Water and Sewerage Industry (Community Service Obligation) Regulations 2019 (Tas)

Water and Sewerage Industry (Community Service Obligation) Regulations 2019

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Water and Sewerage Industry (Community Service Obligation) Act 2009 .

19 September 2019

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

PETER GUTWEIN

Treasurer

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Water and Sewerage Industry (Community Service Obligation) Regulations 2019 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 30 September 2019.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Water and Sewerage Industry (Community Service Obligation) Act 2009 .

4. Persons eligible for concession (1) In this regulation – Gold Card means a card, known as the Repatriation Health Card – For All Conditions (Gold), that evidences a person's eligibility to be provided with treatment for all injuries or diseases, under either of the following Acts: (a) the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth; (b) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 of the Commonwealth; health care card means a health care card issued under the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; pensioner concession card means a pensioner concession card issued – (a) under the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; or (b) as a fringe benefit under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth. (2) For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, the following classes of persons are prescribed as classes of persons that are eligible for the concession: (a) persons who hold a current pensioner concession card; (b) persons who hold a pensioner concession card that would be current if the persons were not temporarily out of Australia; (c) persons who hold a current health care card; (d) persons who hold a current Gold Card.