Requirement to give analysis results to Secretary
20 Requirement to give analysis results to Secretary
Within 10 days after a water supplier receives analysis results, the water supplier must give a written summary of the results to the Secretary if those results indicate that—
a sample characteristic of the water contravenes a drinking water quality standard; or
in the reasonable opinion of the water supplier, the level of a characteristic measured in the water may pose a risk to public health or result in widespread public complaint.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note
The drinking water quality standards are specified in regulation 16 for the purposes of section 17(1) of the Act.
A water supplier that gives a written summary of analysis results to the Secretary under subregulation (1) must ensure that the summary specifies—
the measurements of the sample characteristic or other parameter; and
previous measurements of the sample characteristic or other parameter; and
any related results of other samples from the water supplier that have been analysed by an accredited testing organisation; and
the actions that the water supplier has taken, or proposes to take, in response to the contravention or risk.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Reg. 20(3) amended by S.R. No. 106/2026 reg. 8.
On and from 6 January 2028, within 30 days after the end of each reporting period, a water supplier must give to the Secretary a written summary of any analysis results received in relation to a water sample collected during that reporting period that indicate that—
the pH value of the water is less than 6·5 or more than 9·2; or
the turbidity of the water exceeds 5 nephelometric turbidity units; or
the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water is 85 per cent or less; or
if the water contains a chemical or physical characteristic specified in Column 2 of Schedule 2, the amount of the chemical or physical characteristic in the water exceeds the aesthetic guideline value that is specified opposite that characteristic in Column 3 of that Schedule.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
A water supplier that gives a written summary of analysis results to the Secretary under subregulation (3) must ensure that the summary specifies—
the measurements of the sample characteristic or other parameter; and
previous measurements of the sample characteristic or other parameter.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
In this regulation—
analysis results means the results of an analysis referred to in regulation 19;
reporting period means—
the period beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 March; and
the period beginning on 1 April and ending on 30 June; and
the period beginning on 1 July and ending on 30 September; and
the period beginning on 1 October and ending on 31 December.
Part 5—Other matters
Reg. 20A inserted by S.R. No. 106/2026 reg. 9.
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