WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1994 - SECT 4I Statement of Obligations

WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1994 - SECT 4I

S. 4I(1) repealed by No. 17/2012 s. 73(1).

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    (2)     After consultation with the Treasurer and the Commission, the Minister may—

S. 4I(2)(a) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(2).

        (a)     make and issue a Statement of Obligations to a regulated entity specifying obligations of the regulated entity in performing its functions and exercising its powers;

        (b)     amend, vary or revoke a Statement of Obligations after complying with subsection (5).

    (3)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), a Statement of Obligations may include provisions relating to—

        (a)     governance;

        (b)     quality and performance standards;

        (c)     community service obligations;

        (d)     customer and community consultation;

        (e)     the specifying of—

              (i)     a maximum in relation to the amount of a payment or amounts of payments which may be required from the owner of a property for the provision of sewerage services to the property under section 268(1) of the Water Act 1989 ; and

              (ii)     the manner in which the payment or payments are to be made;

        (f)     failure to comply with any obligations imposed by a Statement of Obligations;

S. 4I(3)(g) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(3).

        (g)     obligations of a regulated entity with respect to other public authorities.

S. 4I(4) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(4).

    (4)     A regulated entity must comply with a Statement of Obligations which applies to the regulated entity.

    (5)     The Minister must not amend or vary a Statement of Obligations unless—

S. 4I(5)(a) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(5).

        (a)     the regulated entity has agreed to the proposed amendment or variation; or

        (b)     the Minister has—

S. 4I(5)(b)(i) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(5).

              (i)     given the regulated entity notice in writing of the proposed amendment or variation; and

S. 4I(5)(b)(ii) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(5).

              (ii)     considered any written submission made by the regulated entity in response to the notice.

    (6)     The Minister must cause a notice of—

S. 4I(6)(a) amended by No. 17/2012 s. 73(6).

        (a)     the making and issue of a Statement of Obligations to a regulated entity; or

        (b)     the amendment, variation or revocation of the Statement of Obligations—

to be published in the Government Gazette.

S. 4I(7) amended by No. 41/2021 s. 87.

    (7)     If there is any inconsistency between a provision of a Statement of Obligations and a provision of a Water Industry Standard, the provision of the Statement of Obligations prevails.

Pt 1B (Heading and ss 4J– 4Q) inserted by No. 50/2011 s. 6.

Part 1B—Approval or determination of basin water charges

S. 4J inserted by No. 50/2011 s. 6.