Part 4Regulated goods or services
Water services: Water services regulated under this Part
57DWater supply and wastewater services
Water supply services and wastewater services are subject to both of the following types of regulation under this Part if the services are supplied by a person that is, in respect of that service, a decision-making local government water service supplier:
- information disclosure regulation (see subpart 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 7):
- revenue threshold regulation (see Part 3 of Schedule 7).
A decision-making local government water service supplier, in respect of a service, is a local government water service supplier that makes decisions about either or both of the following:
- capital and operating expenditure on the service:
- the level of charges or revenue recovery for the service.
In addition, water supply services and wastewater services are subject to any or all of the following types of regulation under this Part if that regulation is imposed by an Order in Council made under section 57L:
- information disclosure regulation (see subpart 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 7) if subsection (1)(a) does not already apply to the service:
- revenue threshold regulation (see Part 3 of Schedule 7) if subsection (1)(b) does not already apply to the service:
- quality regulation (see Part 4 of Schedule 7):
- performance requirement regulation (see Part 5 of Schedule 7):
- price-quality regulation (see Part 6 of Schedule 7).
Notes
- Section 57D: inserted, on , by section 14 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).


