Who's affected by this legislation

Queensland plumbers and drainers, builders, developers, councils, community title managers, water service providers and householders.

Current laws and regulations

• Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 (PDF)
  Queensland law governing plumbing and drainage, the licensing of plumbers and drainers, on-site sewerage facilities, and other matters
• Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 (PDF)
• Standard Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 (PDF)
• Summary of recent changes to laws
  Find out more about recent changes to plumbing laws which commenced 1 January 2008

Plumbing codes

• Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code (QPW code) (PDF)
  The QPW code sets the framework which consolidates specific Queensland plumbing and drainage standards into a single document. This standard commenced on 1 January 2008 and replaces the previous version published on 1 March 2006.
• Plumbing Code of Australia (draft)
  This code is a major step towards uniform Australian plumbing standards, and consistent procedures for approval of plumbing products.
• Previous version of the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater (QPW) Code ( 304 KB)
  This version of the QPW Code was published on 1 March 2006 and replaced the On-Site Sewerage Code published in November 2003.