WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 717 Recovering water authority’s establishment costs

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 717

717 Recovering water authority’s establishment costs

(1) The State may recover from a water authority the costs incurred by the State for the following—

(a) designing the works stated in the authority’s establishment proposal as works the authority proposes to build;

(b) conducting site investigations for the works;

(c) publishing notice of the authority’s proposed establishment under section 552 .

(2) However, the State may recover the costs mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and (b) only if the establishment proposal for the authority states—

(a) the amount of the costs; and

(b) that the State may recover the costs from the authority.