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Water Services Act 2021

Preliminary provisions - Key principles relating to functions, powers, and duties

17: More than 1 person may have same duty

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"One job can be shared by many people, and they are all responsible."

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You can have more than one person with the same duty under this Act. You must do your duty to the standard required, even if someone else has the same duty. If you share a duty with someone else, you are still responsible for your part of the duty.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Key principles relating to functions, powers, and duties

17More than 1 person may have same duty

  1. More than 1 person may have the same duty imposed by or under this Act at the same time.

  2. Each duty holder must comply with that duty to the standard required by or under this Act even if another duty holder has the same duty.

  3. If more than 1 person has a duty for the same matter, each person—

  4. retains responsibility for that person’s duty in relation to the matter; and
    1. must discharge that person’s duty to the extent to which the person has the ability to influence and control the matter, or would have had that ability but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that ability.

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