Water infrastructure charge rules
The water infrastructure charge rules were registered on 11 January 2011 and have legal effect from 12 January 2011. A copy of the rules and the associated explanatory statement are available on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments website .
The rules have been developed on the basis of advice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and further public consultation. A copy of the ACCC's advice to the Minister in relation to the rules, including further advice on accreditation under the rules, are published below.
The ACCC has also developed guidelines to assist Basin state governments and agencies in complying with the requirements of the new rules. This material is available on the ACCC website .
ACCC advice to the Minister, including draft rules
- ACCC June 2009 Advice to Minister on Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules (PDF - 120 KB) | (RTF - 550 KB)
- Draft Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules 2009 (PDF - 120 KB) | (RTF - 550 KB)
- ACCC February 2010 Further Advice to Minister on accreditation under the water infrastructure charge rules (PDF - 290 KB) | (RTF - 472 KB)
- ACCC Draft Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules 2010 – including accreditation rules (PDF - 107 KB) | (RTF - 638 KB)
Public submissions
- Submission 1 Central Irrigation Trust (PDF - 25 KB) | (Word - 39 KB)
- Submission 2 Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (PDF - 478 KB) | (Word - 258 KB)
- Submission 3 Queensland Government (PDF - 39 KB) | (RTF - 144 KB)
- Submission 4 National Irrigators' Council (PDF - 283 KB) | (Word - 296 KB)
- Submission 5 Murray Irrigation Limited (PDF - 526 KB) | (Word - 84 KB)
- Submission 6 State Water Corporation (PDF - 45 KB) | (Word - 205 KB)
- Submission 7 New South Wales Irrigators' Council (PDF - 66 KB) | (Word - 30 KB)
- Submission 8 NSW Office of Water (PDF - 53 KB) | (Word - 61 KB)
- Submission 9 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited (PDF - 110 KB)
- Submission 10 Western Murray Irrigation (PDF - 246 KB) | (Word - 295 KB)
- Submission 11 Victorian Government (PDF - 189 KB) | (Word - 39 KB)
- Submission 12 South Australian Government (PDF - 47 KB)
More information
For information about the development of the water infrastructure charge rules visit the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission .
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