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SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND WATER (DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL RESTRUCTURING) ACT 2009 - SECT 99BRAJ Water approval conditions must be relevant and reasonable

SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND WATER (DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL RESTRUCTURING) ACT 2009 - SECT 99BRAJ

Water approval conditions must be relevant and reasonable

99BRAJ Water approval conditions must be relevant and reasonable

(1) Water approval conditions must—
(a) be relevant to, but not an unreasonable imposition on, the connection; or
(b) be reasonably required for, or as a result of, the connection.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the conditions may be for any of the following—
(a) the level of demand for the water service or wastewater service for the connection;
(b) protecting or maintaining the safety and efficiency of the distributor-retailer’s infrastructure;
(c) requiring property service infrastructure or network infrastructure to be designed and constructed including infrastructure designed and constructed in accordance with the SEQ design and construction code;
(d) requiring a document or works for the water approval to be certified by the distributor-retailer or a nominated person;
(e) requiring a nominated person to make a connection to the distributor-retailer’s network infrastructure;
(f) requiring a connection, or part of it, to be completed within a stated period;
(g) requiring the payment of security under an agreement under section 99BRAL to support a condition of the approval;
(h) trunk infrastructure or non-trunk infrastructure.
(3) However, a water approval condition must not—
(a) impose a condition about trunk infrastructure or non-trunk infrastructure unless the condition is permitted to be imposed under part 7 , divisions 4 to 6 ; or
(b) require a person to enter into a water infrastructure agreement.
(4) If a water approval is for all or part of a staged water connection application, the water approval conditions for the approval may be imposed on any or all stages of the connection.