Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act- approved auditor means a person approved to conduct risk
management plan audits under section 13; authorised officer means a person who
holds an appointment as an authorised officer under section 48; council means
a municipal council; drinking water is water that is intended for human
consumption or for purposes connected with human consumption, such as the
preparation of food or the making of ice for consumption or for the
preservation of unpackaged food, whether or not the water is used for other
purposes; regulated water is water that is the subject of a declaration made
by the Minister under section 6; retention period means a period of 60 days
after the seizure of a thing under this Act;

risk management plan has the meaning set out in section 9; risk management
plan audit has the meaning set out in section 10; Secretary means the
Secretary to the Department of Human Services; water quality standard means a
quality standard specified for drinking water by regulations made for the
purposes of section 17; water storage manager means-

   (a)  the Melbourne Water Corporation constituted under the Water Act 1989;

   (b)  any of the following that supplies water to a water supplier-

   (i)  the holder of a water licence issued under Division 1 of Part 2 of the
        Water Industry Act 1994;

   (ii) an authority within the meaning of the Water Act 1989;

   (c)  any other person or body declared by the regulations to be a storage
        manager for the purposes of this Act; water supplier means any of the
        following that supplies drinking water or regulated water to the
        public-

   (a)  the holder of a water licence issued under Division 1 of Part 2 of the
        Water Industry Act 1994;

   (b)  an authority within the meaning of the Water Act 1989;

   (c)  Parks Victoria established under the Parks Victoria Act 1998;

   (d)  an Alpine Resort Management Board established under the
        Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997;

   (e)  any other person or body declared by the regulations to be a water
        supplier for the purposes of this Act; water supply premises means any
        premises that has been, is being, or is to be, used in connection with
        the supply, storage, treatment, transport, harvesting, sale or
        analysis of drinking water, other than a premises that only stores or
        treats drinking water for the purposes of those using the premises.