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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.108Audits of drinking water quality management plans
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### sec.108 Audits of drinking water quality management plans
This section applies if, under section 99 , the regulator requires audits of a service provider’s drinking water quality management plan.
The service provider must, unless the provider has a reasonable excuse—
have the drinking water quality management plan audited, by an auditor, in accordance with the notice given by the regulator under section 99 ; and
within 30 business days after each audit mentioned in paragraph (a) is completed, give the regulator a report about the audit that complies with subsection (3) (a drinking water quality management plan audit report ).
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
The drinking water quality management plan audit report must—
be prepared by the auditor in accordance with any guidelines about preparing the report made by the regulator; and
verify whether the monitoring and performance data given to the regulator under the drinking water quality management plan is accurate; and
assess—
the provider’s compliance with the plan and its conditions; and
the plan’s relevance to the provider’s drinking water service.
s 108 sub 2014 No. 16 s 62 ; 2023 No. 24 s 60
(sec.108-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 99 , the regulator requires audits of a service provider’s drinking water quality management plan.
(sec.108-ssec.2) The service provider must, unless the provider has a reasonable excuse— have the drinking water quality management plan audited, by an auditor, in accordance with the notice given by the regulator under section 99 ; and within 30 business days after each audit mentioned in paragraph (a) is completed, give the regulator a report about the audit that complies with subsection (3) (a drinking water quality management plan audit report ). Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.108-ssec.3) The drinking water quality management plan audit report must— be prepared by the auditor in accordance with any guidelines about preparing the report made by the regulator; and verify whether the monitoring and performance data given to the regulator under the drinking water quality management plan is accurate; and assess— the provider’s compliance with the plan and its conditions; and the plan’s relevance to the provider’s drinking water service.
- (a) have the drinking water quality management plan audited, by an auditor, in accordance with the notice given by the regulator under section 99 ; and
- (b) within 30 business days after each audit mentioned in paragraph (a) is completed, give the regulator a report about the audit that complies with subsection (3) (a drinking water quality management plan audit report ). Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
- (a) be prepared by the auditor in accordance with any guidelines about preparing the report made by the regulator; and
- (b) verify whether the monitoring and performance data given to the regulator under the drinking water quality management plan is accurate; and
- (c) assess— (i) the provider’s compliance with the plan and its conditions; and (ii) the plan’s relevance to the provider’s drinking water service.
- (i) the provider’s compliance with the plan and its conditions; and
- (ii) the plan’s relevance to the provider’s drinking water service.
- (i) the provider’s compliance with the plan and its conditions; and
- (ii) the plan’s relevance to the provider’s drinking water service.