Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Crown to be bound  

   PART 2--LICENSING WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES

           Division 1--Functions of Utilities Commission

   6.      Functions of Utilities Commission  

           Division 2--Declaration as regulated industries

   7.      Declaration as regulated industries  

           Division 3--Water supply and sewerage services licence areas

   8.      Declaration as water supply licence area  
   9.      Declaration as sewerage services licence area  
   10.     Application to have area declared a water supply or sewerage services licence area  
   11.     Variation of water supply licence area or sewerage services licence area  
   12.     Application to have variation of water supply licence area or sewerage services licence area  

           Division 4--Licences in water supply and sewerage services

   13.     Restriction on number of licences  
   14.     Requirement for licence  
   15.     Application for licence  
   16.     Consideration of application  
   17.     Licences may be held jointly  
   18.     Term of licence  
   19.     Licence fees and returns  
   20.     Variation of licence  
   21.     Transfer of licence  
   22.     Notice of licence decisions  
   23.     Surrender of licence  
   24.     Suspension or cancellation of licence  
   25.     Register of licences  
   25A.    Licence not personal property  

           Division 5--Exemptions

   26.     Power of exemption  
   27.     Obligation to comply with conditions of exemption  
   28.     Register of exemptions  

           Division 6--Reviews and appeals

   29.     Review of decisions by Utilities Commission  
   30.     Appeal  
   31.     Minister's power to intervene  

           Division 7--Utilities Commission's powers to take over operations

   32.     Power to take over operations  
   33.     Appointment of operator  

           Division 8--Utilities Commission's powers to assess compliance

   34.     Power to assess compliance  
   35.     Appointment of authorised officers  
   36.     Conditions of appointment  
   37.     Authorised officer's identity card  
   38.     Production of identity card  
   39.     Power of entry and investigative powers of authorised officers  
   40.     Power to require information  

   PART 3--DUTIES AND POWERS OF LICENSEE

           Division 1--Authority and duties conferred by licence

   41.     Authority and duty to supply  

           Division 2--Conditions of licences

   42.     Licence conditions  
   43.     Offence to contravene licence conditions  
   44.     Limitation on obligation to provide services  

           Division 3--Standards of service to customers

   45.     Minimum standards of service to customers  
   46.     Quality of drinking water  
   47.     Customer contract  
   48.     Asset management plans  

           Division 4--Monitoring and information

   49.     Licensee to monitor compliance  
   50.     Compliance reports to be provided  

           Division 5--Infrastructure development

   51.     Service plans  
   52.     Code for connections, upgrade of connections and increased loads on licensee's infrastructure  
   53.     Application for water supply  
   54.     Application for sewerage service  

           Division 6--Services officers

   55.     Appointment of services officers  
   56.     Conditions of appointment  
   57.     Services officer's identity card  
   58.     Production of identity card  

           Division 7--Power of licensee to charge

   59.     Rights to charge  

           Division 8--Pricing orders and financial contributions

   60.     Pricing orders for water supply and sewerage services  
   61.     Water supply and sewerage services extension areas  

           Division 9--Powers of licensees to carry out works

   62.     Notice of operations and entry for new works  
   63.     Power to carry out work on public land  

           Division 10--Powers relating to infrastructure

   64.     Easements  
   65.     Entry for purposes related to infrastructure  
   66.     Entry to inspect, etc., water and sewerage services installations  
   67.     Entry to disconnect service  
   68.     Disconnection of service if entry refused  
   69.     Direction to repair house drain  
   70.     Trees and shrubs  

           Division 11--Metering

   71.     Meters  
   72.     Metering code  
   73.     Portable meter  
   74.     Access to meter  
   75.     Power to assess consumption  
   76.     Disputed consumption  
   77.     Entry to read meters, etc.  
   78.     Installation of meter  

           Division 12--Powers and duties in emergencies

   79.     Licensee may cut off water supply and sewerage services to avert danger  
   80.     Water supply or sewerage services restrictions  
   81.     Emergency legislation not affected  

   PART 4--TRADE WASTE AND PROHIBITED DISCHARGE

           Division 1--Trade waste

   82.     Approval required to discharge trade waste  
   83.     Trade waste code  
   84.     Licensee may impose conditions  
   85.     Suspension or cancellation of approval  
   86.     Maintenance and repair of sewer  
   87.     Recovery of costs  

           Division 2--Prohibited discharge

   88.     Prohibited discharge  

   PART 5--OFFENCES

   89.     Change of customer account details  
   90.     Tampering or wilful damage to property of licensee  
   91.     Connections to licensee's infrastructure  
   92.     Cross-connections  
   93.     Building over infrastructure  
   94.     Access chambers  
   95.     Unauthorised use of water or effluent  
   96.     Tapping main or drawing off water  
   97.     Wasting water  
   98.     Notice of demolition of building connected to main, etc.  
   99.     Pollution  
   100.    Unlawful abstraction or diversion of water or effluent  
   101.    Notice of work that may affect water supply or sewerage services infrastructure  
   102.    Impersonation of officers  
   103.    Obstruction  
   104.    False or misleading information  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Protection of property in infrastructure

   105.    Water supply and sewerage services infrastructure does not merge with land  
   106.    Prevention of dismantling of water supply and sewerage services infrastructure in execution of judgment  

           Division 2--Warrants to enter places

   107.    Application and issue of warrant  
   108.    Urgent situations  

           Division 3--General

   109.    Delegation by Minister  
   110.    Statutory declarations  
   111.    General defence  
   112.    Offences by corporations  
   113.    Continuing offence  
   114.    Licensees not liable in certain circumstances  
   115.    Immunity from liability  
   116.    Evidence  
   117.    Service  
   118.    Regulations  
   119.    Repeal  
   120.    Transitional  
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