Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2014 (WA)

Western Australia Water Services Act 2012 Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2014 Western Australia Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2014 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — General provisions 4. Annual charges and pro rata annual charges 1 5. Amendment of consumption or discharge charges during charge period 1 Part 3 — Charges for Bunbury Water Corporation 6. Terms used 1 7. Water supply charges 1 9. Concessions 1 10. Interest accruing on overdue amounts 1 Part 4 — Charges for Busselton Water Corporation 11. Terms used 1 12. Water supply charges 1 14. Concessions 1 15A. Permitted surcharge for using credit card or debit card 1 15. Interest accruing on overdue amounts 1 Part 5 — Charges for the Water Corporation Division 1 — Preliminary 16. Terms used 1 17. Concessional land 1 Division 2 — Provisions of general application 18. Application of this Division 1 19. Payment of charges 1 20. Permitted surcharge for using credit card or debit card 1 21. Special payment arrangements 1 22. Estimating quantity of water or wastewater supplied, discharged or drained 1 23. Determining quality and quantity of trade waste discharged 1 24. Vacant land: minimum charges before revaluation 1 25. Classification of land 1 26. Classification of land: holiday accommodation 1 27. Commercial caravan parks 1 28. Maximum increases for various GRV based charges 1 29. Interest accruing on overdue amounts 1 Division 3 — Water supply charges 30. Land connected to water supply works 1 31. Water supply charges 1 32. Classification of land 1 33. Change of occupancy during year 1 34. Concessions: consumption charges 1 35. Concessions: certain occupiers of multi‑unit developments 1 36. Concessions: certain retirement village residents 1 36A. Water supplied through commercial standpipes within areas over which a water deficiency declaration applies 1 Division 4 — Sewerage charges 37. Land connected to sewerage works 1 38. Sewerage areas 1 39. Sewerage charges 1 40. Classification of land 1 41. Minimum charges: Schedule 4 Division 2 1 42. Estimating charge, or volume discharged, for previous year: Schedule 4 Division 2 1 43. Determining number of major fixtures: Schedule 4 Division 2 1 44. Concessions: certain retirement village residents 1 Division 5 — Drainage charges 45. Drainage areas 1 46. Drainage areas: notice of and objections to proposed designation 1 47. Drainage charges 1 48. Classification of land 1 49. Concessions: certain retirement village residents 1 Division 6 — Irrigation charges 50. Charges for water supplied from certain irrigation works 1 Division 7 — Miscellaneous charges 51. Miscellaneous charges 1 Part 6 — Repeal of regulations and transitional provisions Division 1 — Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2013 repealed 52. Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2013 repealed 1 Division 2 — Transitional provisions: Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2014 Subdivision 1 — General provisions 53. Application of the Interpretation Act 1984 1 54. Liability to water service charges 1 55. Continuing effect of things done before 1 July 2014 1 56. Relationship between Subdivision 1 and Subdivision 2 1 Subdivision 2 — Specific provisions 57. Commencement of these regulations during charge period 1 58. Special payment arrangements 1 59. Commercial caravan parks 1 60. Certain charges and discharge volumes before 1 July 2014 1 61. Concessions: r. 34 and 35 1 Division 3 — Transitional provisions: Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2014 62. Application of r. 5 1 63. Reduction, waiver or refund of certain charges 1 Schedule 1 — Charges for Bunbury Water Corporation Division 1 — Service charges 1. Service charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 2. Residential lots 1 3. Non‑residential lots 1 4. Fire service connections 1 Division 2 — Consumption charges 5. Consumption charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 6. Residential lots 1 7. Non‑residential lots 1 Schedule 2 — Charges for Busselton Water Corporation Division 1 — Service charges 1. Service charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 2. Residential lots 1 3. Non‑residential lots 1 4. Vacant land 1 5. Fire service connections 1 Division 2 — Consumption charges 6. Consumption charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 7. Residential lots 1 8. Non‑residential lots 1 9. Water supply service (fire) 1 Schedule 3 — Water supply charges for Water Corporation Division 1 — Service charges Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 1. Service charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 2. Table of meter‑based charges 1 Subdivision 2 — Service charges that apply for land 3. Residential 1 4. Metropolitan concessional 1 5. Strata‑titled or long‑term residential caravan bays and park homes 1 6. Storage units or parking bays in strata titles scheme or community titles scheme 1 7. Non‑residential lots in strata titles scheme or community titles scheme that share a service 1 8. Community residential 1 9. Semi‑rural residential 1 10. Non‑metropolitan concessional 1 11. Non‑residential or commercial residential (except storage units, parking bays and certain lots in strata titles scheme or community titles scheme) 1 12. Additional connections 1 13. Vacant land 1 14. Garden service connections 1 15. Government trading organisations and non‑commercial government property 1 16. Government trading organisations and non‑commercial government property: on‑supply to lessees or ships 1 Subdivision 3 — Other service charges 17. Farmland 1 18. Stock 1 19. Shipping 1 20. Local government standpipes 1 21. Fire service connections 1 Division 2 — Consumption charges Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 22. Consumption charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 23. Residential or non‑residential class of town or area 1 24. Table of class‑based charges 1 Subdivision 2 — Consumption charges that apply to land 25. Metropolitan residential and semi‑rural residential 1 26. Metropolitan non‑residential 1 27. Metropolitan non‑residential concessional 1 28. Community residential 1 29. Non‑metropolitan residential 1 30. Non‑metropolitan non‑residential 1 31. Strata‑titled or long‑term residential caravan bays 1 32. Government trading organisations and non‑commercial government property 1 33. Coral Bay desalinated 1 34. Denham desalinated 1 Subdivision 3 — Other consumption charges 35. Local government standpipes 1 36. Shipping 1 37. Stock 1 38. Hydrant standpipes 1 Schedule 4 — Sewerage charges for Water Corporation Division 1 — Service charges 1. Service charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 2. Metropolitan residential 1 3. Metropolitan vacant land 1 4. Metropolitan concessional 1 5. Strata‑titled long‑term residential caravan bays and park homes 1 6. Storage units or parking bays in strata titles scheme or community titles scheme 1 7. Land from which trade waste is discharged into sewer 1 8. Land from which trade waste is discharged into sewer through grease arrestor 1 9. Trade waste discharged from open area 1 10. Non‑metropolitan concessional 1 11. Community residential 1 12. Non‑metropolitan residential or vacant land 1 Division 2 — Combined charges for certain non‑residential property Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 13. Combined charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 Subdivision 2 — Combined charges: metropolitan 14. Metropolitan non‑residential 1 15. Metropolitan government trading organisation and non‑commercial government property 1 16. Metropolitan non‑strata titled caravan park with long‑term residential caravan bays 1 17. Metropolitan nursing home 1 18. Certain metropolitan units 1 Subdivision 3 — Calculation of certain factors for Subdivision 2 19. Service charge 1 20. Discharge charge 1 21. Discharge allowance 1 Subdivision 4 — Combined charges: non‑metropolitan 22. Non‑metropolitan non‑residential 1 23. Non‑metropolitan non‑strata titled caravan park with long‑term residential caravan bays 1 24. Non‑metropolitan nursing home 1 25. Certain non‑metropolitan units 1 26. Non‑metropolitan government trading organisation and non‑commercial government property 1 Subdivision 5 — Calculation of certain factors for Subdivision 4 27. Service charge 1 28. Discharge charge 1 29. Discharge allowance 1 30. Maximum charge 1 Division 3 — Discharge charges: trade waste and effluent 31. Discharge charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 32. Trade waste discharged into sewer under approval 1 33. Effluent discharged from septic tank effluent pumping system into sewer 1 Schedule 5 — Drainage charges for Water Corporation 1. Drainage charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 2. Strata‑titled long‑term residential caravan bays and park homes 1 3. Storage units or parking bays in strata titles scheme or community titles scheme 1 4. Residential or semi‑rural residential 1 5. Vacant land 1 6. Non‑residential (except strata titled caravan bays and storage units or parking bays in strata titles scheme or community titles scheme) 1 7. Concessional land 1 Schedule 6 — Irrigation charges for Water Corporation (Ord Irrigation District) 1. Irrigation charges for 2024/25 and subsequent years 1 2. Water provided as irrigation service 1 Schedule 7 — Miscellaneous charges for Water Corporation 1. Requests for sub‑meter installations: multi‑unit developments 1 2. Sub‑meter installations: multi‑unit developments 1 3. Testing meters 1 4. Installing water supply connection 1 5. Activating water supply connection 1 6. Disconnecting water supply connection 1 7. Relocating water supply connection 1 8. Proposal to connect to sewer 1 9. Installing sewer junction 1 10. Hire of standpipe for fire hydrant 1 11. Trade waste: services in relation to discharge 1 12. Trade waste: product evaluation services 1 13. Trade waste: one‑off discharge services 1 14. Meter reading and other information 1 15. Copies of records 1 Schedule 8 — Government trading organisations Schedule 9 — Central business districts 1. Central business districts 1 Schedule 10 — Class of town or area: current consumption year Schedule 11 — Class of town or area: previous consumption year Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Water Services Act 2012 Water Services (Water Corporations Charges) Regulations 2014