SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND WATER (DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL RESTRUCTURING) ACT 2009 - SECT 102 Regulation-making power

SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND WATER (DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL RESTRUCTURING) ACT 2009 - SECT 102

102 Regulation-making power

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

(2) A regulation may—

(a) apply a provision of the Corporations Act to a distributor-retailer, with or without change; and

(b) provide, in relation to distributor-retailers, boards, officers or employees of distributor-retailers, for any matter that the Corporations Act provides for corporations; and

(c) provide for any matter for which a participation agreement, transfer scheme, transfer direction or the customer water and wastewater code may provide; and

(d) provide for a right to compensation for a contravention of any of the following and how the compensation may be recovered—

(i) a provision applied under paragraph (a) ;

(ii) a matter provided for under paragraph (b) ; and

(e) provide for any matter connected with charges for water services and wastewater services, including, for example—

(i) concessions; and

(ii) the process for recovering overdue charges for water services and wastewater services; and

(f) provide for any additional matters for water approvals; and

(g) make provision for a withdrawn council as a service provider or for a corporate entity (service provider).

(3) A regulation mentioned in subsection (2) (b) may provide for the matter with or without change from the way the matter is dealt with under the Corporations Act .

(4) A regulation may prescribe a penalty of no more than 20 penalty units for contravention of a regulation.