Water Act 2000

This section applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 24AA(b).

Before an establishment regulation for a water authority is amended, the chief executive must publish notice of the amendment—

in the gazette; and

in another way the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the intended audience for the notice.

The notice must state the following—

the proposed amendment;

that written submissions on the proposed amendment may be made to the chief executive;

the date, at least 20 business days after the notice is published, by which the submissions may be made;

where the submissions may be made.

Subsection (2) does not apply if the amendment—

merely corrects a minor error in the regulation; or

is not a change of substance.

Also, subsection (2) does not apply if—

the amendment is for the purpose of including land in, or excluding land from, the water authority’s authority area; and

the water authority has by resolution asked the chief executive for the amendment to be made; and

the chief executive is satisfied that all owners of land who are likely to be affected by the amendment have agreed to the amendment.