Section 48 Sewerage schemes
Section 48 of the Water Industry Act 2012 is the requirement for a landowner to connect to a water industry entity’s sewerage infrastructure. A sewerage scheme under Section 48 provides water industry entities with the power to compel landowners to connect to its sewerage infrastructure, causing those landowners to become customers. As the ability to compel a landowner to become a customer is a significant power it is subject to Ministerial approval.
The Section 48 Water Industry Act 2012 Factsheet (PDF, 297KB) provides further information for water industry entities about how to seek approval of a Section 48 sewerage scheme and what happens when approval is granted.
