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Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

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11: Extent of joint arrangement

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"What water services can be shared between local councils in a joint arrangement"

When you look at a joint arrangement, it must be about delivering water services. You can have a joint arrangement that delivers all water services for all territorial authorities. You can also have a joint arrangement that delivers all water services except for some stormwater services for all territorial authorities.

A joint arrangement can also deliver all water services for some territorial authorities. For other territorial authorities, it can deliver all water services except for some or all stormwater services. This means some territorial authorities can work together to deliver most of their water services, but handle their stormwater services on their own.

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11Extent of joint arrangement

  1. A joint arrangement must relate to the delivery of—

  2. all water services for all of the territorial authorities; or
    1. all water services except for some or all services relating 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 relating to stormwater networks for the other territorial authorities.

          1. Example

          Territorial authorities A, B, and C join together to form a joint arrangement. The joint arrangement relates to the delivery of all water services for territorial authorities A and B, but territorial authority C joins the joint arrangement in relation to water services other than those services relating to its stormwater network. Territorial authority C will deliver its services related to stormwater networks independently, rather than through the joint arrangement.

          Alternatively, territorial authority C may join the joint arrangement in relation to water services other than some of its services relating to its stormwater network, and choose to deliver the remaining stormwater services independently.