New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH (MICROBIAL CONTROL) REGULATION 2000 - REG 7

7 Installation of hot-water systems and warm-water systems

(1) For the purposes of section 45 of the Act, the following are prescribed installation requirements for a hot-water system or a warm-water system:

(a) the system must be installed in accordance with AS/NZS 3666.1:2002Air-handling and water systems of buildings-Microbial control-Design, installation and commissioning , as applicable to the specific system, except to the extent that this Regulation provides otherwise,

(b) if the system is being installed in a health care facility and automatically produces warm water for ablution purposes, the system must not be installed unless it is of a kind approved in writing by the Director-General.

(2) An application for the approval by the Director-General under subclause (1) (b) of a system producing warm water for ablution purposes must be accompanied by a fee of $140.

(3) In this clause:
"health care facility" means the following:

(a) a public hospital within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997 ,

(b) a private hospital or day procedure centre within the meaning of the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 ,

(c) an aged care service that provides residential care within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.