(1) Subsection (3) applies if a water supply emergency declaration or a water
supply emergency regulation, directs a service provider—
(a) to make water,
including non-Act water, available; or
(b) to operate infrastructure to allow
water, including non-Act water, to be supplied.
(2) However, if the direction
is to make non-Act water available to, or to operate infrastructure to allow
non-Act water to be supplied to, a customer or type of customer, this section
applies only to the extent stated in the declaration or regulation.
(3) The
service provider must, at the time the provider makes the water available or
operates the infrastructure, have a supply contract with each entity to whom
the service provider is directed to make water available or allow water to be
supplied.
(4) The chief executive may approve a supply contract for the
supply, storage and delivery of water under a water supply emergency
declaration or regulation including the price to be paid for the supply,
storage and delivery.
(5) The chief executive must gazette approval of the
supply contract.
(6) If, at any time, the service provider and an entity do
not have a supply contract in compliance with subsection (3) , the supply
contract approved by the chief executive applies, for the time, to the supply,
storage and delivery of water under the declaration or regulation.