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WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 25K Supply arrangements

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 25K

Supply arrangements

25K Supply arrangements

(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.