Water Act 2000

Before a regulation is made under section 344 to prescribe the desired level of service objectives for water security for the SEQ region, a designated region or a part of the SEQ region or a designated region, the chief executive must publish a notice about the regulation.

The notice must state the following—

that the desired level of service objectives for water security (the proposed desired level of service objectives) are to be prescribed;

the region or the part of the region for which the proposed desired level of service objectives for water security are to apply;

a description of the proposed desired level of service objectives;

that written submissions may be made by any entity about the proposed level of service objectives;

the day by which submissions must be made and the person to whom, and the place where, the submissions must be made.

The day stated under subsection (2)(e) must not be earlier than 28 business days after the day the notice is published.

The chief executive must give a copy of the notice to the following—

if the proposed desired level of service objectives are for the SEQ region or part of the SEQ region—the bulk water supply authority;

if the proposed desired level of service objectives are for a designated region or part of a designated region—

if there is a nominated water service provider for the region—the nominated water service provider; or

otherwise—each water service provider for the designated region.

The chief executive may—

give a copy of the notice to any other entity the chief executive considers appropriate; and

publish a copy of the notice on a Queensland Government website.