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Commerce Act 1986

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57E: Stormwater services

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"Rules about managing stormwater"

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Stormwater services can be regulated in different ways under this Part of the law. You can find out more about these regulations in specific parts of the law, such as section 57L. The regulations that might apply to stormwater services include information disclosure, revenue threshold, quality, performance requirement, and price-quality regulation, which are explained in Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of Schedule 7.

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Water services: Water services regulated under this Part

57EStormwater services

  1. Stormwater services are subject to 1 or more of the following types of regulation under this Part if that regulation is imposed by an Order in Council made under section 57L:

  2. information disclosure regulation (see subpart 4 and Part 2 of Schedule 7):
    1. revenue threshold regulation (see Part 3 of Schedule 7):
      1. quality regulation (see Part 4 of Schedule 7):
        1. performance requirement regulation (see Part 5 of Schedule 7):
          1. price-quality regulation (see Part 6 of Schedule 7).

            Notes
            • Section 57E: inserted, on , by section 14 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).