Water Act 2000

The Minister may make a document (a bulk water supply agreement), in the form of a contract, providing for the supply of bulk services, stated in the document, between an SEQ bulk supplier, named in the document, and a bulk water customer, named in the document.

A bulk water supply agreement may include—

terms that must not be amended (each a mandatory term); and

terms that may be amended by the bulk water parties named in the agreement.

A bulk water supply agreement has effect as a contract between each bulk water party named in the agreement on the day the agreement is made by the Minister.

A bulk water supply agreement has effect as a contract whether or not—

it is executed by each bulk water party named in the agreement, other than to the extent an amendment to the agreement must be executed under section 360H; or

an amount payable for the supply of bulk services is provided for under the agreement.