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Water Act 2000
sec.956Effect of administrator operating infrastructure
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### sec.956 Effect of administrator operating infrastructure
If the administrator is authorised under section 955 to operate infrastructure, the infrastructure may be operated by the administrator or another person (the operator ) appointed by the administrator.
The administrator and operator may do all things necessary or convenient to ensure the effective operation of the infrastructure.
A person in possession of premises on which the infrastructure operates must give the administrator and operator access to the premises to enable operation of the infrastructure.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
A person in possession of premises must not take action, or refuse to take action, if the taking or refusal, has the effect of preventing or hindering the administrator or operator from operating the infrastructure.
Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to an act done, or omission made, during or relating to industrial action as defined under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 .
The former holder of the resource operations licence or interim resource operations licence is liable for the administrator’s reasonable costs of—
operating the infrastructure; and
repairing, replacing or improving the infrastructure.
The administrator must pay to the former holder any income received by the administrator from operating the infrastructure less all costs mentioned in subsection (6) .
s 956 amd 2008 No. 34 s 666 sch 2 ; 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6
(sec.956-ssec.1) If the administrator is authorised under section 955 to operate infrastructure, the infrastructure may be operated by the administrator or another person (the operator ) appointed by the administrator.
(sec.956-ssec.2) The administrator and operator may do all things necessary or convenient to ensure the effective operation of the infrastructure.
(sec.956-ssec.3) A person in possession of premises on which the infrastructure operates must give the administrator and operator access to the premises to enable operation of the infrastructure. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.956-ssec.4) A person in possession of premises must not take action, or refuse to take action, if the taking or refusal, has the effect of preventing or hindering the administrator or operator from operating the infrastructure. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
(sec.956-ssec.5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to an act done, or omission made, during or relating to industrial action as defined under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 .
(sec.956-ssec.6) The former holder of the resource operations licence or interim resource operations licence is liable for the administrator’s reasonable costs of— operating the infrastructure; and repairing, replacing or improving the infrastructure.
(sec.956-ssec.7) The administrator must pay to the former holder any income received by the administrator from operating the infrastructure less all costs mentioned in subsection (6) .
- (a) operating the infrastructure; and
- (b) repairing, replacing or improving the infrastructure.