Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER SERVICES LICENSING ACT 1995 - SECT 33

33 .         Duty in individual cases

        (1)         Subject to section 34, regulations made under section 61 may —

            (a)         prescribe standards of performance that are to be achieved in individual cases in the provision of water services; and

            (b)         provide that if a licensee fails to meet such a standard, the licensee is to pay a prescribed amount to any person affected by the failure who comes within a prescribed description.

        (2)         The regulations may — 

            (a)         include a requirement for a licensee, in prescribed circumstances, to inform a person of his or her rights under the regulations;

            (b)         provide for any dispute under the regulations to be referred to the Authority for determination;

            (c)         make provision for the procedure to be followed in connection with any such reference and for the enforcement of the Authority’s determination; and

            (d)         provide for exemptions from the requirements of the regulations.

        (3)         Regulations referred to in subsection (1) are to have effect despite section 27(5) of the Water Corporation Act 1995 .

        [Section 33 amended by No. 67 of 2003 s. 62.]