New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH (MICROBIAL CONTROL) REGULATION 2000 - REG 11

11 Maintenance requirements

(1) For the purposes of section 46 of the Act, the prescribed maintenance requirements for a regulated system are that the system must be maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 3666.2:2002Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Operation and maintenance .

(2) For the purposes of section 46 of the Act, the prescribed maintenance requirements for water cooling system are either:

(a) that the system must be maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 3666.2:2002Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Operation and maintenance , or

(b) if the local authority for the premises in which the system is located has been notified of the fact, that the system must be maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 3666.3 2000Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control- Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems .

(3) For the purposes of the carrying out of maintenance requirements prescribed by this clause, all tests must be carried out in a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities for that purpose.

(4) For the purposes of the carrying out of maintenance requirements prescribed by subclause (2) (b), a reference in AS/NZS 3666.3 2000Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Performance-based maintenance of cooling water systems to a person competent to evaluate the condition of a cooling water system is a reference to an engineer who is:

(a) a corporate member of the Institution of Engineers, and

(b) registered on the National Professional Register for Engineers in the general area of practice of building services.