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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - National Engineering Design Standards (NEDS) for water services networks - Development and making of NEDS

97G: Ongoing review of NEDS

You could also call this:

"Regular checks and updates of the water rules"

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You can think of NEDS as a set of rules. The Water Services Authority can review and update these rules at any time. They must review and update the rules at least every 10 years. When the Authority reviews and updates the rules, some other rules apply, such as sections 97D to 97F. The Authority does not always have to ask for feedback on updates to the rules, like under section 97E, if the update is urgent for safety reasons or if it is a minor change that will not affect people much.

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
National Engineering Design Standards (NEDS) for water services networks: Development and making of NEDS

97GOngoing review of NEDS

  1. The Water Services Authority—

  2. may review and update the NEDS at any time; but
    1. must review and update the NEDS at least every 10 years.

      1. Sections 97D to 97F apply, with all necessary modifications, to a review and update of the NEDS.

      2. Despite subsection (2), the Water Services Authority is not required to consult on the draft of a proposed update to the NEDS under section 97E if the proposed update—

      3. needs to be made urgently for safety reasons; or
        1. contains only minor amendments that will not adversely and substantially affect any person’s interests.

          Notes
          • Section 97G: inserted, on , by section 146 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).