Water NSW Act 2014
31Metering equipment functions
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31 Metering equipment functions
31 Metering equipment functions
(1) Conferral of functions Water NSW may, if an operating licence so provides, operate, replace, repair, maintain, remove, connect, disconnect or modify metering equipment that Water NSW does not own.
(2) Water NSW may from time to time test any metering equipment that it owns or any other metering equipment in respect of which it exercises functions under this section.
(3) The regulations may provide that Water NSW is, or is not, to exercise any of its functions with respect to the operation, replacement, repair, maintenance, removal, connection, disconnection or modification of metering equipment under section 29 or this section to the exclusion of any other person and may limit the exercise of any of those functions to—
(a) specified water sources or classes of water sources, or
(b) a specified area, or
(c) specified access licences or approvals or classes of access licences or approvals for specified areas, or
(d) specified works or classes of works.
(4) Operation of sections The functions conferred by section 29 and this section in respect of metering equipment are in addition to any functions conferred on Water NSW under the Water Management Act 2000 or the Water Act 1912 in relation to water management works or other works.
(5) The conferral of functions by section 29 and this section in respect of metering equipment, and any regulations under this section, have effect despite any other provision of the Water Management Act 2000 or the Water Act 1912.
(6) A direction under section 326 of the Water Management Act 2000, or a condition of an access licence or approval under that Act, ceases to have effect during any period that the exercise of a function is conferred exclusively on Water NSW by or under section 29 or this section, if the direction or condition requires the exercise of, or relates to the exercise of, that function.
(7) Subsections (5) and (6) do not apply to a direction given to Water NSW or an access licence or approval held by Water NSW.