WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 3 Purpose of Act and its achievement

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 3

3 Purpose of Act and its achievement

(1) The purpose of this Act is to provide for the safety and reliability of water supply.

(2) The purpose is achieved primarily by—

(a) providing for—

(i) a regulatory framework for providing water and sewerage services in the State, including functions and powers of service providers; and

(ii) a regulatory framework for providing recycled water and drinking water quality, primarily for protecting public health; and

(iii) the regulation of referable dams; and

(iv) flood mitigation responsibilities; and

(b) protecting the interests of customers of service providers.