After section 136 of the Principal Act , the following sections are inserted in Division 3:

136AA.     Renewal of registration

(1)  A person may apply to the relevant council to renew the registration of the person as a supplier of water from a private water source.

(2)  An application is to be –

(a) in the approved form; and

(b) lodged at the public office of the council; and

(c) accompanied by the applicable council fee.

(3)  A council may –

(a) grant an application for renewal of registration as a supplier of water from a private water source and register the applicant without conditions or on the conditions the council thinks fit; or

(b) refuse to grant an application for renewal of registration as a supplier of water from a private water source.

(4)  In determining an application, a council is to have regard to –

(a) public health and any relevant guidelines; and

(b) whether the applicant is likely to comply with the Act and any relevant guidelines; and

(c) the extent to which the applicant has complied with the Act, any relevant guidelines, and any conditions of registration as a supplier of water from a private water source.

(5)  The council, by notice in writing served on an applicant for renewal of registration, must notify the applicant of –

(a) the granting of the application; or

(b) the refusal to grant the application.

136AAB.     Duration of registration

(1)  The registration of a person as a supplier of water from a private water source remains in force for the period of 12 months, or a shorter period specified by the council and specified on the certificate of registration, from the date on which the application for registration, or for renewal of registration, is granted.

(2)  However, if an application to renew the registration of a person as a supplier of water from a private water source is lodged and not determined before the registration expires, the period of the registration is extended until the application is determined.