New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER MANAGEMENT (WATER SUPPLY AUTHORITIES) REGULATION 2004 - REG 51

51 Rectification of defective plumbing work

(1) A water supply authority may, by written notice served on a person who is doing plumbing work, direct the person:

(a) to repair, as specified in the notice, work done otherwise than in a professional manner, or

(b) to bring into conformity with the Plumbing and Drainage Code of Practice work done otherwise than in accordance with that Code, or

(c) to bring into conformity with the conditions imposed on a plumbing permit work done otherwise than in accordance with those conditions, or

(d) to repair or replace, as specified in the notice, a defective plumbing fitting used in any of the work done, or

(e) to bring into conformity with its approval any plumbing fitting that does not comply with the approval.

(2) A person to whom such a direction is given must not fail to comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) If a direction is given to a person before a certificate of compliance is given for the work, the person must not continue with the work until the direction has been complied with.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) A direction is of no effect if it is issued more than 2 years after the work to which it relates has been completed.