Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Charges for water services

85: Purpose of this subpart

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"What water organisations can charge you for when giving water services"

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The purpose of this part of the law is to let water organisations charge people for giving them water services. You need to know that water organisations can only charge for water services in the ways that this part of the law says they can. This means a water organisation cannot charge you for water services unless it is allowed to do so under this part of the law.

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Part 3Provision of water services: operational matters
Charges for water services

85Purpose of this subpart

  1. The purpose of this subpart is to provide water organisations with the ability to charge for providing water services.

  2. A water organisation must not charge for providing water services except as provided in this subpart.