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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
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### sec.517 Who may appeal or apply for an external review
If an interested person has applied for an internal review of an original decision, any interested person for the original decision may appeal against or apply for an external review of the review decision under this section.
For the following decisions, the appeal must be made to the Planning and Environment Court—
a decision by the chief executive to give an information notice under chapter 4 ;
a decision by the chief executive to give a compliance notice under section 359 (1) ;
a decision by the chief executive, or an authorised officer appointed by the chief executive, to give a compliance notice relating to a dam safety and flood mitigation contravention;
a decision by the regulator, or an authorised officer appointed by the regulator, to give an information notice or compliance notice relating to a matter involving drinking water or recycled water.
The appeal must be started within 30 business days after the review notice is given for the review decision under section 515 .
For the following decisions, the external review must be to QCAT as provided under the QCAT Act —
a decision by the chief executive, or an authorised officer appointed by the chief executive, to give a compliance notice relating to a contravention, other than a dam safety and flood mitigation contravention;
a decision by a service provider to give an information notice.
In this section—
dam safety and flood mitigation contravention means a contravention of a provision of chapter 4 or section 645 .
s 517 amd 2009 No. 24 s 977
sub 2014 No. 16 s 90
(sec.517-ssec.1) If an interested person has applied for an internal review of an original decision, any interested person for the original decision may appeal against or apply for an external review of the review decision under this section.
(sec.517-ssec.2) For the following decisions, the appeal must be made to the Planning and Environment Court— a decision by the chief executive to give an information notice under chapter 4 ; a decision by the chief executive to give a compliance notice under section 359 (1) ; a decision by the chief executive, or an authorised officer appointed by the chief executive, to give a compliance notice relating to a dam safety and flood mitigation contravention; a decision by the regulator, or an authorised officer appointed by the regulator, to give an information notice or compliance notice relating to a matter involving drinking water or recycled water.
(sec.517-ssec.3) The appeal must be started within 30 business days after the review notice is given for the review decision under section 515 .
(sec.517-ssec.4) For the following decisions, the external review must be to QCAT as provided under the QCAT Act — a decision by the chief executive, or an authorised officer appointed by the chief executive, to give a compliance notice relating to a contravention, other than a dam safety and flood mitigation contravention; a decision by a service provider to give an information notice.
(sec.517-ssec.5) In this section— dam safety and flood mitigation contravention means a contravention of a provision of chapter 4 or section 645 .
- (a) a decision by the chief executive to give an information notice under chapter 4 ;
- (b) a decision by the chief executive to give a compliance notice under section 359 (1) ;
- (c) a decision by the chief executive, or an authorised officer appointed by the chief executive, to give a compliance notice relating to a dam safety and flood mitigation contravention;
- (d) a decision by the regulator, or an authorised officer appointed by the regulator, to give an information notice or compliance notice relating to a matter involving drinking water or recycled water.
- (a) a decision by the chief executive, or an authorised officer appointed by the chief executive, to give a compliance notice relating to a contravention, other than a dam safety and flood mitigation contravention;
- (b) a decision by a service provider to give an information notice.