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Notice of Work

A Notice of Work (NoW) is a form that outlines plumbing and drainage work to be carried out, and the person carrying out the work.

Plumbers and drainers before starting work must submit a NoW to:

Circumstances where a NoW does not need to be supplied to Fair Trading and the local plumbing regulator include: emergency work and 'minor works' like replacing tap ware and existing hot water systems, and bathroom renovations where the location of fixtures has not changed.

Certificate of Compliance

A Certificate of Compliance (CoC) confirms the work complies with the Act, Regulation, Plumbing Code of Australia and the Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) requirements of AS/NZS 3500 and identifies the plumber or drainer as the responsible person for that work.

Plumbers and drainers at the completion of all plumbing and drainage work must complete a CoC and

For work not requiring an inspection the following document can be used: Download the Combined Notice of Work and Certificate of Compliance (PDF, 367.08 KB) For work not requiring an inspection, a copy does not need to be provided to Fair Trading or the local plumbing regulator.

Sewer Service Diagram

A Sewer Service Diagram (SSD) shows the location of private sewer pipes on a residential, commercial or industrial property.

Plumbers and drainers must:

  • Provide a copy of the SSD to the person that has arranged the work (this may be a property owner, or builder), and
  • Submit a copy of the SSD to Fair Trading at the completion of the drainage work via the MyInspections Gateway for work requiring an inspection in the Sydney, the Illawarra, Blue Mountains, Newcastle and Hunter, or:
  • Submit a copy of the SSD to the local plumbing regulator.

Below are SSD templates available to download and use

SSD requirements

All SSD’s submitted to Fair Trading are to meet the following criteria:

  • On a Fair-Trading SSD Template, and
  • Be legible and readable, and
  • Drawn using black pen, and
  • Title block filled in with accurate information, and
  • Drawn to scale and proportion showing the drainage, the building outline and property boundaries, and
  • Use correct symbols and abbreviations, and
  • Include any existing drainage (if relevant), and Street frontage shown, and
  • North point indicated, and
  • Scanned appropriately, no photos are accepted.

If your diagram is selected for a Quality Assurance check and fails to meet these minimum requirements, you will be issued a Written Direction to Comply Notice to rectify and re-submit.

To view an example of how to draw a Sewer Service Diagram which meets the Fair-Trading criteria, please refer to the below video.

For more information on SSD’s, you can download the Sewer Service Diagram requirements (PDF, 575.59 KB) and a reference guide (PDF, 89.94 KB).

Note: All Duplex or Triplex properties (no matter if torrens titled or strata titled properties) require only one SSD showing all dwellings and associated sanitary drainage for each dwelling.

Purchase of SSDs

In the Sydney, Illawarra and Blue Mountains areas, Sydney Water holds onto these drawings, and they are available from the Tap in portal on the Sydney Water website.

SSDs are not available for purchase in the Newcastle region.

For areas outside the Sydney Water and Hunter Water networks the local plumbing regulator may be able to provide SSD’s. Contact the relevant local plumbing regulator for further information.

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