Australian Capital Territory
Water and Sewerage (Fees) Determination 2018 
Disallowable instrument DI2018—170
made under the
Water and Sewerage Act 2000, s 45 (Determination of fees)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Water and Sewerage (Fees) Determination 2018.
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 July 2018.
3	Determination of fees
I determine the fee payable for a matter listed in column 1 of the schedule to be the fee listed in the corresponding entry in column 3 of the schedule. Where applicable, GST inclusive fees are marked with a double asterisk (**).
4	Payment of fees
A fee mentioned in the schedule is payable to the ACT Government by the person requesting the goods or services described in the schedule.
5	Determination or fees not to apply in certain circumstances
(1)	This determination does not apply to the lodging with the Chief Planning Executive, under the Water and Sewerage Act 2000, of any of the following documents—
(a)	a start of work notice relating to not more than 9 plumbing fixtures;
(b)	a start of work notice relating to drainage;
(c)	a start of work notice relating to minor works if the work is not new work and the cost is less than $1 000;
(d)	a start of work notice relating to irrigation for a Class 1 building;
(e)	a plan, including an amendment to a registered plan and the relodgment of a rejected residential plan;
 if the document relates to:
(a)	a parcel of land on which a building or structure was destroyed or damaged by fire, or in the course of fighting fire, associated with the bushfire emergency that began on 18 January 2003 and ended on 28 January 2003; and 
(b)	a building or structure that replaces a building or structure of the same kind that was located on the land immediately before the beginning of the bushfire emergency and was damaged during the bushfire emergency
(2)	This determination:
(a)	does not apply if, at the time the document is lodged, the person who was the lessee of the land at the beginning of the bushfire emergency is no longer the lessee of the land; but 
(b)	if before the beginning of the bushfire emergency, a person had entered into an agreement with the lessee of the land giving the person a right to the transfer of the lease, but no transfer had been registered under the Land Titles Act 1925 in accordance with the agreement, the person is taken to be the lessee of the land at the beginning of the emergency.
(3)	The fees defined in column 2 of the schedule as “start of work notice - minor works” do not apply to the lodgment with the Occupations Registrar under the Water and Sewerage Act 2000, of a start of work notice relating to minor works involving the replacement of a toilet or toilets to a single residential building as defined by the Water and Sewerage Act 2000 where:
(a)	the work is not new work; and
(b)	the cost is less than $1 000; and
(c)	the work is part of the ACT Government Dual Flush Toilet Rebate Program.
6	Revocation
I revoke the Water and Sewerage (Fees) Determination 2017 (DI2017—163) 
Mick Gentleman MLA
Minister for Planning and Land Management 
19 June 2018

Plumbing - start of work notice plumbing - up to 12 fixtures - only payable in instances when the Building Levy is not payable.
		237.00 plus 18.00 per fixture in excess of 12
	242.00
 plus 18.00 per fixture in excess of 12 	
Drainage – start of work notice drainers permit - only payable in instances when the Building Levy is not payable.
	237.00 plus 18.00 per fixture in excess of 12
	242.00 plus 18.00 per fixture in excess of 12 	
Start of work notice - minor works  (where the work is not new work and the cost of the work is less than $1,000) - only payable in instances when the Building Levy is not payable.
	237.00 per book of ten or 26.00 per notice	237.00 per book of ten or 26.00 per notice 	
Start of work notice – Irrigation (Class 1 buildings only) - only payable in instances when the Building Levy is not payable.
	111.00	114.00	
Plan registration (including an amendment to a registered plan and resubmission of a rejected residential plan) - only payable in instances when the Building Levy is not payable.

Plumbing re-inspections:	111.00	114.00	
First re-inspection	237.00	242.00	
Second re-inspection	472.00	484.00	
Third re-inspection	944.00	968.00	
All subsequent re-inspections	1,888.00	1,935.00	

Refund fees – if a start of work notice for Hydraulic inspection is withdrawn prior to inspection (residential and commercial) and more than 24 hours notice is given. All fees in excess of :	

92.00**	

94.00**	
If a start of work notice for Hydraulic inspection is withdrawn after inspection or less than 24 hours notice is given. 	no refund is payable	no refund is payable