New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER INDUSTRY COMPETITION (GENERAL) REGULATION 2008 - REG 16

16 Combined plans

(1) An infrastructure operating plan, water quality plan, sewage management plan and retail supply management plan (being plans prepared on behalf of the holder of one or more licences) may be contained in a single document.

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to the extent to which the Minister directs to the contrary by written notice given to the licensee concerned.

(3) Any required plan for water or sewerage infrastructure that is intended to connect with other such infrastructure:

(a) must be consistent with any other required plan for the other infrastructure, and

(b) must demonstrate that the infrastructure to which it relates is compatible with the other infrastructure.

(4) In subclause (3), "required plan" means:

(a) an infrastructure operating plan, a water quality plan or a sewage management plan, or

(b) in relation to a public water utility’s infrastructure, any requirements in the nature of such a plan to which the public water utility is subject under its operating licence or otherwise.