sec.443Regulator may give notice for recovery of costs

### sec.443 Regulator may give notice for recovery of costs This section applies if— the regulator decides to take reasonable steps, or authorises an authorised officer to take reasonable steps, under section 436 in relation to a water supply incident; and the regulator or authorised officer takes the reasonable steps. The regulator may decide to give a notice (a cost recovery notice ) to a person who the regulator is satisfied is a prescribed person for the water supply incident for payment of the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in taking the reasonable steps. However, subsection (2) does not apply if the water supply incident was caused by a natural disaster. The cost recovery notice must— state the following— the name of the recipient; a description of the water supply incident; the place at which the regulator is satisfied the water supply incident happened; the amount claimed; a description of the costs and expenses giving rise to the amount claimed; that if the recipient does not pay the amount to the regulator within 30 days after the day the notice is given, the regulator may recover the amount and any interest payable on the amount from the recipient as a debt; the contact details of the regulator; and include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to give the cost recovery notice. s 443 ins 2009 No. 46 s 143 (sec.443-ssec.1) This section applies if— the regulator decides to take reasonable steps, or authorises an authorised officer to take reasonable steps, under section 436 in relation to a water supply incident; and the regulator or authorised officer takes the reasonable steps. (sec.443-ssec.2) The regulator may decide to give a notice (a cost recovery notice ) to a person who the regulator is satisfied is a prescribed person for the water supply incident for payment of the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in taking the reasonable steps. (sec.443-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the water supply incident was caused by a natural disaster. (sec.443-ssec.4) The cost recovery notice must— state the following— the name of the recipient; a description of the water supply incident; the place at which the regulator is satisfied the water supply incident happened; the amount claimed; a description of the costs and expenses giving rise to the amount claimed; that if the recipient does not pay the amount to the regulator within 30 days after the day the notice is given, the regulator may recover the amount and any interest payable on the amount from the recipient as a debt; the contact details of the regulator; and include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to give the cost recovery notice. - (a) the regulator decides to take reasonable steps, or authorises an authorised officer to take reasonable steps, under section 436 in relation to a water supply incident; and - (b) the regulator or authorised officer takes the reasonable steps. - (a) state the following— (i) the name of the recipient; (ii) a description of the water supply incident; (iii) the place at which the regulator is satisfied the water supply incident happened; (iv) the amount claimed; (v) a description of the costs and expenses giving rise to the amount claimed; (vi) that if the recipient does not pay the amount to the regulator within 30 days after the day the notice is given, the regulator may recover the amount and any interest payable on the amount from the recipient as a debt; (vii) the contact details of the regulator; and - (i) the name of the recipient; - (ii) a description of the water supply incident; - (iii) the place at which the regulator is satisfied the water supply incident happened; - (iv) the amount claimed; - (v) a description of the costs and expenses giving rise to the amount claimed; - (vi) that if the recipient does not pay the amount to the regulator within 30 days after the day the notice is given, the regulator may recover the amount and any interest payable on the amount from the recipient as a debt; - (vii) the contact details of the regulator; and - (b) include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to give the cost recovery notice. - (i) the name of the recipient; - (ii) a description of the water supply incident; - (iii) the place at which the regulator is satisfied the water supply incident happened; - (iv) the amount claimed; - (v) a description of the costs and expenses giving rise to the amount claimed; - (vi) that if the recipient does not pay the amount to the regulator within 30 days after the day the notice is given, the regulator may recover the amount and any interest payable on the amount from the recipient as a debt; - (vii) the contact details of the regulator; and