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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Compliance orders

122: Form and content of compliance order

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"What a compliance order must include and how it is written"

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A compliance order is a document that tells you what you must do. It must say who it is for, why it is being given, and what action you need to take. It also tells you how long you have to take the action, which is a reasonable amount of time.

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Compliance orders

122Form and content of compliance order

  1. A compliance order must state—

  2. the name of the person to whom it relates; and
    1. the reasons for the order; and
      1. the action required to be taken, stopped, or not taken; and
        1. the period within which the action must be taken or stopped, being a reasonable period within which to take the action required or to stop the action.

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