(1)
A principal authority that establishes a maintenance inspection program in respect of sewage systems may, as an alternative to conducting an inspection of a sewage system required under Sentence 1.10.1.2.(2) accept a certificate described in Sentence (2) from the owner of the property on which the sewage system is located.
(2)
The certificate referred to in Sentence (1) shall,
(a)
be in a form approved by the Minister,
(b)
be signed by a person described in Sentence (3), and
(c)
confirm that the person,
(i)
has conducted an inspection of the sewage system to which the certificate relates, and
(ii)
is satisfied on reasonable grounds that, on the date on which the certificate is signed, the sewage system to which the certificate relates is in compliance with the standards prescribed under clause 34(2)(b) of the Act in relation to sewage systems that are enforced by the maintenance inspection program.
(3)
Subject to Sentence (4), the following persons are authorized to sign a certificate referred to in Sentence (1):
(a)
a person registered under Article 3.2.4.2. in the class of registration set out in Column 1 of Item 10 of Table 3.5.2.1.,
(b)
a person registered under Article 3.3.3.2.,
(c)
an architect,
(d)
(4)
A person shall not sign a certificate referred to in Sentence (1) if the person would be in a conflict of interest.
(5)
For the purposes of Sentence (4), a person would be in a conflict of interest if the person, or an officer, director, partner or employee of the person (where the person is a corporation or partnership), or any person engaged by the person to perform functions for the person,
(a)
has participated or participates, in any capacity, in design activities or construction relating to any part of the sewage system to which the certificate relates,
(b)
is or has been employed within the previous 180 days by a person who carried out design activities or construction relating to any part of the sewage system to which the certificate relates,
(c)
has a professional or financial interest in,
(i)
the construction of the sewage system to which the certificate relates,
(ii)
the sewage system to which the certificate relates, or
(iii)
the person responsible for the design of the sewage system to which the certificate relates, or
(d)
is an elected official, officer or employee of a principal authority.