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 99BRALto 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.