Part 2Water services delivery plans and foundational information disclosure requirements
Foundational information disclosure requirements
39Application of this subpart
This subpart applies to 1 or more of the following entities that have been specified by the Governor-General by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs:
- a territorial authority that delivers water services:
- the Wellington Regional Council:
- a council-controlled organisation that delivers water services:
- a subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation that delivers water services.
Despite subsection (1)(c), an Order in Council must not specify that Watercare is a specified entity.
Before making a recommendation under subsection (1), the Minister and the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs must—
- consider advice from the Secretary and the Commission; and
- having considered that advice, believe that the entity to be specified in the Order in Council holds, can prepare, or can produce information that, if disclosed, would enable an interested person to assess whether the purpose of this subpart is being met.
An Order in Council made under this section must include the following information:
- the name of the entity:
- the water services to which a determination made under section 42 may apply.
An Order in Council made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).