Water Management Act 2000

It is a mandatory condition of a water supply work approval that metering equipment is installed, used and properly maintained in connection with the work.

On the imposition of the condition by this section, any other condition relating to the installation, use and maintenance of metering equipment in connection with the work imposed on the water supply work approval under this Act, or any other instrument made under this Act, ceases to have effect.

The holder of a water supply work approval is taken to have complied with a particular aspect of the condition imposed by this section if the holder has complied with the applicable requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations.

The regulations may—

provide that the mandatory condition does not apply to approvals, or in other circumstances, specified by the regulations, and

provide for the circumstances in which the Minister may exempt holders of approvals from the mandatory condition, with or without conditions, and

make further provision about the exemptions given by the Minister.