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### sec.203A Application of division
This division applies if the Minister or the chief executive (the official ) is satisfied of the following in relation to water to which this Act applies—
there is a water quality issue or potential water quality issue;
urgent action, or prevention of action, by a relevant entity is necessary to prevent, minimise, mitigate or remedy the issue;
taking the action or preventing the action would or may be inconsistent with an instrument of any of the following types—
a distribution operations licence;
an interim resource operations licence;
a resource operations licence;
a water management protocol;
if the official is the Minister—a water plan.
In this section—
relevant entity means—
the holder of a licence mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or
an entity that has an obligation under—
if the official is the Minister—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or
if the official is the chief executive—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , (ii) , (iii) or (iv) .
water quality issue means a matter or thing relating to the quality of water that—
affects whether the water can be used for its intended purpose; or
causes damage to infrastructure or affects whether infrastructure functions as intended; or
is harmful to the health of humans or the environment.
s 203A ins 2018 No. 24 s 259
(sec.203A-ssec.1) This division applies if the Minister or the chief executive (the official ) is satisfied of the following in relation to water to which this Act applies— there is a water quality issue or potential water quality issue; urgent action, or prevention of action, by a relevant entity is necessary to prevent, minimise, mitigate or remedy the issue; taking the action or preventing the action would or may be inconsistent with an instrument of any of the following types— a distribution operations licence; an interim resource operations licence; a resource operations licence; a water management protocol; if the official is the Minister—a water plan.
(sec.203A-ssec.2) In this section— relevant entity means— the holder of a licence mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or an entity that has an obligation under— if the official is the Minister—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or if the official is the chief executive—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , (ii) , (iii) or (iv) . water quality issue means a matter or thing relating to the quality of water that— affects whether the water can be used for its intended purpose; or causes damage to infrastructure or affects whether infrastructure functions as intended; or is harmful to the health of humans or the environment.
- (a) there is a water quality issue or potential water quality issue;
- (b) urgent action, or prevention of action, by a relevant entity is necessary to prevent, minimise, mitigate or remedy the issue;
- (c) taking the action or preventing the action would or may be inconsistent with an instrument of any of the following types— (i) a distribution operations licence; (ii) an interim resource operations licence; (iii) a resource operations licence; (iv) a water management protocol; (v) if the official is the Minister—a water plan.
- (i) a distribution operations licence;
- (ii) an interim resource operations licence;
- (iii) a resource operations licence;
- (iv) a water management protocol;
- (v) if the official is the Minister—a water plan.
- (i) a distribution operations licence;
- (ii) an interim resource operations licence;
- (iii) a resource operations licence;
- (iv) a water management protocol;
- (v) if the official is the Minister—a water plan.
- (a) the holder of a licence mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or
- (b) an entity that has an obligation under— (i) if the official is the Minister—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or (ii) if the official is the chief executive—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , (ii) , (iii) or (iv) .
- (i) if the official is the Minister—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or
- (ii) if the official is the chief executive—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , (ii) , (iii) or (iv) .
- (i) if the official is the Minister—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) ; or
- (ii) if the official is the chief executive—an instrument of a type mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , (ii) , (iii) or (iv) .
- (a) affects whether the water can be used for its intended purpose; or
- (b) causes damage to infrastructure or affects whether infrastructure functions as intended; or
- (c) is harmful to the health of humans or the environment.