Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001

i Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 16/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provisions 2 3. Commencement 2 4. New Part 15B inserted 2 PART 15B—COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS 2 15B.1 Information to accompany an application to register, or to renew a registration 2 15B.2 Annual registration and renewal fees 3 15B.3 Notification of an addition to, or removal, decommissioning or relocation of, a cooling tower system 4 15B.4 Information to be included in the register 5 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 7 -- 1 of 8 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 16/2001 Building Act 1993 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 27 February 2001 Responsible Minister: JOHN THWAITES Minister for Planning HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Building Regulations 1994— (a) to prescribe information which must accompany an application to register, or to renew the registration of, a cooling tower system under the Building Act 1993; and (b) to prescribe registration and renewal fees; and (c) to prescribe information which must be provided where there is an addition to, or removal, decommissioning or relocation of, a cooling tower system; and (d) to prescribe information which must be included in the register of cooling tower systems. -- 2 of 8 -- S.R. No. 16/2001 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 2 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 261 and 262 of the Building Act 1993. 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 March 2001. 4. New Part 15B inserted After Part 15A of the Building Regulations 19941 insert— "PART 15B—COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS 15B.1 Information to accompany an application to register, or to renew a registration For the purposes of Part 5A of the Act, an application to register, or to renew the registration of, a cooling tower system must include the following details in addition to any other requirements imposed by the Act— (a) the address of the land on which the cooling tower system is located; (b) the name, postal address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the cooling tower system is located; (c) the number of cooling tower systems on the land; (d) the number of cooling towers in each cooling tower system; (e) in respect of each cooling tower system— (i) the location of the system; r. 2 -- 3 of 8 -- S.R. No. 16/2001 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 3 (ii) the type of system; (iii) whether drift eliminators have been fitted to each cooling tower in the system and whether automated biocide dosing devices and automated bleed off devices have been fitted to the system; (iv) the purpose of the system; (v) the area served by the system; (vi) the type of business served by the system; (vii) the name and telephone number of the owner of the system (if different from the owner of the land); (viii) the name and telephone number of the person who is responsible for the day to day operation of the system. 15B.2 Annual registration and renewal fees (1) The fee required to be submitted with an application for the registration of a cooling tower system is the amount calculated by multiplying the number of cooling towers in the cooling tower system for which registration is sought by $110. (2) The fee required to be submitted with an application for the renewal of the registration of a cooling tower system is the amount calculated by multiplying the number of cooling towers in the cooling tower system for which the renewal of registration is sought by $85. r. 4 -- 4 of 8 -- S.R. No. 16/2001 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 4 15B.3 Notification of an addition to, or removal, decommissioning or relocation of, a cooling tower system For the purposes of section 75DF of the Act, a notification under section 75DF(1) must be in writing and must contain the following details— (a) in the case of a notification under paragraph (a)— (i) the location of the cooling tower system affected; (ii) the type of cooling tower system; (iii) whether a cooling tower has been added to, or removed from, the system; (iv) the date that the addition or removal occurred; (b) in the case of a notification under paragraph (b)— (i) the location of the cooling tower system; (ii) whether it has been removed or permanently decommissioned; (iii) the date on which the cooling tower system was removed or permanently decommissioned; (c) in the case of a notification under paragraph (c)— (i) the type of cooling tower system which has been relocated; (ii) the location from which the cooling tower system has been relocated; r. 4 -- 5 of 8 -- S.R. No. 16/2001 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 5 (iii) the new location of the cooling tower system; (iv) whether the cooling tower system is connected to any other cooling tower system; (v) whether drift eliminators have been fitted to each cooling tower in the cooling tower system and whether automated biocide dosing devices or automated bleed-off devices have been fitted to the cooling tower system; (vi) the purpose of the cooling tower system; (vii) the date on which the relocation occurred. 15B.4 Information to be included in the register For the purposes of section 75DH of the Act, the following information is to be included in the register in addition to the other matters specified in the Act— (a) the name, postal address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the cooling tower system is located; (b) the number of cooling tower systems on the land; (c) the number of cooling towers in each cooling tower system; (d) whether drift eliminators have been fitted to each cooling tower in the cooling tower system and whether automated biocide dosing devices and r. 4 -- 6 of 8 -- S.R. No. 16/2001 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 6 automated bleed off devices have been fitted to the cooling tower system; (e) the purpose of the cooling tower system; (f) the area served by the cooling tower system.". ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 7 of 8 -- S.R. No. 16/2001 Building (Cooling Tower Systems Register) Regulations 2001 7 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 81/1994. Reprint No. 5 as at 28 October 1999. Reprinted to S.R. No. 74/1999 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos. 109/2000 and 110/2000. Endnotes -- 8 of 8 --