Water Management Act 2000

This section applies to a water management work, whether or not an approval is required to install or use the work.

Regulations may be made for or with respect to metering equipment in connection with works to which this section applies.

In particular, and without limiting subsection (2), regulations may be made for or with respect to the following—

requiring persons who have control and management of works to install, use and maintain metering equipment,

setting out standards and other requirements for metering equipment to be used in connection with works,

setting out standards and other requirements for the location and installation of metering equipment,

the keeping of metering records relating to maintenance of metering equipment and taking of water during periods when metering equipment is not able to be used and relating to any other matters specified by the regulations,

the taking of water by means of a metered work while its metering equipment is not operating properly or is not operating,

requiring the owners of metering equipment, holders of approvals or other persons to provide information obtained from or about the equipment,

the provision of information derived from or about metering equipment to the holders of approvals for works in connection with which the equipment is installed.

The regulations are to provide for a review of the operation of regulations made under this section as soon as practicable after 5 years after the first regulations are made under this section.