South Australian Consolidated Regulations

WATER RESOURCES REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 10

10—Provisions applying to meters generally

        (1)         Where a meter is used to measure the quantity of water taken pursuant to a water licence, it is a condition of the licence that—

            (a)         the licensee must not take water except through the meter;

            (b)         the licensee must not adjust or alter the meter without the Minister's authority;

            (c)         the licensee must not damage or destroy the meter;

            (d)         the licensee must not—

                  (i)         cut through or into a pipe to which this paragraph applies;

                  (ii)         install a fitting providing access to the inside of a pipe to which this paragraph applies;

                  (iii)         change the configuration of, remove, or interfere in any other way with, a pipe to which this paragraph applies,

without the authority of the Minister.

        (1a)         Subregulation (1)(d) applies to the pipe connecting the water resource from which water is taken to the meter and the pipe on the other side of the meter to (and including) the S bend in the pipe or, where there is no S bend, the first T junction or elbow in the pipe.

        (2)         A person must not—

            (a)         adjust or alter a meter without the authority of the Minister;

            (ab)         replace a meter without the authority of the Minister;

            (b)         damage or destroy a meter.

        (3)         A person who owns land on which a meter is installed—

            (a)         must not permit sand, soil or any other material to be deposited on or around the meter; and

            (b)         must not permit deposits of sand, soil or any other material to build up around the meter; and

            (c)         must keep vegetation cleared away from the meter; and

            (d)         must not—

                  (i)         cut through or into a pipe to which this paragraph applies;

                  (ii)         install a fitting providing access to the inside of a pipe to which this paragraph applies;

                  (iii)         change the configuration of, remove, or interfere in any other way with, a pipe to which this paragraph applies,

without the authority of the Minister.

        (3a)         Subregulation (3)(d) applies to the pipe connecting the water resource from which water is taken to the meter and the pipe on the other side of the meter to (and including) the S bend in the pipe or, where there is no S bend, the first T junction or elbow in the pipe.

        (4)         Where a meter has been damaged or destroyed, the person who owns the land on which the meter is installed must, at the written direction of the Minister, repair or replace the meter.