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Water Act 2000
sec.217IStandards for measurement requirements
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### sec.217I Standards for measurement requirements
The chief executive may make standards, for the measurement requirements, about—
the design, construction, installation and maintenance of measurement devices; and
the preparation of measurement plans; and
the operation of measurement systems included in measurement plans; and
processes for the certification of measurement devices or measurement plans as complying with standards under this section, including, for example, the validation of measurement devices; and
the information about water taken under a relevant authorisation that must be given to the chief executive under the measurement requirements; and
any other matter about measurement devices or measurement plans necessary for the effective operation of the measurement requirements.
The standards made under subsection (1) —
must be published on a Queensland Government website; and
take effect from the day stated in the standards, which must not be earlier than the day the standards are published.
The chief executive must ensure that a copy of the standards made under subsection (1) as in force from time to time is available for inspection on a Queensland Government website.
s 217I ins 2023 No. 24 s 39
(sec.217I-ssec.1) The chief executive may make standards, for the measurement requirements, about— the design, construction, installation and maintenance of measurement devices; and the preparation of measurement plans; and the operation of measurement systems included in measurement plans; and processes for the certification of measurement devices or measurement plans as complying with standards under this section, including, for example, the validation of measurement devices; and the information about water taken under a relevant authorisation that must be given to the chief executive under the measurement requirements; and any other matter about measurement devices or measurement plans necessary for the effective operation of the measurement requirements.
(sec.217I-ssec.2) The standards made under subsection (1) — must be published on a Queensland Government website; and take effect from the day stated in the standards, which must not be earlier than the day the standards are published.
(sec.217I-ssec.3) The chief executive must ensure that a copy of the standards made under subsection (1) as in force from time to time is available for inspection on a Queensland Government website.
- (a) the design, construction, installation and maintenance of measurement devices; and
- (b) the preparation of measurement plans; and
- (c) the operation of measurement systems included in measurement plans; and
- (d) processes for the certification of measurement devices or measurement plans as complying with standards under this section, including, for example, the validation of measurement devices; and
- (e) the information about water taken under a relevant authorisation that must be given to the chief executive under the measurement requirements; and
- (f) any other matter about measurement devices or measurement plans necessary for the effective operation of the measurement requirements.
- (a) must be published on a Queensland Government website; and
- (b) take effect from the day stated in the standards, which must not be earlier than the day the standards are published.