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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Miscellaneous provisions - Compliance and enforcement - Compliance orders

299: Form and content of compliance order

You could also call this:

"What a Compliance Order Must Include and What You Must Do"

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A compliance order is a document that tells you what you must do. It must include your name and the reasons why you are getting the order. The order will also tell you what action you need to take, stop, or not do.

The order will say how long you have to take the action or stop doing something. This time period must be reasonable, so you have enough time to do what is required. You can compare this to a similar law from 2022, which is available on the legislation.govt.nz website. The compliance order is an important document that you should read carefully to understand what you need to do.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Compliance and enforcement: Compliance orders

299Form and content of compliance order

  1. A compliance order must state—

  2. the name of the person to whom it relates; and
    1. the reasons for the order; and
      1. the action required to be taken, stopped, or not to be taken; and
        1. the period within which the action must be taken or stopped, being a reasonable period within which to take the action required or to stop the action.

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