Water Industry Act 1994

After consultation with the Treasurer and the Commission, the Minister may—

make and issue a Statement of Obligations to a regulated entity specifying obligations of the regulated entity in performing its functions and exercising its powers;

amend, vary or revoke a Statement of Obligations after complying with subsection (5).

Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), a Statement of Obligations may include provisions relating to—

governance;

quality and performance standards;

community service obligations;

customer and community consultation;

the specifying of—

a maximum in relation to the amount of a payment or amounts of payments which may be required from the owner of a property for the provision of sewerage services to the property under section 268(1) of the Water Act 1989; and

the manner in which the payment or payments are to be made;

failure to comply with any obligations imposed by a Statement of Obligations;

obligations of a regulated entity with respect to other public authorities.

A regulated entity must comply with a Statement of Obligations which applies to the regulated entity.

The Minister must not amend or vary a Statement of Obligations unless—

the regulated entity has agreed to the proposed amendment or variation; or

the Minister has—

given the regulated entity notice in writing of the proposed amendment or variation; and

considered any written submission made by the regulated entity in response to the notice.

The Minister must cause a notice of—

the making and issue of a Statement of Obligations to a regulated entity; or

the amendment, variation or revocation of the Statement of Obligations—

If there is any inconsistency between a provision of a Statement of Obligations and a provision of a Water Industry Standard, the provision of the Statement of Obligations prevails.