New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER INDUSTRY COMPETITION (GENERAL) REGULATION 2008 - REG 27

27 Establishment of transfer code of conduct

(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, establish a code of conduct for the transfer of water supplies or sewerage services to, from or between licensed retail suppliers or public water utilities (or both).

(2) The transfer code of conduct may make provision with respect to such matters concerning the transfer of water supplies or sewerage services as the Minister considers appropriate.

(3) Without limiting subclause (2), the transfer code of conduct may make provision with respect to the following matters:

(a) the information that a licensed retail supplier must provide to the relevant retailer of last resort in the event that a supply failure is declared in relation to the retail supplier,

(b) the procedures to be observed by transferors, transferees and relevant service providers when water supplies or sewerage services are transferred,

(c) the period of time within which transferors, transferees and relevant service providers must comply with their obligations under the code.

(4) A transferor, transferee or relevant service provider must not contravene the transfer code of conduct.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or 50 penalty units (in any other case).