Water Act 2000

A private water supply agreement (the original agreement) may be amended only once and only if the works to which the original agreement applies are capped and piped or are to be capped and piped.

If additional land is required because of the capping and piping, the amending agreement may include—

the addition of land to the original agreement; and

if the registered owner of the land is not already a party to the original agreement—the addition of the registered owner as a party.

As soon as practicable after making the amending agreement, the parties must give the chief executive a copy of the amending agreement.

If the amending agreement varies the land to which the original agreement applies, the chief executive must give the registrar of titles notice of the amending agreement.

The registrar must record the notice in a way that a search of the register kept by the registrar under any Act relating to the land the subject of the original agreement, as amended, will show the existence of the original agreement and the amending agreement.

In this section—cap and pipe, in relation to works, means—

repairing or replacing a bore forming the whole or part of the works so that the flow of water can be controlled by a valve on the headworks of the bore; and

replacing a bore drain distribution system with a pipeline distribution system.