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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.53DNDWho may give a water connection compliance notice
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### sec.53DND Who may give a water connection compliance notice
This section applies if a distributor-retailer or a water connection officer reasonably believes—
a person—
is contravening a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 ; or
has contravened a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 , in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and
it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter.
The distributor-retailer or water connection officer may decide to give the person a notice (a water connection compliance notice ) requiring the holder to remedy the contravention.
Subsection (4) applies if the giving of the water connection compliance notice is for a matter for which a show cause notice has been given by the distributor-retailer or water connection officer.
The water connection compliance notice may be given only if, after considering any properly made submission by the person about the show cause notice, the distributor-retailer or water connection officer still believes it is appropriate to give the compliance notice.
s 53DND ins 2014 No. 16 s 12
(sec.53DND-ssec.1) This section applies if a distributor-retailer or a water connection officer reasonably believes— a person— is contravening a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 ; or has contravened a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 , in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter.
(sec.53DND-ssec.2) The distributor-retailer or water connection officer may decide to give the person a notice (a water connection compliance notice ) requiring the holder to remedy the contravention.
(sec.53DND-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the giving of the water connection compliance notice is for a matter for which a show cause notice has been given by the distributor-retailer or water connection officer.
(sec.53DND-ssec.4) The water connection compliance notice may be given only if, after considering any properly made submission by the person about the show cause notice, the distributor-retailer or water connection officer still believes it is appropriate to give the compliance notice.
- (a) a person— (i) is contravening a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 ; or (ii) has contravened a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 , in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
- (i) is contravening a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 ; or
- (ii) has contravened a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 , in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and
- (b) a matter relating to the contravention is reasonably capable of being rectified; and
- (c) it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to rectify the matter.
- (i) is contravening a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 ; or
- (ii) has contravened a provision of chapter 4C , part 5 , in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; and