50Persons must not share sewerage services without consent

50 Persons must not share sewerage services without consent

50 Persons must not share sewerage services without consent

(1) A person must not, without the consent of Essential Energy, operate or use a sewerage service that extends over, or receives sewage from, 2 or more separately owned lots.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to separately owned lots in a strata scheme under the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015.

(3) A person must not, without the consent of Essential Energy, install, maintain or use a sewerage service for land beyond the boundary of the owner’s land, other than to connect the service to the authority’s sewer main.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) This section does not apply to plumbing and drainage work.

Note—

Plumbing and drainage work must comply with the Plumbing Code of Australia and certain other standards and requirements—see the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011, section 7.