144Overfill prevention

144 Overfill prevention

144 Overfill prevention

(1) A petrol storage tank must have a float vent valve positioned—

(a) above the highest point of an overfill prevention device when in the closed position, and

(b) so that the valve shuts off the flow into the petrol storage tank at—

(i) the level advised by the manufacturer of the petrol storage tank, or

(ii) if no level is advised, at 95% of the petrol storage tank’s capacity.

(2) A petrol storage tank at a service station must have—

(a) an overfill prevention device installed in the tank fill piping, or

(b) a supply system that slows delivery of petrol into the petrol storage tank to prevent overfilling.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a petrol station if any of the following occurred before 13 November 2009—

(a) development consent was obtained under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 for the petrol service station, or

(b) the installation of the petrol service station was lawfully commenced, or

(c) petrol was dispensed from the petrol service station.