Contents (2008 - 336)
Water Industry Competition (General) Regulation 2008
Status information

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Transfers of water supplies and sewerage services
5 Small retail customers

Part 2 Licensing of network operators and retail suppliers

Division 1 Network operators

6 Applications for licences
7 Matters as to which Minister must be satisfied in relation to licence applications: section 10 (4) (e)
8 Purposes for which non-potable water may be used
9 Prescribed licence conditions: section 13 (1) (a)

Division 2 Retail suppliers

10 Applications for licences
11 Matters as to which Minister must be satisfied in relation to licence applications: section 10 (4) (e)
12 Purposes for which water may be supplied under a retail supplier’s licence
13 Prescribed licence conditions: section 13 (1) (a)

Division 3 General

14 Applications for variation of licence conditions
15 Combined applications
16 Combined plans
17 Person to be notified as to licence applications
18 Register of Licences

Division 4 Exemptions from requirement for licence

19 Water industry infrastructure that is exempt from requirement for a licence
19A Water industry infrastructure that was formerly exempt from requirement for a licence
19B Phasing-in of requirements relating to infrastructure formerly exempt under clause 7 or 13 of Schedule 3

Part 3 Retailers of last resort

20 Contingency plans: section 55
21 Declaration of supply failure: section 56 (2)
22 Special circumstances contracts: section 57 (3)
23 Retailer of last resort supply fee
24 Notice of special circumstances contract to be sent to customers

Part 4 Conduct of significant pricing investigations by IPART

Division 1 Preliminary

24A Definitions
24B Application of Part
24C Relationship of Part to applied IPART Act provisions
24D Summary of procedure for conducting significant pricing investigations

Division 2 Issues paper

24E IPART to publish issues paper
24F Invitation to make submissions on issues paper

Division 3 Public hearing

24G IPART to hold public hearing on issues paper

Division 4 Draft report

24H IPART to publish draft report
24I Invitation to make submissions on draft report

Division 5 Final report

24J Requirements before final report is issued

Part 5 Miscellaneous

25 Establishment of water industry code of conduct
26 Establishment of marketing code of conduct
27 Establishment of transfer code of conduct
28 Water restrictions
28A Prescribed water policy document: section 7 (3)
29 Internal review: section 47 (2) (c)
30 Approved ombudsman scheme: section 49 (1) (b)
31 Approved auditors
32 Availability of guidelines
33 Exemption from licensing requirements: transitional provision

 Schedule 1 Conditions for network operators’ licences

 Schedule 2 Conditions for retail suppliers’ licences

 Schedule 3 Water industry infrastructure exempt from licensing requirement

Historical notes