The Building and Development Dispute Resolution Committees are able to decide matters relating to plumbing and drainage works, chief executive approvals for on-site sewage and greywater treatment plants and compliance assessment of regulated plumbing and drainage work and on-site sewerage work.

If an applicant receives an information notice or an enforcement notice they are not satisfied with, they must start the appeal within 20 business days of the day the notice is given. For enforcement notices relating to plumbing drainage or an on-site sewerage facility that is dangerous, constitutes a health risk or is discharging incorrectly, the appeal must be lodged within five business days of the day the notice is given.

Appeals must be started within the time frames set by the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 ( 2.6 MB).

Appeals can be made against an information notice or an enforcement notice for plumbing and drainage matters. Some examples include:

• a deemed refusal (failure to provide an information notice within the prescribed timeframes)
• an information notice giving a decision not to issue a compliance permit
• an information notice giving a decision not to issue a compliance certificate
• an information notice indicating that an application for chief executive approval has been approved with conditions, or has been refused
• the notice is unlawful or unreasonable.

Plumbing and drainage is part of Qplan - Queensland’s new planning, development and building system.

Further information

For further information contact the Building and Development Dispute Resolution Committees.