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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Structural arrangements for providing water services - Responsibility for providing water services - Significance and engagement policy

38: Water organisation’s policy: deviation from policy

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"When a water organisation makes a decision that doesn't follow its rules, it must explain why."

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If a water organisation makes a decision that is very different from its significance and engagement policy, it must explain the difference when making the decision. You need to know that the organisation must clearly say what the difference is. The organisation must also give reasons why the decision is different from its policy. Additionally, the organisation must say if it plans to change its significance and engagement policy because of the decision, you can find more information about this by looking at the legislation. The organisation has to be clear about its decision and why it is different from its policy.

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Responsibility for providing water services: Significance and engagement policy

38Water organisation’s policy: deviation from policy

  1. If a decision of a water organisation is significantly inconsistent with, or is anticipated to have consequences that will be significantly inconsistent with, its significance and engagement policy, the organisation must, when making the decision, clearly identify—

  2. the inconsistency; and
    1. the reasons for the inconsistency; and
      1. any intention of the organisation to amend its significance and engagement policy to accommodate the decision.

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