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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Miscellaneous provisions - Review of water services system

339: Scope of review of water services system

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"Checking how well the water services system works and if the laws and rules are effective"

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When you look at the water services system, you must check how well it works overall. You have to think about how the laws and rules for water services are working, and how local governments are providing water services. This includes checking how well the people and groups in charge of water services are doing their jobs, and how well they are working together. You also have to think about whether the rules for water services are effective, and how local governments are set up to provide water services.

You have to consider the laws that relate to water services, including this Act and other laws like the Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai Act 2020, the Water Services Act 2021, and parts of the Commerce Act 1986 that deal with water services. You must also think about any other laws that are relevant to local government and providing water services.

The Minister may also ask you to think about other matters when you are reviewing the water services system.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Review of water services system

339Scope of review of water services system

  1. The review of the water services system must examine and report on the overall operation and effectiveness of water services legislation and local government arrangements for providing water services, including—

  2. the performance and interaction of relevant regulators, government departments, and Crown entities; and
    1. the effectiveness of relevant regulatory frameworks; and
      1. the structure of local government arrangements for providing water services (including any arrangements that involve consumer trusts); and
        1. any other matters identified by the Minister.

          1. In this subpart, water services legislation includes the following:

          2. this Act and all secondary legislation made under it:
            1. the Water Services Authority—Taumata Arowai Act 2020:
              1. the Water Services Act 2021 and all secondary legislation made under that Act that relates to providing water services:
                1. Parts 4 and 4A of the Commerce Act 1986 and all secondary legislation made under that Act that relates to providing water services:
                  1. any other legislation that is relevant to local government and providing water services.