95Water and sewer

95 Water and sewer

95 Water and sewer

(1) A consent authority must not consent to development under this Part unless the consent authority is satisfied the seniors housing will—

(a) be connected to a reticulated water system, and

(b) have adequate facilities for the removal or disposal of sewage.

(2) If the water and sewerage services will be provided by a person other than the consent authority, the consent authority—

(a) must consider the suitability of the site in relation to the availability of reticulated water and sewerage infrastructure, or

(b) if reticulated services are not available—must satisfy the responsible authority that the provision of water and sewerage infrastructure, including environmental and operational considerations, is satisfactory for the development.

(3) In this section—

responsible authority means the public authority responsible for water and sewerage services in the area in which the seniors housing is located.

s 95: Am 2023 (664), Sch 1[47] [48].