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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Planning, reporting, and financial management

218: Outline of this Part

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This part of the law is about planning, reporting, and managing money for water services. You will learn about the rules for water organisations and service providers. They must follow a cycle that includes planning, performing, and reporting to be accountable to consumers and shareholders.

The law says that shareholders of each water organisation must prepare a statement of expectations. You can find more information about this in Subpart 1 and Subpart 2. Water service providers must also prepare a strategy, budget, and report each year.

There are more rules in Subpart 3 about planning, reporting, and performance for water organisations. Additionally, Subpart 4 talks about financial matters, such as income and tax, for these organisations.

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Part 4Planning, reporting, and financial management

218Outline of this Part

  1. Subparts 1 and 2 provide for a cycle of planning, performance, and reporting that promotes accountability to consumers of water services and to shareholders in water organisations. The cycle includes the following requirements:

  2. the shareholders of each water organisation must prepare and adopt a statement of expectations for the water organisation:
    1. each water service provider must prepare and adopt a water services strategy, an annual budget, and an annual report.

      1. Subpart 3 provides additional planning, reporting, and performance requirements for water organisations.

      2. Subpart 4 sets out financial matters, including provisions relating to operating revenues, borrowing in foreign currency, and income tax.