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Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

Water services delivery plans and foundational information disclosure requirements - Ministerial powers in relation to water services delivery plans - Crown water services specialist

29: How Crown water services specialist is appointed

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"How the Government chooses a water services expert and tells everyone about it."

The Minister chooses a Crown water services specialist by telling them in writing that they have the job. You are told about this when the Minister writes to the territorial authority, which is like a local council, to let them know who is appointed. The Minister also puts a notice in the Gazette, which is an official publication, to tell everyone about the appointment. When the Minister tells you about the appointment, they must include important details like what the specialist's job is, how long they will be doing the job, and who they are. If the specialist is part of a group, the Minister must also tell you who the leader of the group is and how the costs of the specialist's work will be shared between the territorial authorities, as explained in section 36. The Minister must let you know if there are any changes to who is in the group of specialists, and they must also put this information on a website for everyone to see.

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Ministerial powers in relation to water services delivery plans: Crown water services specialist

29How Crown water services specialist is appointed

  1. The Minister appoints a Crown water services specialist by—

  2. providing notice in writing to the person appointed to be the Crown water services specialist or, if the Minister appoints a panel, to each member of the panel; and
    1. providing in writing to the territorial authority or, in the case of an appointment to a group of territorial authorities, to each authority that is a member of the group; and
      1. giving notice of the appointment in the Gazette.

        1. A notice under subsection (1) must include the following information:

        2. the terms of reference of the Crown water services specialist, including—
          1. an outline of the role the Crown water services specialist has been appointed to undertake; and
            1. the extent of the Crown water services specialist’s authority:
            2. the name of the Crown water services specialist or, if the Crown water services specialist is a panel, the name of each member of the panel:
              1. the start and end dates of the Crown water services specialist’s appointment:
                1. if the Crown water services specialist is a panel, the name of the chairperson of the panel:
                  1. if the Crown water services specialist is appointed to a group of 2 or more territorial authorities, details of how the remuneration and expenses of the Crown water services specialist will be apportioned between the territorial authorities (see section 36):
                    1. the name of each territorial authority to which the Crown water services specialist has been appointed.

                      1. The Minister must provide notice of any change in the membership of a Crown water services specialist—

                      2. in writing to each territorial authority to which the Crown water services specialist is appointed; and
                        1. if the Crown water services specialist is a panel, in writing to each panel member; and
                          1. by notice in the Gazette.

                            1. The department must publish each notice provided under subsection (1) or (3) on an internet site operated by or on behalf of the department.