Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000
46Quality of drinking water
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46 Quality of drinking water (1) The Chief Health Officer may, for the purposes of ensuring minimum standards of drinking water, give directions to a licensee regarding emergency precautions that the licensee must implement in an emergency. (2) A licensee must comply with a direction given to the licensee under subsection (1). (3) A licensee must notify the Chief Health Officer as soon as possible after he or she becomes aware of an incident that may adversely affect the ability of the licensee to comply with minimum standards specified in respect of drinking water quality standards.