sec.261Regular audits of recycled water management plans

### sec.261 Regular audits of recycled water management plans The relevant entity for a recycled water scheme must— at each required interval, have an independent suitably qualified person conduct an audit (a regular audit ) of the approved recycled water management plan for the scheme to assess compliance with the plan and its conditions; and within 30 business days after each regular audit is completed, give the regulator a report about the audit that complies with subsection (2) (a regular audit report ). Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. The regular audit report must— be prepared by the independent suitably qualified person in accordance with any guidelines about preparing the report made by the regulator; and state whether there has been noncompliance with the approved recycled water management plan; and if there has been noncompliance with the plan—state the actions taken, or planned to be taken, in relation to the noncompliance. If the recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme, the relevant entity complies with subsection (1) (a) if a declared entity for the scheme has an independent suitably qualified person conduct the regular audit in accordance with subsection (1) (a) . In this section— independent suitably qualified person means a suitably qualified person who is not an employee of— if the recycled water scheme is a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider for the scheme; or if the recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager, or a declared entity, for the scheme. required interval means an interval, at which regular audits of the approved recycled water management plan must be conducted, stated in the notice about the plan under section 206 (2) (d) . s 261 sub 2023 No. 24 s 70 (sec.261-ssec.1) The relevant entity for a recycled water scheme must— at each required interval, have an independent suitably qualified person conduct an audit (a regular audit ) of the approved recycled water management plan for the scheme to assess compliance with the plan and its conditions; and within 30 business days after each regular audit is completed, give the regulator a report about the audit that complies with subsection (2) (a regular audit report ). Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.261-ssec.2) The regular audit report must— be prepared by the independent suitably qualified person in accordance with any guidelines about preparing the report made by the regulator; and state whether there has been noncompliance with the approved recycled water management plan; and if there has been noncompliance with the plan—state the actions taken, or planned to be taken, in relation to the noncompliance. (sec.261-ssec.3) If the recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme, the relevant entity complies with subsection (1) (a) if a declared entity for the scheme has an independent suitably qualified person conduct the regular audit in accordance with subsection (1) (a) . (sec.261-ssec.4) In this section— independent suitably qualified person means a suitably qualified person who is not an employee of— if the recycled water scheme is a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider for the scheme; or if the recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager, or a declared entity, for the scheme. required interval means an interval, at which regular audits of the approved recycled water management plan must be conducted, stated in the notice about the plan under section 206 (2) (d) . - (a) at each required interval, have an independent suitably qualified person conduct an audit (a regular audit ) of the approved recycled water management plan for the scheme to assess compliance with the plan and its conditions; and - (b) within 30 business days after each regular audit is completed, give the regulator a report about the audit that complies with subsection (2) (a regular audit report ). - (a) be prepared by the independent suitably qualified person in accordance with any guidelines about preparing the report made by the regulator; and - (b) state whether there has been noncompliance with the approved recycled water management plan; and - (c) if there has been noncompliance with the plan—state the actions taken, or planned to be taken, in relation to the noncompliance. - (a) if the recycled water scheme is a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider for the scheme; or - (b) if the recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager, or a declared entity, for the scheme.