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WATER SERVICES ENTITIES ACT 2022 - SECT 137A

137A Directions for shared services

1 The Minister may direct water services entities to comply with specified requirements to share services provided to those entities and that are requirements for all or any of the following purposes:

a) to improve (directly or indirectly) the provision of water services:

b) to develop expertise and capability:

c) to ensure business continuity:

d) to manage risks to the water services entities’ financial position, the Government’s financial position, or both.

2 The direction may be given only to 2 or more entities each of which is—

a) a water services entity; or

b) a subsidiary of a water services entity.

3 The direction must not be inconsistent with the operating principles of water services entities set out in section 14 .

4 The direction may direct 2 or more entities to which it may be given about how to give effect to it, but only in respect of any 1 or more specified periods—

a) after it comes into force; and

b) before 1 July 2026.

5 The direction must be limited to all or any of the following activities:

a) debt funding and management (for example, through the Water Services Entities Funding Agency):

b) information and communication technology, and digital infrastructure procurement and management:

c) other procurement, and supply chain management:

d) risk management and insurance:

e) workforce development and employment relations.

6 However, a direction to which subsection (5)(a) applies may only be given (despite subsection (1)) jointly by the Minister and the Minister of Finance.

7 A direction given under this section must include the reasons why it is given and a statement of its purposes.

8 A direction given under this section comes into force on the commencement date stated in it (which must be not earlier than the day after the date on which it is given).

9 Directions given under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Note: 2004 No 115 s 107

History: Section 137A: inserted, on 23 August 2023, by section 16 of the Water Services Entities Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 44).