Western Australian Current Regulations

WATER SERVICES (WATER CORPORATIONS CHARGES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 36A

36A .         Water supplied through commercial standpipes within areas over which a water deficiency declaration applies

        (1)         In this regulation —

        commercial standpipe means a standpipe, access to which is controlled by a local government or by the Water Corporation, that is —

            (a)         of a meter size greater than 25 mm; and

            (b)         available for public use;

        water deficiency declaration means a declaration made by the Minister notified to the Water Corporation that, in the Minister’s opinion, as a consequence of low rainfall, there is a deficiency between the demand for water within an area that is specified or described in the declaration and the water available within that area.

        (2)         If water is supplied to a person through a commercial standpipe that is located within an area specified or described in a water deficiency declaration —

            (a)         if the person is liable to pay a service charge pursuant to Schedule 3 item 11(1) — the person is liable to pay a service charge under Schedule 3 item 20 instead; and

            (b)         if the person is liable to pay a consumption charge pursuant to Schedule 3 item 30(1)(d) — the person is liable to pay a consumption charge under Schedule 3 item 35 instead.

        (3)         Subregulation (2) ceases to apply if the Minister notifies the Water Corporation that the water deficiency declaration is revoked.

        (4)         If, part of the way through a financial year, a water deficiency declaration is made or revoked so that there is a change in the service charges payable by a person referred to in subregulation (2), the charges for the year are to be calculated on a pro rata basis.

        [Regulation 36A inserted: SL 2020/95 r. 8; amended: SL 2022/82 r. 12.]