New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE ACT 2011 - SECT 17

17 Obligation to prevent threats to public health or safety

(1) The owner or occupier of land who has control of a plumbing installation or a sanitary drainage system must take all reasonable steps to ensure the plumbing installation or sanitary drainage system does not threaten public health or safety.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units in the case of an individual or 200 penalty units in the case of a corporation.

(2) This section applies only to a plumbing installation or sanitary drainage system the construction of which would constitute plumbing and drainage work.