Definitions
5 Definitions
In these Regulations—
accredited testing organisation means an organisation that holds accreditation from NATA in relation to testing potable water for characteristics specified in a water supplier's water sampling program;
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines means the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines published by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, as in force from time to time;
critical control point, in relation to water supplied by a water agency, means a point in the system of supply at which—
an action, procedure or process can be applied to the water; and
the effective operation of that action, procedure or process is essential to prevent a hazard to human health or to reduce the hazard to an acceptable level;
critical limit, in relation to an action, procedure or process that is applied to water at a critical control point, means the limit at which the action, procedure or process ceases to operate effectively;
drinking water treatment process means a process that is—
applied to water that is, or is to be, supplied as drinking water; and
designed to render the water suitable for supply as drinking water; and
applied with the intention of rendering the water suitable for supply as drinking water;
emergency has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2013;
emergency management has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2013;
hazard means a biological, chemical, physical or radiological agent that has the potential to cause harm;
microbial health outcome target means the microbial health-based target specified in Section 1.3 of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines;
Note
The microbial health-based target specified in Section 1.3 of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines as in force on the commencement of these Regulations is 1 x 10-6 Disability Adjusted Life Years per person per year.
NATA means National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, ACN 004 379 748;
new water sampling area means a water sampling area other than an area referred to in regulation 11(2);
reportable log reduction shortfall, in relation to a source water category, means a log reduction value that is at least one log reduction value below a treatment target for that source water category;
sample characteristic means a microbial, chemical or physical characteristic of drinking water for which a drinking water quality standard is specified;
Note
The drinking water quality standards are specified in regulation 16 for the purposes of section 17(1) of the Act.
source water category means a category for a source of water specified in Table 5.4 of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines;
the Act means the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003;
treatment target, in relation to a source water category, means a target specified for that category in Table 5.5 of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines;
water agency means a water storage manager or a water supplier;
water sampling area means an area specified under regulation 11;
water sampling program means a program developed under regulation 14 or 15.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.