2006.
Division 7—Water supply work
7 Water meter must be installed in water supply to cooling tower
If required by the relevant network utility operator, a water meter must be installed in a water supply system that supplies water to a cooling tower.