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Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

Alternative requirements and additional powers - Additional powers and exemption

68: Exemption from cost-effectiveness review

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"Some water service decisions don't need a cost-effectiveness review"

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If you are a territorial authority, this section applies to you in certain situations. You might be deciding whether to establish, join, or amend a water services company, or a joint arrangement with other local governments, as described in section 137 of the LGA2002. You might also be changing how you deliver water services, as outlined in your water services delivery plan, which is mentioned in section 13(1)(k).

When you are in one of these situations, you do not have to do a cost-effectiveness review, as required by section 17A of the LGA2002. This means you do not have to review the cost-effectiveness of your water services company, or your joint arrangement with other local governments.

You are exempt from this review in relation to your water services company, or your joint arrangement, if you have already established, joined, or amended one, or if you have changed how you deliver water services.

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Part 3Alternative requirements and additional powers
Additional powers and exemption

68Exemption from cost-effectiveness review

  1. This section applies if a territorial authority—

  2. is deciding whether or not to establish, join, or amend a WSCCO; or
    1. is deciding whether or not to establish, join, or amend a joint water service provider arrangement under section 26 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025; or
      1. is deciding whether or not to change its water services delivery arrangements as part of an anticipated or proposed model or arrangement for delivering water services in its water services delivery plan (see section 13(1)(k)); or
        1. has established, joined, or amended a WSCCO; or
          1. has established, joined, or amended a joint local government arrangement; or
            1. has changed its water services delivery arrangements as part of an anticipated or proposed model or arrangement for delivering water services in its water services delivery plan.

              1. The authority is not required to undertake a review under section 17A of the LGA2002 in relation to the WSCCO, the anticipated or proposed model or arrangement for delivering water services, or the joint local government arrangement.

              Notes
              • Section 68(1)(b): amended, on , by section 172 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).