Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000
88Prohibited discharge
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88 Prohibited discharge (1) Except with the written approval of the licensee, a person must not throw, deposit or discharge, or cause or permit to be thrown, deposited or discharged, into the licensee's sewer or an opening, pipe or receptacle connected to the sewer: (a) storm water; (b) water discharged from a swimming pool; or (c) any other object or substance that is not domestic sewage. (2) In subsection (1)(c), domestic sewage means liquid or liquid-borne waste discharged to a sewer from a toilet, shower, hand basin, sink, household washing tub or similar fixture.