Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (2002 No 33)
In section 4, definition of emergency services, after “Fire and Emergency New Zealand,”
, insert “Taumata Arowai,”
.
In section 4, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
Taumata Arowai means Taumata Arowai established under section 8 of the Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020
Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020 (2020 No 52)
In section 4, replace the definition of domestic dwelling with:
domestic dwelling has the meaning given by section 10 of the Water Services Act 2020
In section 4, replace the definition of domestic self-supplier and examples with:
domestic self-supplier has the meaning given by section 10 of the Water Services Act 2020
In section 4, replace the definition of drinking water with:
drinking water has the meaning given by section 6 of the Water Services Act 2020
In section 4, after the definition of drinking water, insert:
drinking water network has the meaning given to drinking water supply by section 9 of the Water Services Act 2020
In section 4, replace the definition of drinking water supplier with:
drinking water supplier has the meaning given by section 8 of the Water Services Act 2020
In section 4, replace the definition of stormwater network with:
stormwater network means the infrastructure and processes that are used to collect, treat, drain, and discharge stormwater from an urban area
In section 4, replace the definition of stormwater network with:
stormwater network means the infrastructure and processes that—
(a)
are used to collect, treat, drain, store, reuse, or discharge stormwater in an urban area; and
(b)
are operated by, for, or on behalf of one of the following:
(i)
a local authority, council-controlled organisation, or subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation:
(iii)
the New Zealand Defence Force
In section 4, replace the definition of stormwater network operator with:
stormwater network operator means—
(a)
each of the following, to the extent that they operate a stormwater network or supervise its operation or aspects of its operation:
(i)
a local authority, council-controlled organisation, or subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation:
(ii)
a department listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Public Service Act 2020:
(iii)
the New Zealand Defence Force; and
(b)
any person who operates a stormwater network, or any aspect of a stormwater network, for, or on behalf of, an organisation specified in paragraph (a)
In section 4, replace the definition of Te Mana o te Wai with:
Te Mana o te Wai has the meaning set out in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management issued in 2020 under section 52 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and any statement issued under that section that amends or replaces the 2020 statement
In section 4, definition of wastewater network, after “collect,”
, insert “store,”
.
In section 4, replace the definition of wastewater network with:
wastewater network means the infrastructure and processes that—
(a)
are used to collect, store, transmit through reticulation, treat, or discharge wastewater; and
(b)
are operated by, for, or on behalf of one of the following:
(i)
a local authority, council-controlled organisation, or subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation:
(iii)
the New Zealand Defence Force
In section 4, replace the definition of wastewater network operator with:
wastewater network operator means—
(a)
each of the following, to the extent that they operate a wastewater network or supervise its operation or aspects of its operation:
(i)
a local authority, council-controlled organisation, or subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation that operates a wastewater network:
(ii)
a department listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Public Service Act 2020:
(iii)
the New Zealand Defence Force; and
(b)
any person who operates a wastewater network, or any aspect of a wastewater network, for, or on behalf of, an organisation specified in paragraph (a); and
(c)
an organisation or individual involved in the operation of a wastewater network if the organisation or individual is authorised or included on a register in accordance with regulations made under section 190 of the Water Services Act 2020.
In section 10(e) and (f), replace “wastewater and stormwater networks”
with “drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks”
.
In section 11(a)(ii), (b), (f), and (h), replace “wastewater and stormwater networks”
with “drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater networks”
.
In section 11(i), replace “good”
with “best”
.
In section 11, insert as subsection (2):
(2)
The chief executive’s statutorily independent functions are to—
(a)
monitor and enforce compliance with relevant drinking water legislation and standards, and other regulatory requirements for which Taumata Arowai has responsibility; and
(b)
grant exemptions under the Water Services Act 2020; and
(c)
if a drinking water supplier is not properly performing the supplier’s functions or duties under an enactment that relates to drinking water, appoint, or require the drinking water supplier to appoint, an alternative operator of the supplier’s drinking water supply.