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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.274Public reporting requirement
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### sec.274 Public reporting requirement
This section applies if recycled water is supplied under—
a recycled water scheme to augment a supply of drinking water; or
a recycled water scheme to premises by way of a dual reticulation system.
The relevant entity for the recycled water scheme must, for each reporting period, prepare and make publicly available a report about the scheme (a public report ) in compliance with subsection (6) .
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
The relevant entity must comply with subsection (2) unless the relevant entity has a reasonable excuse.
It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (2) that the public report may tend to incriminate the relevant entity.
However, if the relevant entity is an individual, evidence of, or evidence directly or indirectly derived from, the public report that might incriminate the entity is not admissible in evidence against the entity in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence about the falsity of the information.
A public report for a reporting period must—
be made publicly available within 30 business days after the last day of the reporting period; and
include the results of water quality monitoring carried out for the recycled water scheme during the reporting period by—
for a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider; or
for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider and other declared entity for the scheme; and
include details of the information given to the regulator under sections 270 and 271 during the reporting period by the entity or entities mentioned in paragraph (b) ; and
subject to paragraphs (a) to (c) , be prepared and made publicly available as required under the guidelines made by the regulator about the preparation and publication of reports under this section.
In this section—
reporting periods means—
each of the following 3-month periods in a year—
1 January to 31 March;
1 April to 30 June;
1 July to 30 September;
1 October to 31 December; or
if the regulator gives the relevant entity a notice stating reporting periods that are longer than the periods mentioned in paragraph (a) —the longer periods.
s 274 prev s 274 ins 2010 No. 20 s 141
om 2010 No. 53 s 223
pres s 274 ins 2010 No. 53 s 224
amd 2013 No. 23 s 346 ; 2014 No. 31 s 32
(sec.274-ssec.1) This section applies if recycled water is supplied under— a recycled water scheme to augment a supply of drinking water; or a recycled water scheme to premises by way of a dual reticulation system.
(sec.274-ssec.2) The relevant entity for the recycled water scheme must, for each reporting period, prepare and make publicly available a report about the scheme (a public report ) in compliance with subsection (6) . Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.274-ssec.3) The relevant entity must comply with subsection (2) unless the relevant entity has a reasonable excuse.
(sec.274-ssec.4) It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (2) that the public report may tend to incriminate the relevant entity.
(sec.274-ssec.5) However, if the relevant entity is an individual, evidence of, or evidence directly or indirectly derived from, the public report that might incriminate the entity is not admissible in evidence against the entity in a civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence about the falsity of the information.
(sec.274-ssec.6) A public report for a reporting period must— be made publicly available within 30 business days after the last day of the reporting period; and include the results of water quality monitoring carried out for the recycled water scheme during the reporting period by— for a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider; or for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider and other declared entity for the scheme; and include details of the information given to the regulator under sections 270 and 271 during the reporting period by the entity or entities mentioned in paragraph (b) ; and subject to paragraphs (a) to (c) , be prepared and made publicly available as required under the guidelines made by the regulator about the preparation and publication of reports under this section.
(sec.274-ssec.7) In this section— reporting periods means— each of the following 3-month periods in a year— 1 January to 31 March; 1 April to 30 June; 1 July to 30 September; 1 October to 31 December; or if the regulator gives the relevant entity a notice stating reporting periods that are longer than the periods mentioned in paragraph (a) —the longer periods.
- (a) a recycled water scheme to augment a supply of drinking water; or
- (b) a recycled water scheme to premises by way of a dual reticulation system.
- (a) be made publicly available within 30 business days after the last day of the reporting period; and
- (b) include the results of water quality monitoring carried out for the recycled water scheme during the reporting period by— (i) for a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider; or (ii) for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider and other declared entity for the scheme; and
- (i) for a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider; or
- (ii) for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider and other declared entity for the scheme; and
- (c) include details of the information given to the regulator under sections 270 and 271 during the reporting period by the entity or entities mentioned in paragraph (b) ; and
- (d) subject to paragraphs (a) to (c) , be prepared and made publicly available as required under the guidelines made by the regulator about the preparation and publication of reports under this section.
- (i) for a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider; or
- (ii) for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider and other declared entity for the scheme; and
- (a) each of the following 3-month periods in a year— (i) 1 January to 31 March; (ii) 1 April to 30 June; (iii) 1 July to 30 September; (iv) 1 October to 31 December; or
- (i) 1 January to 31 March;
- (ii) 1 April to 30 June;
- (iii) 1 July to 30 September;
- (iv) 1 October to 31 December; or
- (b) if the regulator gives the relevant entity a notice stating reporting periods that are longer than the periods mentioned in paragraph (a) —the longer periods.
- (i) 1 January to 31 March;
- (ii) 1 April to 30 June;
- (iii) 1 July to 30 September;
- (iv) 1 October to 31 December; or