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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.530Governor in Council may appoint administrator to operate infrastructure
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### sec.530 Governor in Council may appoint administrator to operate infrastructure
Subsection (2) applies if the Minister is satisfied, or reasonably believes—
a service provider has not complied with a compliance notice given by the regulator under section 465 ; or
a service provider has stopped, or is likely to stop, supplying a registered service and there is no other entity willing to take over the operation of all or part of the service provider’s infrastructure for the service.
The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, authorise any of the following persons (an administrator ) to operate the infrastructure and use the service provider’s water entitlement to supply the registered service—
the regulator;
any other person who has the necessary experience or qualifications to operate the infrastructure.
Subsection (4) applies if the Minister is satisfied, or reasonably believes, a scheme manager, or recycled water provider or other declared entity, (the responsible entity ) for a critical recycled water scheme—
has not complied with a compliance notice; or
has stopped, or is likely to stop, supplying recycled water under the scheme.
The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, authorise any of the following persons (also an administrator ) to operate the responsible entity’s infrastructure for producing or supplying recycled water under the scheme—
the regulator;
any other person who has the necessary experience or qualifications to operate the infrastructure.
An authorisation under subsection (2) or (4) has effect from the day the notice is published until—
the day stated in the notice; or
if no day is stated in the notice—the day a further notice withdrawing the authorisation is published in the gazette.
The authorisation may deal with any matter necessary or convenient to help the administrator operate the infrastructure and supply the registered service or recycled water.
s 530 amd 2013 No. 23 s 348
(sec.530-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if the Minister is satisfied, or reasonably believes— a service provider has not complied with a compliance notice given by the regulator under section 465 ; or a service provider has stopped, or is likely to stop, supplying a registered service and there is no other entity willing to take over the operation of all or part of the service provider’s infrastructure for the service.
(sec.530-ssec.2) The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, authorise any of the following persons (an administrator ) to operate the infrastructure and use the service provider’s water entitlement to supply the registered service— the regulator; any other person who has the necessary experience or qualifications to operate the infrastructure.
(sec.530-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the Minister is satisfied, or reasonably believes, a scheme manager, or recycled water provider or other declared entity, (the responsible entity ) for a critical recycled water scheme— has not complied with a compliance notice; or has stopped, or is likely to stop, supplying recycled water under the scheme.
(sec.530-ssec.4) The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, authorise any of the following persons (also an administrator ) to operate the responsible entity’s infrastructure for producing or supplying recycled water under the scheme— the regulator; any other person who has the necessary experience or qualifications to operate the infrastructure.
(sec.530-ssec.5) An authorisation under subsection (2) or (4) has effect from the day the notice is published until— the day stated in the notice; or if no day is stated in the notice—the day a further notice withdrawing the authorisation is published in the gazette.
(sec.530-ssec.6) The authorisation may deal with any matter necessary or convenient to help the administrator operate the infrastructure and supply the registered service or recycled water.
- (a) a service provider has not complied with a compliance notice given by the regulator under section 465 ; or
- (b) a service provider has stopped, or is likely to stop, supplying a registered service and there is no other entity willing to take over the operation of all or part of the service provider’s infrastructure for the service.
- (a) the regulator;
- (b) any other person who has the necessary experience or qualifications to operate the infrastructure.
- (a) has not complied with a compliance notice; or
- (b) has stopped, or is likely to stop, supplying recycled water under the scheme.
- (a) the regulator;
- (b) any other person who has the necessary experience or qualifications to operate the infrastructure.
- (a) the day stated in the notice; or
- (b) if no day is stated in the notice—the day a further notice withdrawing the authorisation is published in the gazette.