Appointment of operator
33 Appointment of operator
When a determination is made under this Part, the Utilities
Commission must appoint a suitable person (who may, but need not, be a licensee) to take over and carry on the relevant operations on terms and conditions agreed with the Utilities Commission.
A person appointed to take over a licensee's operations is referred to in this section as the operator.
The licensee must facilitate the take over of the relevant operations by the operator.
The operator may have access to the water supply and sewerage services infrastructure and other property of the licensee for the purposes of carrying on the relevant operations.
The operator in carrying out the relevant operations must comply with this Act and the conditions of the licence as applying to the licensee as if the operator were the licensee.
A person must not obstruct the operator's access to property or the exercise by the operator of the operator's responsibilities under this Part.
Maximum penalty: 2 500 penalty units.
A person must comply with reasonable directions given by the operator in the exercise of the operator's responsibilities under this Part.
Maximum penalty: 2 500 penalty units.
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