Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER REGULATION 2016 - REG 121C

121C Chief executive may require further inspection

(1) This section applies if the chief executive—

(a) is given a compliance certificate under section 121B for a measurement device attached to works through which water is taken under a relevant authorisation; and

(b) is satisfied—

(i) the information stated in the certificate is inaccurate, incomplete or mistaken; or

(ii) the person who gave the certificate was not a duly qualified person for the measurement device when the certificate was given.

(2) The chief executive may give the holder of the relevant authorisation a notice directing the holder to engage a duly qualified person to certify the measurement device as complying with the measurement standards.

(3) The notice must state—

(a) the grounds on which the notice is given; and

(b) that the holder of the relevant authorisation must, within 30 business days after the notice is given or a longer period agreed to by the chief executive, ensure a duly qualified person certifies the device as complying with the measurement standards.

(4) The holder of a relevant authorisation to whom a notice is given under subsection (2) must comply with the notice, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(5) Section 121B applies to a duly qualified person engaged under this section.