This Act concerns the supply of safe drinking water in Victoria. The Act requires water suppliers and water storage managers to prepare and implement plans to manage risks in relation to drinking water and some types of non-potable water; provides for the auditing of those plans by approved auditors; requires water suppliers to ensure that the drinking water they supply meets quality standards specified by the regulations; requires water suppliers to disclose to the public information concerning the quality of drinking water; and requires the reporting of known or suspected contamination of drinking water to the Secretary to the Department of Human Services. The Act is divided into the following parts: Preliminary matters (1); Risk management plans (2); Other obligations on water suppliers and water storage managers (3); Administrative and enforcement matters (4); Miscellaneous matters (5); and Consequential and transitional provisions (6).
أستراليا · 2003-06-11