Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

Water services delivery plans and foundational information disclosure requirements - Water services delivery plans - Water services delivery plan: preparation and contents

14: Contents of joint water services delivery plan

You could also call this:

"What's in a joint water services delivery plan?"

When you look at a joint water services delivery plan, you will see it must have certain information. You will find details that clearly identify each territorial authority involved in the joint arrangement. You will also see information about what water services the joint arrangement will deliver.

You will find out if the joint arrangement will deliver all water services for all the territorial authorities, or if it will deliver all water services except for some stormwater services. The plan must also include all the information listed in section 13. You will see information on the likely form of the joint arrangement, including whether it will involve a joint WSCCO, an arrangement described in section 137 of the LGA2002, or another organisation.

The plan may also have more information about the joint arrangement, such as the ownership structure, governance structure, and control and financial rights of each territorial authority. This extra information can be included when the plan is submitted to the Secretary under section 18. The plan must have the information required under section 13 for each territorial authority and all water services delivered in the joint service area.

The plan must also follow any rules made by the Secretary under section 16. You will see that the plan has to cover all water services, even if some services are not part of the joint arrangement.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS964458.

Previous

13: Contents of water services delivery plan, or

"What a water services delivery plan must include"

Next

15: Period covered by water services delivery plan, or

"How long a water services delivery plan covers"

Part 2Water services delivery plans and foundational information disclosure requirements
Water services delivery plans: Water services delivery plan: preparation and contents

14Contents of joint water services delivery plan

  1. A joint water services delivery plan must contain the following:

  2. information that clearly identifies each territorial authority that is proposed to be a party to the joint arrangement:
    1. information as to whether the joint arrangement will deliver—
      1. all water services for all of the territorial authorities that are parties to the joint arrangement; or
        1. all water services except for some or all services in relation to all of the territorial authorities’ stormwater networks; or
          1. all water services for some of the territorial authorities, and all water services except for some or all services in relation to stormwater networks for the other territorial authorities:
          2. all of the information listed in section 13:
            1. information on the likely form of the joint arrangement, including whether it is anticipated it will involve water services being delivered by—
              1. a joint WSCCO; or
                1. an arrangement described in section 137 of the LGA2002; or
                  1. another organisation or arrangement that the territorial authorities are considering.

                  2. To the extent that further information about the joint arrangement is available when the plan is submitted to the Secretary under section 18, a joint water services delivery plan may also contain that information, including—

                  3. the ownership structure; and
                    1. the governance structure; and
                      1. the control and financial rights of each territorial authority in the joint arrangement.

                        1. For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), a joint plan must contain the information required under section 13 in relation to—

                        2. each territorial authority that is a party to the joint arrangement; and
                          1. all water services delivered in the joint service area (including services relating to each territorial authority’s stormwater network).

                            1. Subsection (1)(c) applies to a territorial authority’s delivery of water services relating to its stormwater network even if the delivery of those services is not part of the joint arrangement.

                            2. A joint plan must also comply with any requirements prescribed in rules made by the Secretary under section 16.