2002
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mrs Vicki Dunne)
Building (Water Efficiency) Amendment Bill 2002

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Act amended—pt 2	3
	4	Regulation-making power
New section 110 (4)	3
	5	Regulations amended—pt 3	4
	6	New regulation 14A	4

2002
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mrs Vicki Dunne)
Building (Water Efficiency) Amendment Bill 2002

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Building Act 1972 and the Building Regulations 1972

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Building (Water Efficiency) Amendment Act 2002.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note 1	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

Part 2	Building Act 1972
3	Act amended—pt 2
This part amends the Building Act 1972.
4	Regulation-making power
New section 110 (4)
insert
	(4)	The regulations may apply, adopt or incorporate a law of another jurisdiction, or an instrument or provision of an instrument, as in force from time to time.

Part 3	Building Regulations 1972
5	Regulations amended—pt 3
This part amends the Building Regulations 1972.
6	New regulation 14A
insert
14A	Plans—water efficiency requirements
	(1)	For the Act, section 34 (1) (c), the following are prescribed requirements for plans to accompany an application for building work that involves the erection or substantial alteration of a building:
	(a)	if the building work involves plumbing work on a shower—the plans must show that the shower head is to have the highest efficiency rating under the Australian Standard MP64 (Manual of assessment procedures for water efficient products) as in force from time to time;
	(b)	if the building work involves plumbing work on a water tap—the plans must show that the tap is to have an aerator;
	(c)	if the building work involves plumbing work on a water tap for a bath or a shower—the plans must show that the tap is to have a mixer tap;
	(d)	if the building work involves plumbing work on a water tap other than for a bath or a shower and the plans show that the tap is to have a mixer tap—the plans must show that the mixer tap is to have a spring loaded default setting to the cold water supply;
	(e)	if the building work involves plumbing work on a toilet—the plans must show that the toilet is to have a dual flush mechanism designed to provide—
	(i)	a flush by not more than 6L of water; and
	(ii)	a separate flush by not more than 3L of water;
	(f)	if the building work involves plumbing work on a sink—the plans must not provide for a garbage disposal unit to be connected to the sink or an outlet from the sink.
	(2)	The Legislation Act 2001, section 47 (6) does not apply to an instrument or a provision of an instrument mentioned in subregulation (1).
Note	The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated instrument, whether applied as in force at a particular time or from time to time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).

Endnote
Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2002