WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 450 Application of div 2

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 450

450 Application of div 2

This division applies if—

(a) the chief executive reasonably believes urgent action is necessary—

(i) to restore water supply to a water bore with an impaired capacity; or

(ii) to prevent or minimise the likelihood of a water bore having an impaired capacity; and

(b) the chief executive is satisfied or reasonably believes failure to take the action may result in 1 or more of the following—

(i) significant economic loss or damage to any person;

(ii) a significant risk to the health of stock;

(iii) a loss of supply of water for domestic purposes or essential services, including, for example, the generation of electricity or the distribution of town water.