South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated RegulationsPart 1—Preliminary
(1) In this Schedule,
unless the contrary intention appears—
drip-feed irrigation system means an irrigation system (including a
micro-spray system) that delivers water to plants in drops or other small
quantities by means of underground or surface pipes or tubes;
external means an area outside a building (whether or not the area is
sheltered by a roof);
high pressure low volume water cleaner means a device, fitted with a trigger
nozzle, that forces water, by means of a pump, at high pressure through the
trigger nozzle at a flow rate of less than 9 litres per minute;
micro-spray system means an irrigation system that delivers water through
water-misting spray heads at a flow rate of not more than 0.5 litres of water
per minute per outlet;
paved means covered by paving, concrete, bitumen or other material;
trigger nozzle means a device that automatically shuts off the flow of water
through a hose or other item to which it is attached (or of which it forms a
part) unless pressure is maintained by hand on a trigger or other mechanism
forming part of the device.
(2) For the purposes
of this Schedule, daylight saving will be taken to be in force during any
period and in any part of the State in which South Australian summer time is
required to be observed under the Daylight Saving Act 1971 .
Part 2—Restrictions
2—Cleaning motor vehicles, boats
(1) Subject to
subclause (2), a person must not use water to clean a motor vehicle or a
boat unless the water is applied—
(a) from
a bucket or watering can filled directly from a tap; or
(b) by a
high pressure low volume water cleaner; or
(c) from
a hand-held hose that is fitted with a trigger nozzle.
(2) Subclause (1)
does not apply to—
(a) the
cleaning of a motor vehicle or a boat at a commercial car wash or by means of
an automatic washing system that recycles water; or
(b) the
flushing or rinsing of the motor of a boat after use.
3—Watering gardens, grounds, nurseries etc
A person must not use water to water any external portion of a public or
private garden, recreational area, sports ground or plant nursery unless the
water is applied—
(a) by
hand (through a hand-held hose or from a bucket or watering can); or
(b)
through a drip-feed irrigation system; or
(c)
where the watering takes place after 5 p.m. and before 10 a.m. (or, if
daylight saving is in force, after 6 p.m. and before 10 a.m.)—through a
sprinkler system.
4—Hosing down external paved areas
A person must not use water to hose down an external paved area unless it is
necessary to do so—
(a) to
protect public health; or
(b) to
ensure the safety of persons using the area; or
(c) to
ensure the health and welfare of animals using the area; or
(d) to
deal with a fire, accident or other emergency.
A person must not use water to control dust or other pollutants resulting from
building works unless the water is applied—
(a) from
a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle; or
(b)
directly from a motor vehicle designed to carry and deposit water.
Part 3—Areas to which restrictions apply
6—Areas to which restrictions apply
The restrictions specified in this Schedule apply throughout the State.