5Interpretation

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   Commission means the Commerce Commission established by section 8 of the Commerce Act 1986

   consumer means a person who consumes, uses, acquires, or is provided with, water services

   council-controlled organisation has the meaning set out in section 6(1) of the Local Government Act 2002

   Crown facilitator means a Crown facilitator for water services delivery plans appointed under section 25

   Crown water services specialist means a Crown water services specialist appointed under section 28

   department means the department, departmental agency, or interdepartmental venture (as named in Part 1, 2, or 4 of Schedule 2 of the Public Service Act 2020) that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act

   drinking water supply has the meaning set out in section 9 of the Water Services Act 2021

   financial year means a period of 12 months ending on 30 June

   financially sustainable means, in relation to a territorial authority’s delivery of water services, that—

   1. the revenue applied to the authority’s delivery of those water services is sufficient to ensure the authority’s long-term investment in delivering water services; and
   2. the authority is financially able to meet all regulatory standards and requirements for the authority’s delivery of those water services

   firefighting water supplies has the meaning set out in section 6 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

   government department means a department listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Public Service Act 2020

   green water services infrastructure—

   1. means a natural or semi-natural area, feature, or process that mimics natural areas, features, or processes that are planned or managed to provide water services; and
   2. includes an engineered system that is an area, feature, or process that complies with paragraph (a)

   joint arrangement means an arrangement to deliver water services between—

   1. 2 or more territorial authorities; or
   2. the Wellington Regional Council and 1 or more territorial authorities

   joint service area means,—

   1. in relation to a joint arrangement, the combined districts of the territorial authorities that are a party to the joint arrangement (and, if applicable, the relevant part of the Wellington Regional Council’s region); or
   2. in relation to a joint WSCCO, the combined districts of the territorial authorities that control the joint WSCCO (and, if applicable, the relevant part of the Wellington Regional Council’s region)

   joint water services council-controlled organisation or joint WSCCO means a water services council-controlled organisation—

   1. controlled by 2 or more territorial authorities; or
   2. controlled by the Wellington Regional Council and 1 or more territorial authorities; or
   3. in which 2 or more territorial authorities are shareholders; or
   4. in which the Wellington Regional Council and 1 or more territorial authorities are shareholders

   joint water services delivery plan or joint plan means a water services delivery plan relating to—

   1. 2 or more territorial authorities; or
   2. the Wellington Regional Council and 1 or more territorial authorities

   LGA2002 means the Local Government Act 2002

   long-term plan has the meaning set out in section 5(1) of the LGA2002

   Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of a warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act

   ministerial appointee means—

   1. a Crown facilitator for water services delivery plans appointed under section 25; or
   2. a Crown water services specialist appointed under section 28

   overland flow path means any flow path taken by stormwater on the surface of land

   price—

   1. means any 1 or more of individual prices, aggregate prices, or revenues (whether in the form of specific numbers or in the form of formulas by which specific numbers are derived); and
   2. includes any related terms of payment

   Secretary means the Secretary for Local Government

   stormwater network—

   1. means the infrastructure and processes that—
      1. are used to collect, treat, drain, reuse, or discharge stormwater in an urban area; and
      2. are owned by, or operated by, for, or on behalf of a territorial authority, a council-controlled organisation, or a subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation; and
   2. includes—
      1. an overland flow path:
      2. green water services infrastructure that delivers stormwater services:
      3. watercourses that are part of, or related to, the infrastructure described in paragraph (a)

   Taumata Arowai means Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator established by section 8 of the Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020

   territorial authority has the meaning set out in section 5(1) of the LGA2002

   urban area—

   1. means an area identified in a district plan or proposed district plan as being primarily zoned for residential, industrial, or commercial activities, together with adjoining special-purpose and open-space zones, however described; but
   2. does not include an area zoned primarily for rural or rural-residential activities, however described

   urban development has the meaning set out in section 10 of the Urban Development Act 2020

   wastewater network means the infrastructure and processes that—

   1. are used to collect, store, transmit through reticulation, treat, or discharge wastewater; and
   2. are owned by, or operated by, for, or on behalf of a territorial authority, a council-controlled organisation, or a subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation

   water services means services in relation to a territorial authority’s—

   1. water supply network:
   2. stormwater network:
   3. wastewater network

   water services council-controlled organisation or WSCCO—

   1. means a council-controlled organisation that—
      1. delivers water services; or
      2. provides goods or services that are incidental and related to, or consequential on, delivering water services; and
   2. includes a joint water services council-controlled organisation; but
   3. does not include a council-controlled organisation that provides goods or services other than those listed in paragraph (a)

   water services delivery plan—

   1. means a water services delivery plan prepared under subpart 1 of Part 2; and
   2. includes a joint water services delivery plan

   water supply network means the infrastructure and processes that—

   1. are used to provide—
      1. a drinking water supply; or
      2. firefighting water supplies, if the supply is part of a drinking water supply; and
   2. are owned by, or operated by, for, or on behalf of a territorial authority, a council-controlled organisation, or a subsidiary of a council-controlled organisation

   Watercare means Watercare Services Limited and includes any subsidiary of Watercare Services Limited

   watercourse means a watercourse that is part of, or related to, the drainage or discharge of stormwater in an urban area.