289Area of operations

#### 289 Area of operations 289 Area of operations > > (1) The area of operations of a water supply authority is such as may be prescribed by the regulations for the water supply authority. > > > (2) If a regulation so provides, a water supply authority has, and may exercise, in its area of operations or a specified part of its area of operations— > > > > > (a) only such of the functions of a water supply authority as are specified in the regulation, or > > > > > (b) all functions of a water supply authority other than functions specified in the regulation. > > > (3) A regulation made for the purposes of subsection (2) may make provision for or with respect to— > > > > > (a) matters affecting revenue, assets, rights, liabilities and employees of a water supply authority, and > > > > > (b) procedures to be adopted for the purposes of paragraph (a). > > > (4) Within the area of operations of a water supply authority, a function under this Part may be exercised only by the water supply authority unless— > > > > > (a) the function is exercisable by the Minister, or > > > > > (b) the function is exercised by Local Land Services under the [Local Land Services Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-051), or > > > > > (c) with the consent of the Minister, the function is exercised by another Minister, by the delegate of another Minister or by a statutory body, or > > > > > (d) this Part provides otherwise. > > > (5) With the consent of the Minister, a water supply authority may exercise a function outside its area of operations. > > > (6) Until a regulation is made for the purposes of subsection (1), the area of operations of a water supply authority is the same as it was immediately before the commencement of this Part. > > **s 289:** Am 2003 No 104, Sch 5.5 \[4\]; 2013 No 51, Sch 7.53 \[11\].