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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.357AChief executive may engage person to provide information
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### sec.357A Chief executive may engage person to provide information
This section applies if the chief executive believes a person has not complied with a notice given to the person under section 353 (2) or 356 (3) requiring information about a dam, including, for example, a comprehensive report by a registered professional engineer on the design and operation of the dam.
The chief executive may engage a person with suitable qualifications, experience or expertise to investigate the dam and give the chief executive the information requested.
If the chief executive incurs expense in engaging the person under subsection (2) , the chief executive must give the person a notice stating the amount of the expense incurred.
Any reasonable expenses incurred by the chief executive in engaging the person under subsection (2) may be recovered by the chief executive as a debt.
A debt under subsection (4) bears interest at the rate stated in a regulation.
s 357A ins 2010 No. 20 s 155
(sec.357A-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive believes a person has not complied with a notice given to the person under section 353 (2) or 356 (3) requiring information about a dam, including, for example, a comprehensive report by a registered professional engineer on the design and operation of the dam.
(sec.357A-ssec.2) The chief executive may engage a person with suitable qualifications, experience or expertise to investigate the dam and give the chief executive the information requested.
(sec.357A-ssec.3) If the chief executive incurs expense in engaging the person under subsection (2) , the chief executive must give the person a notice stating the amount of the expense incurred.
(sec.357A-ssec.4) Any reasonable expenses incurred by the chief executive in engaging the person under subsection (2) may be recovered by the chief executive as a debt.
(sec.357A-ssec.5) A debt under subsection (4) bears interest at the rate stated in a regulation.