Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 (Qld)

Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008

An Act to provide for the safety and reliability of water supply

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008. Editor's note— Some section numbers have been deliberately left blank at the end of some parts because of the size and complexity of this Act. If this Act is amended in the future, this will assist in adding sections.

2 Commencement (1) Sections 677 to 679 commence on 1 August 2008. (2) The remaining provisions of this Act, other than the following provisions, commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— • chapter 10, part 3, other than section 663 • sections 666, 674 to 676, 680 to 682, 684 to 692, 695, 696, 715 to 721, 735(1) to (3) and 736 • section 738, to the extent it inserts part 3A • sections 739, 743 and 744 • section 745, to the extent it inserts division 11 heading and sections 1166 and 1167 • section 747(3) • chapter 11 • schedule 2, amendment of the Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 1999.

3 Purpose of Act and its achievement (1) The purpose of this Act is to provide for the safety and reliability of water supply. (2) The purpose is achieved primarily by— (a) providing for— (i) a regulatory framework for providing water and sewerage services in the State, including functions and powers of service providers; and (ii) a regulatory framework for providing recycled water and drinking water quality, primarily for protecting public health; and (iii) the regulation of referable dams; and (iv) flood mitigation responsibilities; and (b) protecting the interests of customers of service providers.