Water Services Act 2021

Provisions relating to supply of drinking water - Review and appeals - Appeals

97: Effect of appeal against compliance order

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If you appeal against a compliance order under sections 93 to 96, it has some effects. While your appeal is happening or you still have time to appeal, the chief executive can revoke or amend the order if they get new information. If they do not get new information, they must not revoke or amend the order. If you appeal against a compliance order, it does not stop the order from happening unless the court says so. You can find more information about this by looking at sections 93 to 96. This is similar to what was in the 1999 No 142 legislation, which you can find at s 156H. The rules about appealing a compliance order were updated on 27 August 2025 by the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025. This means the chief executive's role in revoking or amending compliance orders has changed. You can learn more about these changes and how they affect you.

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

97Effect of appeal against compliance order

  1. An appeal under sections 93 to 96 against a compliance order has the following effects:

  2. while the order is the subject of an appeal or while the time for the person’s appeal rights is running, the chief executive whose compliance order is appealed against—
    1. may, if they receive new information that relates to the compliance order, revoke or amend the order; or
      1. if subparagraph (i) does not apply, must not revoke or amend the order.
      2. an appeal against a compliance order does not operate as a stay of that order unless the court orders otherwise.
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        • Section 97(a): replaced, on , by section 144 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).