Water Industry Competition (Access to Infrastructure Services) Regulation 2021 (2021-496) (NSW)

Water Industry Competition (Access to Infrastructure Services) Regulation 2021

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Water Industry Competition (Access to Infrastructure Services) Regulation 2021.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2021 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation replaces the Water Industry Competition (Access to Infrastructure Services) Regulation 2007, which is repealed on 1 September 2021 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).

3 Definitions In this Regulation— ACN, short for Australian Company Number, has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, section 9. contact details includes the following— (a) postal and email addresses, (b) telephone and fax numbers. the Act means the Water Industry Competition Act 2006.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.

4 Notice to be given by IPART in relation to certain applications If an application that purports to have been made under the Act, section 24, 28 or 32 has not been duly completed, IPART must notify the applicant of that fact.

Note— See the Interpretation Act 1987, section 80, about the completion of forms.

5 Coverage applications—the Act, s 25 (1) For the purposes of the Act, section 25(1)(b), the following persons are prescribed as persons from whom submissions are to be invited in relation to a coverage application for an infrastructure service— (a) the service provider for the service, except where the application has been made by the service provider, (b) the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, (c) the Minister administering the Public Health Act 2010, (d) the Minister administering the Water Industry Competition Act 2006, Part 3, and, if a different Minister administers Part 2 of that Act, also that Minister, (e) the Minister administering the Water Management Act 2000. (2) When inviting submissions from the persons referred to in subsection (1), IPART must notify the persons of— (a) the date on which the application was made, and (b) the date, 4 months later, by which IPART must endeavour to provide a report on the application to the Minister, referred to in the Act, section 25(4).