93Repair or replacement of faulty metering equipment

93 Repair or replacement of faulty metering equipment

93 Repair or replacement of faulty metering equipment

(1) For the Act, section 91I(3), a person who takes water by means of a metered work while its metering equipment is faulty must comply with this section.

(2) The person must repair or replace the metering equipment, or arrange for the metering equipment to be repaired or replaced—

(a) within 21 days of becoming aware that the metering equipment is faulty, or

(b) within an extended period permitted under this section.

(3) If telemetry equipment is the only part of the metering equipment that is faulty, the person must repair or replace the telemetry equipment, or arrange for the telemetry equipment to be repaired or replaced—

(a) within 24 hours of becoming aware that the telemetry equipment is faulty, or

(b) within an extended period permitted under this section.

(4) Subsection (3) only applies if the telemetry equipment has been faulty for at least 72 hours after the person became aware of the fault.

(5) If the person becomes aware that the equipment cannot be repaired or replaced within a period under subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a), the person must—

(a) notify the Minister in the approved form and manner, and

(b) seek an extension of the period for repairs or replacements to be carried out.

(6) An application for an extension must specify—

(a) the reasons why the repair or replacement of the metering equipment is not able to be carried out within the period, and

(b) the date by which the metering equipment is proposed to be repaired or replaced.

(7) The Minister may, by written notice given to the person, extend the period for repair or replacement by the period specified in the notice.

(8) A person may make more than one application to extend the period for repair or replacement.

(9) The person must give the following information to the Minister in the approved form no later than 28 days after the faulty metering equipment is repaired or replaced—