G/TBT/N/AUS/130  
17 May 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Australian Building Codes Board  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Reservoirs, tanks, vats and  similar containers, of plastics, with a capacity of > 300 l (HS 
392510); Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device (excl. ceramic 
pumps and secretion aspirating pumps for medical use and medical pumps carried on or 
implanted in the body); liquid elevators (excl. pumps); parts thereof (HS 8413)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  WaterMark 
Certification Scheme - WMTS -532:2021 - Pre-packaged wastewater pumping wells (16 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This new WaterMark Technical specification sets out 
requirements for pre -packaged wastewater pumping wells to convey wastewater from 
multiple fixtures from single dwelling to the gravity sewer inert level.  
The Plumbing Code of Austr alia (PCA) requires that most products intended for use in 
plumbing and drainage installations in or around buildings to be evaluated and certified 
to WaterMark product specifications. WaterMark certification to an applicable product 
specification provides  a process to evaluate and authorise products to enable their use in 
a plumbing and drainage installation. Thus ensuring that the plumbing and drainage 
products are fit for purpose for which they are intended.  
This WaterMark  Technical Specification (WMTS) was prepared in accordance with the 
Manual for the WaterMark Certification Scheme, Appendix 4, Protocol for Developing 
Product Specifications.  
The objective of  WaterMark Technical Specification is to enable product certifica tion in 
accordance with the requirements of the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objectives of the Scheme are to establish the requirements for product 
certificatio n and authorisation under Part A2 of the PCA and:  
a) to provide a process to authorise products to enable their use in plumbing and 
drainage installations as covered by the PCA, and  
b) to ensure that plumbing and drainage products are fit for the purpose f or which they 
are intended and that their use in a plumbing and drainage installation throughout its 
serviceable life is suitable and does not create significant risks or any likely outcome of:  G/TBT/N/AUS/130  
 
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  (i) personal illness, loss, injury or death;  
(ii) on -site envi ronmental degradation;  
(iii) contamination of the water resource;  
(iv) adverse impact on infrastructure (private or public);  
(v) contamination of water supplies from the point of connection to the points of 
discharge; or  
(vi) wastage of resources (water an d energy).;  
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2021 ; This date is an approximate and 
subject to the development of the documents content.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6-12 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://consultation.abcb.gov.au/engagement/wmts -532-public -consultation