New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE ACT 2011 - SECT 13

13 Responsible person to notify plumbing regulator when work is ready for inspection

(1) A responsible person for plumbing and drainage work must notify the plumbing regulator when the work will be ready for inspection by the plumbing regulator before, or within the period prescribed by the regulations after, completing the work.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(2) Notice is duly given only if any fee required to be paid by the regulations for the inspection has been paid to the plumbing regulator.

(3) Before carrying out an inspection, the plumbing regulator must advise the responsible person--

(a) of the period during which the plumbing and drainage work must be available for inspection by the plumbing regulator (the
"inspection period" ), and

(b) that the responsible person must ensure the plumbing and drainage work is accessible for inspection during the inspection period.

(4) The inspection period is to be a period agreed between the plumbing regulator and the responsible person or, in the absence of an agreement, another period specified by the plumbing regulator that is reasonable in the circumstances.

(5) The responsible person must, unless the responsible person has a reasonable excuse--

(a) ensure the plumbing and drainage work is accessible and ready to be inspected during the inspection period, and

(b) be present, or ensure that an agreed representative of the responsible person is present, during the inspection period at the place at which the plumbing and drainage work has been carried out.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(6) In this section, an
"agreed representative" of a responsible person means a person who is qualified to carry out (without supervision) the work that is the subject of the inspection and who is nominated by the responsible person, with the agreement of the plumbing regulator, to attend the inspection as the responsible person's representative.