(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 or supplied under a StandardsMark licence or a Water-Mark licence granted by Standards 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 Standards Australia and the product or its packaging complies with such other marking requirements as are set out in the }Manual of Authorisation Procedures for Plumbing and Drainage Products, SAA MP52 ¾1988~, published by Standards Australia;

or

(b) it is the same as a material, fitting or fixture that is currently authorised 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 authorisation of a material, fitting or fixture for connection to the works of the Corporation 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 authorisation to any material, fitting or fixture for connection to the works of the Corporation or may give such authorisation 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 authorisation, 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 in Gazette 22 Dec 1989 p. 4634-5; amended in Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6309-10 and 6310; 26 Apr 2005 p. 1398.]