Water Regulation 2016

This section applies if the chief executive—

is given a compliance certificate under section 121B for a measurement device attached to works through which water is taken under a relevant authorisation; and

is satisfied—

the information stated in the certificate is inaccurate, incomplete or mistaken; or

the person who gave the certificate was not a duly qualified person for the measurement device when the certificate was given.

The chief executive may give the holder of the relevant authorisation a notice directing the holder to engage a duly qualified person to certify the measurement device as complying with the measurement standards.

The notice must state—

the grounds on which the notice is given; and

that the holder of the relevant authorisation must, within 30 business days after the notice is given or a longer period agreed to by the chief executive, ensure a duly qualified person certifies the device as complying with the measurement standards.

The holder of a relevant authorisation to whom a notice is given under subsection (2) must comply with the notice, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Section 121B applies to a duly qualified person engaged under this section.