Part 3Alternative requirements and additional powers
Additional powers and exemption
68Exemption from cost-effectiveness review
This section applies if a territorial authority—
- is deciding whether or not to establish, join, or amend a WSCCO; or
- is deciding whether or not to establish, join, or amend a joint local government arrangement under section 137 of the LGA2002; or
- 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
- has established, joined, or amended a WSCCO; or
- has established, joined, or amended a joint local government arrangement; or
- 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.
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.