Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER SERVICES LICENSING ACT 1995 - SECT 31

31 .         Amendment of licence

        (1)         The Authority may determine that a licence is to be amended.

        (1a)         The Authority is not to make a determination under subsection (1) unless the Authority is satisfied that it would not be contrary to the public interest to do so.

        (2)         If the licence specifies a procedure to be followed in making such a determination, the determination may only be made in accordance with that procedure.

        (3)         An amendment cannot take effect until it is notified to the licensee under subsection (4) or under the procedure referred to in subsection (2).

        (4)         If a licence is amended under this section the Authority must — 

            (a)         if subsection (2) does not apply, notify the licensee of the amendment; and

            (b)         ensure that notice is published in the Government Gazette indicating the nature of the amendment and the place where a copy of the licence may be inspected under section 27.

        (5)         This section applies to the substitution of a new licence for an existing licence in the same way as it applies to the amendment of a licence.

        [Section 31 amended by No. 67 of 2003 s. 62.]