New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER INDUSTRY COMPETITION (GENERAL) REGULATION 2008 - REG 4

4 Transfers of water supplies and sewerage services

(1) Water supply to any premises is "transferred":

(a) from one licensed retail supplier to another, or

(b) from a licensed retail supplier to a public water utility, or

(c) from a public water utility to a licensed retail supplier,

if the ending, whether in whole or in part, of the supply of water to those premises by the one (the "transferor") occurs for the purposes of, or at the same time as, the beginning of the supply of water to those premises by the other (the "transferee").

(2) Sewerage services to any premises are "transferred":

(a) from one licensed retail supplier to another, or

(b) from a licensed retail supplier to a public water utility, or

(c) from a public water utility to a licensed retail supplier,

if the ending, whether in whole or in part, of the provision of such services to those premises by the one (the "transferor") occurs for the purposes of, or at the same time as, the beginning of the provision of such services to those premises by the other (the "transferee").

(3) For the purposes of this clause it is immaterial whether the occupier of the premises is or is not the owner of the premises.