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Water and Sewerage Industry (Community Service Obligation) Act 2009.

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Type of law
Legislation
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Abstract
This Act establishes under Part 2 that an eligible customer (as defined by section 5 of the Act) of a regulated entity in respect of a dwelling may apply for a concession to be granted in relation to a water service or a sewerage service, or both, provided, or to be provided. The eligible customer when granted the concession is entitled to have the amount, for a billing period, of a relevant fixed charge that the customer is liable to pay to the entity in respect of a specific dwelling reduced by the concession amount for the billing period. The Part continues clarifying the billing period in which concession begins and ends, the rate, notices and offences. Part 3 concerns reimbursement by State of regulated entities.
Long title of text
An Act to establish obligations of regulated entities to reduce the cost of regulated services provided to certain customers by the entities, to amend the Local Government (Rates and Charges Remissions) Regulations 2004 and for related purposes.
Notes
Including amendments up to Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No