Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.
(2) A regulation may also make provision in relation to—
(a) the certification of plumbing or sanitary drainage work; and
(b) the doing of plumbing or sanitary drainage work; and
(c) the inspection of the plumbing, or the sanitary drainage system, or plumbing or sanitary drainage work; and
(d) notification requirements in relation to plumbing or sanitary drainage work; and
(e) standards for plumbing or sanitary drainage work and the approval of materials to be used in that work; and
(f) the connection of equipment to infrastructure related to the supply of water or to drains or sewers; and
(g) the removal or repair of defective plumbing or sanitary drainage work; and
(h) the review of decisions made under the regulations; and
(i) the payment of fees.
(3) A regulation may make provision about a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating (with or without change) a standard, or a provision of a standard, as in force from time to time.
Note 1 A statutory instrument may also apply, adopt or incorporate (with or without change) a law or instrument (or a provision of a law or instrument) as in force at a particular time (see Legislation Act, s 47 (1)).
Note 2 If a statutory instrument applies, adopts or incorporates a law or instrument (or a provision of a law or instrument), the law, instrument or provision may be taken to be a notifiable instrument that must be notified under the Legislation Act (see s 47 (2)-(6)).
(4) The regulations may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations.
(5) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply in relation to an Australian Standard or an Australian/New Zealand Standard applied, adopted or incorporated as in force from time to time under the regulations.