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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.380Chief executive must decide whether or not to authorise alternative procedure
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### sec.380 Chief executive must decide whether or not to authorise alternative procedure
The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after receiving the authorisation request information—
decide whether or not to authorise the owner of the dam to disregard the existing procedure and observe the alternative procedure; and
advise the owner of the dam of the decision.
If the chief executive decides to authorise the owner of the dam to observe the alternative procedure, the alternative procedure is an authorised alternative procedure .
The chief executive may orally advise the owner of the dam of the decision.
However, the chief executive must, as soon as practicable, give the owner of the dam a notice of the decision including—
a summary of the authorisation request information given to the chief executive; and
the reasons for the decision, having regard to the authorisation request information.
s 380 ins 2012 No. 29 s 32
(sec.380-ssec.1) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after receiving the authorisation request information— decide whether or not to authorise the owner of the dam to disregard the existing procedure and observe the alternative procedure; and advise the owner of the dam of the decision.
(sec.380-ssec.2) If the chief executive decides to authorise the owner of the dam to observe the alternative procedure, the alternative procedure is an authorised alternative procedure .
(sec.380-ssec.3) The chief executive may orally advise the owner of the dam of the decision.
(sec.380-ssec.4) However, the chief executive must, as soon as practicable, give the owner of the dam a notice of the decision including— a summary of the authorisation request information given to the chief executive; and the reasons for the decision, having regard to the authorisation request information.
- (a) decide whether or not to authorise the owner of the dam to disregard the existing procedure and observe the alternative procedure; and
- (b) advise the owner of the dam of the decision.
- (a) a summary of the authorisation request information given to the chief executive; and
- (b) the reasons for the decision, having regard to the authorisation request information.