Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Governor may
by order published in the Government Gazette provide for exemptions from
section 18(1).
(1a) The Governor must
not make an order under subsection (1) unless he or she is satisfied that
it would not be contrary to the public interest to do so.
(1b) The Governor, in
determining whether the making of the order would not be contrary to the
public interest, may take into account one or more of the following
matters —
(a)
environmental considerations;
(b)
social welfare and equity considerations, including community service
obligations;
(c)
economic and regional development, including employment and investment growth;
(d) the
interests of water services customers generally or of a class of water
services customers;
(e) the
interests of any licensee, or applicant for a licence, in respect of the
controlled area or part of a controlled area to which the order, if made,
would apply;
(f) the
importance of competition in water services industry markets;
(g)
public health considerations in relation to the provision of a safe drinking
water supply;
(h) the
policy objectives of government in relation to water services;
(i)
any other matter that he or she considers relevant.
(2) Section 43(4)
and (7) to (9) of the Interpretation Act 1984 applies to an order under
subsection (1) as though the order were subsidiary legislation.
[Section 19 amended by No. 67 of 2003
s. 62.]