Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Water services networks: connections - Internal reviews

154: Stay of reviewable decision on internal review

You could also call this:

"Stopping a decision while it's being reviewed"

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If you apply for an internal review of an original decision, the water service provider can stop the original decision from happening. They can do this on their own or because you asked them to. The water service provider has to decide whether to stop the original decision within three working days of getting your application. If they do not make a decision within those three working days, it means they have stopped the original decision.

If the water service provider stops the original decision, it will not happen until they make a decision on your internal review. You will have to wait until they make a decision on your review to know what happens next. The water service provider is in charge of making this decision.

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This page was last updated on 31 August 2025

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153: Notice of decision on internal review, or

"The water service provider tells you their decision about your complaint."

155: Appeal to District Court, or

"You can appeal to the District Court if you disagree with a water service network decision"

Part 3Provision of water services: operational matters
Water services networks: connections: Internal reviews

154Stay of reviewable decision on internal review

If a person applies for an internal review of an original decision, the water service provider may stay the operation of the original decision—
on its own initiative; or
on the application of the applicant for the review.

A water service provider must make a decision on an application for a stay within 3 working days after the date on which it receives the application.
If the water service provider does not make a decision on an application for a stay within the time specified in subsection (2), the water service provider must be treated as having granted a stay.
A stay of the operation of an original decision pending a decision on an internal review continues until the water service provider makes a decision on the review.