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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT 2003
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS
1. Purpose and outline
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Supply includes to release water
5. Application
6. Declaration concerning regulated water
PART 2--RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS
Division 1--Requirement to have plan
7. Water suppliers must prepare, implement and review risk management plans
8. Water storage managers must prepare, implement and review risk management plans
9. Risk management plan
Division 2--Audits
10. Risk management plan audit
11. Secretary may require risk management plan audit
12. Audit certificate to be given
13. Approval of risk management plan auditors
14. Only approved auditors may conduct audits
15. Auditor must comply with conditions of approval
16. Conflict of interest to be avoided
PART 3--OTHER OBLIGATIONS ON WATER SUPPLIERS AND WATER STORAGE MANAGERS
Division 1--Drinking water quality standards
17. Drinking water must comply with quality standards
18. Notification required if non-complying water supplied
19. Variations of aesthetic standards
20. Exemption from water quality standards
21. Minister may impose conditions
Division 2--Disclosure and reporting requirements
22. Officer to report known or suspected contamination
23. Water quality monitoring information to be made publicly available
24. Water storage manager to give information to water supplier
25. Warnings to be given if regulated water supplied
26. Water suppliers or water storage managers to provide annual report
Division 3--Protection of officers reporting known or suspected contamination
26A. Definition
26B. Application
26C. Certain further information also protected
26D. Immunity from liability
26E. Confidentiality provisions do not apply
26F. Protection from defamation action
26G. Liability for own conduct
26H. Protection from reprisal
26I. Proceedings for damages for reprisal
26J. Application for injunction or order
26K. Injunction or order
PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT MATTERS
Division 1--General functions and powers of the Secretary
27. Functions of Secretary
28. General powers of the Secretary
29. Secretary may require certain information
30. Secretary may accept undertakings
31. Secretary may issue enforcement notice
32. Annual report
33. Register of variations, exemptions and undertakings
Division 2--Incident management
34. Powers of the Secretary if there is a risk to public health
35. Limit on power of delegation
36. Power to assess and address immediate risks
37. Display of identity cards
38. Announcement before entry
39. Occupier to be given copy of consent
40. Receipt must be given for any thing seized
41. Copies of certain seized things to be given
42. Access to seized things
43. Use of equipment to examine or process things
44. Use or seizure of electronic equipment at premises
45. Return of seized things
46. Magistrates' Court may extend period
47. Self-incrimination not an excuse
Division 3--Authorised officers
48. Appointment procedure
49. Offence to obstruct authorised officer
50. Offence to impersonate authorised officer
Division 4--Administration levy
51. Requirement to pay levy
52. Meaning of costs of administering this Act
53. How amount of levy to be calculated
54. Collection of the levy
PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
Division 1--Miscellaneous offence
55. False information not to be given
Division 2--Regulations
56. Regulations
PART 6--CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
59. Repeal of immunity provision
ENDNOTES
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