Water Act 2000

This section applies to a service provider who—

under a water supply emergency declaration or a water supply emergency regulation—

is directed to pay the cost of carrying out measures, achieving outcomes or works carried out by the coordinator-general; or

may recover contributions by the State; or

under a regulation made under section 25J(2)(b), incurs costs in completing or discontinuing actions taken under a water supply emergency regulation; or

under section 25N(5), is liable to pay an appointee’s costs; or

under a regulation made under the State Development Act, section 134 or 154, is required to pay costs incurred by or for the coordinator-general.

The service provider may, to the extent stated in the declaration or regulation, recover from the service provider’s customers or other service providers—

the contributions made by the State; and

the costs mentioned in subsection (1) to the extent they are approved by the Minister; and

the rate of return.

Subsection (2) applies despite—

any condition of the service provider’s authority under this Act to take or interfere with water; or

any provision to the contrary in a supply contract, or a contract for the supply of registered services, between the service provider and the service provider’s customers or other service providers; or

the pricing arrangements in a relevant notice mentioned in section 1137 or a regulation amending a relevant notice; or

any direction given under section 999.

The service provider may recover, as a debt due to the service provider, any amount the service provider is entitled to recover under subsection (2).