New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE ACT 2011 - SECT 11

11 Notice of defective installation or system

(1) The responsible person for plumbing and drainage work carried out on land must, within the period prescribed by the regulations, give the following persons written notice of any defective installation or system on the land discovered in the course of carrying out the plumbing and drainage work--

(a) the owner of the land,

(b) the occupier of the land (if the owner does not occupy the land).

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(2) The responsible person for plumbing and drainage work carried out on land must, within the period prescribed by the regulations, give the plumbing regulator written notice of any defective installation or system on the land discovered in the course of carrying out the plumbing and drainage work that poses an imminent threat to public health or safety.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(3) A defective installation or system is discovered if the responsible person, or a person carrying out the plumbing and drainage work under the responsible person's supervision, becomes aware that the installation or system concerned is defective.

(4) For the purposes of this section, an
"installation or system" is any plumbing installation, sanitary plumbing system or sanitary drainage system.