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Water Services Act 2021

Provisions relating to supply of drinking water - Review and appeals - Internal review

92: Stay of reviewable decision on internal review

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"Stopping a decision while it's being reviewed"

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If you ask for an internal review of a decision, the Water Services Authority may stop the decision from being carried out. The Water Services Authority can do this on their own or because you asked them to. They must make a decision about stopping the original decision within three working days of getting your request. If the Water Services Authority does not make a decision within three working days, it is like they said yes to stopping the original decision. A stop on the original decision keeps going until the reviewer makes a decision on your internal review. You can find more information about this by looking at the Water Services Act 2021 and other related laws.

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Part 2Provisions relating to supply of drinking water
Review and appeals: Internal review

92Stay of reviewable decision on internal review

  1. If an application is made for an internal review of a decision, the Water Services Authority may stay the operation of the decision.

  2. The Water Services Authority may stay the operation of a decision—

  3. on the Water Services Authority’s own initiative; or
    1. on the application of the applicant for review.

      1. The Water Services Authority must make a decision on an application for a stay within 3 working days after the Water Services Authority receives the application.

      2. If the Water Services Authority has not made a decision on an application under subsection (2)(b) within the time set out in subsection (3), the Water Services Authorityi is to be treated as having made a decision to grant a stay.

      3. A stay of the operation of a decision pending a decision on an internal review continues until the reviewer has made a decision on the review.

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      • Section 92(1): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 92(2): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 92(2)(a): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 92(3): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
      • Section 92(4): amended, on , by section 111(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).