WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 199
Resolving disputes about approval of operations manual
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 199
Resolving disputes about approval of operations manual
199 Resolving disputes about approval of operations manual
(1) This section applies if the chief executive refuses to approve all or part
of the operations manual for a resource operations licence or distribution
operations licence.
(2) The chief executive must advise the holder of the
licence of the matters that have not been approved.
(3) The holder of the
licence may apply in writing to the chief executive to have those matters
referred to a referral panel.
(4) If an application is made under subsection
(3) , the chief executive must refer the matters to a referral panel together
with the information provided to the chief executive under section 197(2) (b)
.
(5) The panel must review the matters and make recommendations to the chief
executive within 30 business days after receiving the collated information.
(6) In deciding whether to approve the operations manual the chief executive
must consider the referral panel’s recommendations.
(7) The chief executive
may—
(a) approve the operations manual; or
(b) approve the manual with the
amendments the chief executive considers appropriate.
(8) The chief executive
must give the holder of the licence notice of the approval, including the date
the approval takes effect.