Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER REGULATION 2016 - REG 159

159 Further validation inspection may be started

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a validation inspection for a meter attached to works through which water is taken under a relevant authorisation was carried out before the commencement and the following applies in relation to the inspection—

(i) the authorised meter validator gave a notice for the meter under former section 112(2)(a)(ii) less than 30 days before the day of the commencement;

(ii) immediately before the commencement, the meter was an approved meter; or

(b) section 154, 156, 157 or 158 applies in relation to a meter attached to works through which water is taken under a relevant authorisation and an authorised meter validator gives a notice for the meter under former section 112(2)(a)(ii), as applying under section 154, 156, 157 or 158.

(2) The holder of the relevant authorisation may, within 30 days after the notice under former section 112(2)(a)(ii) was or is given, arrange—

(a) the meter to be modified; and

(b) a further validation inspection on the modified meter to be carried out by an authorised meter validator under former section 112.

(3) If the holder of the relevant authorisation arranges a further validation inspection on a meter under subsection (2), former section 112 continues to apply in relation to the further validation inspection as if the amendment regulation had not been made.

(4) However, the authorised meter validator may only decide whether the meter, as modified, complies or does not comply with the non-urban metering standard, and may not give a notice under former section 112(2)(a)(ii) in relation to the meter.

(5) In this section—

"non-urban metering standard" see former section 105.