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WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 101 Amendment of drinking water quality management plan—requirement of regulator

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 101

Amendment of drinking water quality management plan—requirement of regulator

101 Amendment of drinking water quality management plan—requirement of regulator

(1) The regulator may, under this section, require a drinking water service provider to amend the provider’s drinking water quality management plan if the regulator is satisfied the amendment is required to protect public health.
(2) Before requiring the drinking water service provider to amend the drinking water quality management plan, the regulator must give the provider a show cause notice about the proposed amendment.
(3) If, after considering all properly made submissions about the proposed amendment, the regulator decides the proposed amendment should be made, the regulator must—
(a) give the drinking water service provider a notice requiring the provider—
(i) to amend the drinking water quality management plan in the way stated in the notice; and
(ii) to give the regulator a copy of the amended plan, within the reasonable period of at least 30 business days stated in the notice, for approval; and
(b) give the drinking water service provider an information notice for the decision.
(4) The drinking water service provider must comply with the notice mentioned in subsection (3) (a) .
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
(5) If the regulator is satisfied the drinking water quality management plan has been amended in the way stated in the notice mentioned in subsection (3) (a)
(a) the plan as amended is taken to be the approved plan; and
(b) the regulator must give the drinking water service provider notice that the plan as amended is taken to be the approved plan.
(6) The amended drinking water quality management plan takes effect from the day the notice mentioned in subsection (5) (b) is given to the drinking water service provider.
(7) If, after considering all properly made submissions about the proposed amendment, the regulator decides the proposed amendment should not be made, the regulator must give the drinking water service provider notice that the plan need not be amended.
(8) If the drinking water service provider is the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner, the regulator must give the relevant infrastructure owner a copy of all the notices.