New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WATER INDUSTRY COMPETITION ACT 2006 - SECT 6

6 Licences

(1) Subject to any conditions imposed on it by or under this Act:

(a) a network operator’s licence authorises the licensee, and any other person specified in the licence, to construct, maintain and operate the water industry infrastructure so specified for the purposes so specified, and

(b) a retail supplier’s licence authorises the licensee, and any other person specified in the licence, to supply water or provide sewerage services (or, if so specified, both), by means of water industry infrastructure, to persons or classes of persons so specified.

(2) Nothing in this section exempts a licensee from:

(a) any requirement under the Water Management Act 2000 to hold an access licence or water supply work approval, or

(b) any requirement under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 to hold an environmental protection licence.