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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Miscellaneous provisions - Compliance and enforcement - Compliance officers

280: Suspension and ending of appointment of compliance officers

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"What happens if a compliance officer's job is stopped or ended by their bosses"

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If you are a compliance officer, a territorial authority or water organisation can suspend or end your appointment at any time. They have the power to make this decision about the compliance officers they have appointed. You can find similar information in the legislation from 2022.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Compliance and enforcement: Compliance officers

280Suspension and ending of appointment of compliance officers

  1. A territorial authority or water organisation may, at any time, suspend or end the appointment of a compliance officer it has appointed.

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