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Water Services Act 2021

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

97Q: Chief executive may issue warnings

You could also call this:

"The boss of water services can give a warning if something is wrong with the water system."

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The chief executive can issue a warning about certain water services infrastructure or a method related to it. You might get a warning if the chief executive thinks something has gone wrong or might go wrong with the water services infrastructure. This could be because a requirement of the NEDS has not been met. The chief executive can issue a warning about things like how water services infrastructure is connected, operated, constructed, or repaired. They can also issue a warning about specific types of water services infrastructure, like ones with certain features or designs, or ones that are connected or operated in a certain way, as mentioned in sections 97R and 97S.

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

97QChief executive may issue warnings

  1. The chief executive may issue a warning in relation to—

  2. specified water services infrastructure; or
    1. a specified method relating to water services infrastructure.

      1. The chief executive may issue a warning if they consider, on reasonable grounds, that specified water services infrastructure or a specified method relating to water services infrastructure has resulted, or is likely to result, in a failure to meet a requirement of the NEDS.

      2. In this section and sections 97R and 97S,—

        specified method relating to water services infrastructure and specified method include the following:

        1. a specified method of connecting water services infrastructure to a water services network:
          1. a specified method of operating water services infrastructure once connected to a water services network:
            1. a specified method of constructing water services infrastructure:
              1. a specified method of repairing, upgrading, replacing, renewing, maintaining, or decommissioning water services infrastructure

                specified water services infrastructure includes—

                1. a specified type or class of water services infrastructure; and
                  1. water services infrastructure with a specified feature or characteristic; and
                    1. a specified design of water services infrastructure.

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