136Costs of objections

1. A person who objects under section 133 to the amount of a development contribution requirement is liable to pay the water organisation’s actual and reasonable costs in respect of the objection.

2. The costs that the water organisation may recover under this section are the actual and reasonable costs incurred by it in respect of—

3. the selection, engagement, and employment of the development contributions commissioners; and
4. secretarial and administrative support for the objection process; and
5. preparing for, organising, and holding the hearing.

6. A water organisation may, in any particular case and in its absolute discretion, waive or remit the whole or any part of any costs that would otherwise be payable under this section.

7. If a territorial authority administers the water organisation’s objections process under an agreement entered into under section 127 or 128, the territorial authority may recover the costs under this section on behalf of the water organisation.

8. However,—

9. the territorial authority’s ability to recover the costs applies only to the extent specified in the agreement; and
10. the territorial authority must not recover, or attempt to recover, any costs from a person if the water organisation has already recovered those costs; and
11. the water organisation must not recover, or attempt to recover, any costs from a person if the territorial authority has already recovered those costs.