Part 2Water services delivery plans and foundational information disclosure requirements
Water services delivery plans: Acceptance of water services delivery plan
20Secretary accepts water services delivery plan
The Secretary must, as soon as reasonably practicable,—
- consider each water services delivery plan submitted under section 18; and
- accept a water services delivery plan only if satisfied that the plan complies with this Act.
In deciding whether to accept a water services delivery plan, the Secretary may consult 1 or more of the following:
- a government department:
- the Commission:
- Taumata Arowai:
- Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited:
- any other person the Secretary considers relevant.
If the Secretary is not satisfied that a plan complies with the requirements in this Act, the Secretary must, as soon as reasonably practicable,—
- advise the territorial authority or group of 2 or more territorial authorities why the Secretary is not satisfied with the plan and require the territorial authority or group to amend the plan (which may be by including additional information) and resubmit it to the Secretary by a specified date; or
- decide not to accept the plan.
A territorial authority or group of 2 or more territorial authorities must comply with a requirement to amend and resubmit a plan by the date specified.
After deciding whether to accept a water services delivery plan, the Secretary must notify the territorial authority or group of 2 or more territorial authorities—
- whether the Secretary has accepted the plan; and
- if the Secretary has decided not to accept the plan, the reason for that decision.