58A. Authorization of materials, fittings and fixtures
(1) A material, fitting or fixture, other than a fixture of a kind described in Part 1 of Schedule 3, shall not be connected to the works of the Corporation unless ¾
(a) it is a product that ¾
(i) is manufactured under a StandardsMark licence or a Water-Mark licence granted by the Standards Association of Australia as a water or sanitary plumbing product intended for use in plumbing installations; and
(ii) bears, or the packaging of which, bears the StandardsMark or Water-Mark, as appropriate, of the Standards Association of Australia and the product or its packaging complies with such other marking requirements as are set out in the }Manual of Authorization Procedures for Plumbing and Drainage Products, SAA MP52 ¾ 1988~, published by that Association; or
(b) it is the same as a material, fitting or fixture that is currently authorized for such connection by the Coordinator under sub-bylaw (5) and complies with any conditions as to marking imposed under that sub-bylaw.
(2) Notwithstanding compliance with sub-bylaw (1) (a), a material, fitting or fixture of a kind described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 shall not be connected to the works of the Corporation.
(3) Every application for authorization of a material, fitting or fixture for connection to the works of the Coordinator shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Coordinator and shall be accompanied by ¾
(a) 2 copies of drawings in a form acceptable to the Coordinator;
(b) unless exempted by the Coordinator, a sample of the material, fitting or fixture; and
(c) the application fee set out in item 13 (a) of Schedule 2.
(4) The Coordinator may, by notice in writing, require the applicant to provide details of test results and such other information as may be needed for the purpose of determining a particular application.
(5) The Coordinator may, by notice in writing, give or refuse to give authorization to any material, fitting or fixture for connection to the works of the Corporation or may give such authorization subject to such conditions as the Coordinator thinks fit.
(6) The Coordinator may, by notice in writing. vary, add to or remove conditions imposed under sub-bylaw (5).
(7) Where the Coordinator examines drawings submitted under sub-bylaw (3) (a) or tests, inspects or evaluates a material, fitting or fixture for the purpose of assessing its suitability for authorization, the fee set out in item 13 (b) of Schedule 2 is payable by the applicant for the examination, test, inspection or evaluation.
(8) In addition to the fee payable under sub-bylaw (7), the applicant shall pay the reasonable costs of travel and accommodation incurred by the Coordinator in carrying out a test, inspection or evaluation.
[By-law 58A inserted by Gazette 22 December 1989 pp.4634-35; amended by Gazette 29 December 1995 pp.6309-10 and 6310.]
[Heading deleted in Gazette 29 May 2001 p.2708.]