WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 109 Declarations about reports under this division

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 109

109 Declarations about reports under this division

(1) A report under this division must be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the service provider and the auditor who prepared the report.

(2) The service provider’s declaration must be made—

(a) if the service provider is an individual—by the service provider; or

(b) if the service provider is a corporation—by an executive officer of the corporation.

(3) The service provider’s declaration must state that the service provider—

(a) has not knowingly given any false or misleading information to the auditor; and

(b) has given all relevant information to the auditor.

(4) The auditor’s declaration must—

(a) state the auditor’s qualifications and experience relevant to the audit; and

(b) state that the auditor has not knowingly included any false, misleading or incomplete information in the report; and

(c) state that the auditor has not knowingly failed to reveal any relevant information or document to the regulator; and

(d) certify that—

(i) the report addresses the relevant matters for the evaluation and is factually correct; and

(ii) the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.

(5) If, under section 108A (5) , the service provider is taken to comply with section 108A (3) , this section applies as if—

(a) a reference to an audit were a reference to the audit process mentioned in section 108A (5) (a) ; and

(b) a reference to a report were a reference to the document mentioned in section 108A (5) (a) ; and

(c) a reference to the auditor were a reference to the person who prepared the document mentioned in section 108A (5) (a) .