§ 312 — Part 6 Regulations

312.—(1) Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations (called Part 6 Regulations) prescribing anything that is required or permitted to be prescribed under Part 6 or is otherwise necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to Part 6.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), Part 6 Regulations may —(a)

require the provision of reports, returns, documents or other forms of information relevant to the quality or supply of drinking water, or to any other process or other matter associated with the supply of drinking water, to the Agency;

(b)

require the keeping of records, statistics and other forms of information by a drinking water producer that provides a drinking water service, and the provision of reports based on that information, to the Agency;

(c)

prescribe standards and other requirements that must be observed or applied in relation to the quality or supply of drinking water by drinking water producers providing a drinking water service;

(d)

make provision with respect to the monitoring of the quality of drinking water, or any component or characteristic of drinking water, including with respect to the method, collection and analysis of samples;

(e)

require —(i)

identification of hazards and hazardous events which may affect the quality of drinking water obtained by a drinking water producer and to which a drinking water service provided by the drinking water producer relates;

(ii)

an assessment of the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and

(iii)

how a drinking water producer providing the drinking water service manages the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events in order to minimise the likelihood of the drinking water becoming unwholesome; and

(f)

provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(3) Part 6 Regulations may apply —(a)

in respect of all drinking water producers or particular categories of drinking water producers; and

(b)

in respect of the provision of all drinking water services or particular types of drinking water services.

—(1) Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations (called Part 6 Regulations) prescribing anything that is required or permitted to be prescribed under Part 6 or is otherwise necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to Part 6.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), Part 6 Regulations may —(a)

require the provision of reports, returns, documents or other forms of information relevant to the quality or supply of drinking water, or to any other process or other matter associated with the supply of drinking water, to the Agency;

(b)

require the keeping of records, statistics and other forms of information by a drinking water producer that provides a drinking water service, and the provision of reports based on that information, to the Agency;

(c)

prescribe standards and other requirements that must be observed or applied in relation to the quality or supply of drinking water by drinking water producers providing a drinking water service;

(d)

make provision with respect to the monitoring of the quality of drinking water, or any component or characteristic of drinking water, including with respect to the method, collection and analysis of samples;

(e)

require —(i)

identification of hazards and hazardous events which may affect the quality of drinking water obtained by a drinking water producer and to which a drinking water service provided by the drinking water producer relates;

(ii)

an assessment of the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events; and

(iii)

how a drinking water producer providing the drinking water service manages the risks posed by the hazards and hazardous events in order to minimise the likelihood of the drinking water becoming unwholesome; and

(f)

provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(3) Part 6 Regulations may apply —(a)

in respect of all drinking water producers or particular categories of drinking water producers; and

(b)

in respect of the provision of all drinking water services or particular types of drinking water services.