WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 138
Guidelines for rate notice or account for supply of water to residential premises
WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 138
Guidelines for rate notice or account for supply of water to residential premises
138 Guidelines for rate notice or account for supply of water to residential
premises
(1) A rate notice or account issued by the water service provider, or the
related local government, for the supply of water to the residential premises,
must comply with guidelines made by the regulator.
(2) The guidelines may
state—
(a) the frequency at which a rate notice or account must be issued
for the supply of water to residential premises; and
(b) the type of
information to be included in the rate notice or account about the volume of
water supplied to the premises during each billing period for the premises.
(3) This section applies despite the requirements for levying rates under the
Local Government Act.
(4) Subsection (5) applies for a service provider that
is a withdrawn SEQ council.
(5) If there is any conflict between the
guidelines and any requirement under the 2009 restructuring Act for a rate
notice or account, the guidelines and subsection (1) do not apply to the
extent of the conflict.
