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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Structural arrangements for providing water services - Water organisations - Governance of water organisations: consumer trusts

61: Variation of trust deed: Secretary approval

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"Changing a trust deed needs the Secretary's okay"

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If you want to change a trust deed, you must prepare the changes and get the Secretary's approval. You need to make sure the changes are suitable. The Secretary will approve the changes if they are consistent with the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 and any rules made under it. The Secretary looks at the changes to make sure they fit with the law.

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Water organisations: Governance of water organisations: consumer trusts

61Variation of trust deed: Secretary approval

  1. Trustees who propose to vary the trust deed must—

  2. prepare an appropriate variation; and
    1. obtain the Secretary’s approval of the variation.

      1. The Secretary must approve the variation of the trust deed if satisfied that the variation is consistent with this Act and any regulations made under this Act.