South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts(1) The Minister must publish a report about third party access to water infrastructure and sewerage infrastructure services.
(2) The report must address—
(a) various options for third party access; and
(b) the extent of coverage of a third party access regime; and
(c) the procedures that should be established for seeking access and the resolution of disputes; and
(d) access pricing principles; and
(e) compliance with relevant national competition principles; and
(f) the maintenance of public health, environmental and safety standards,
and may address such other matters as the Minister thinks fit.
(3) The Minister must publish the report within 1 month after the commencement of this section and cause copies of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 12 sitting days after the report is published.
(4) The Minister must use his or her best endeavours to introduce into Parliament within 9 months after the commencement of this section a Bill for an Act to provide for a third party access regime to water infrastructure and sewerage infrastructure services operated by entities licensed under this Part (after taking into account the contents of the report prepared under subsection (1) and any other relevant factor).