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15/03/2016 at 6:04 pm
#24606
I think Whale is correct. If the pipe is a tributary of the main pipe and it only services your lot then a fault in that pipe, and further damage as a consequence of the fault, is most likely maintenance that is your, the lot owner’s, responsibility.
I think insurance would only cover it if the damage were due to a specific event eg. the pipe was damaged by some event causing the stormwater to escape the pipe and erode the ground; just becoming leaky after 24 years of wear and tear is not an event.