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.