WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 536
Effect of operating infrastructure
WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 536
Effect of operating infrastructure
536 Effect of operating infrastructure
(1) This section applies if, under section 534or 535, the regulator or
another person operates an entity’s infrastructure.
(2) Section 531(2) to
(7) applies in relation to the operation of the infrastructure—
(a) as if a
reference in the section to the administrator or operator were a reference to
the regulator or other person; and
(b) as if the reference in section 531(6)
to the administrator’s reasonable costs were a reference to the
regulator’s or other person’s reasonable costs; and
(c) as if the
reference in section 531(7) to the administrator were a reference to the
regulator or other person.
(3) The regulator or other person is taken to be
the drinking water service provider or responsible entity for the period for
which the regulator or person may operate the infrastructure.
