AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
CANBERRA SEWERAGE AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATIONS
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
No. 14 of 1978

		The regulations amend the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations to:
(a)	increase licence fees to bring them into line with current administrative costs;
(b)	introduce a provision to allow minor work and urgent repairs to be carried out by licensed plumbers under the annual permit rather than a specific permit for each job; and
(c)	introduce appeal provisions to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal concerning the Proper Authority’s discretionary powers, in accordance with an undertaking made by the previous Minister for the Capital Territory to the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances.