{"id":"water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002","name":"WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES REGULATIONS 2002","slug":"water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179228,"registerId":"nt-water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES REGULATIONS 2002","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nWATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES REGULATIONS 2002\nAs in force at 7 August 2002\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Returns ............................................................................................ 1\n3 Date of payment of licence fee ........................................................ 1\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 7 August 2002\n____________________\nWATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SERVICES REGULATIONS 2002\nRegulations under the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Water Supply and\nSewerage Services Regulations 2002.\n2 Returns\nFor the purposes of section 19(2)(a) of the Act, 1 August in each\nyear is prescribed.\n3 Date of payment of licence fee\nFor the purposes of section 19(2)(b) of the Act, 15 August in each\nyear is prescribed.\n\nENDNOTES\nWater Supply and Sewerage Services Regulations 2002 2\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nWater Supply and Sewerage Services Regulations (SL No. 27, 2002)\nNotified 7 August 2002\nCommenced 7 August 2002\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of setting administrative dates for annual returns and licence fee payments. No expansion beyond this narrow technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No cross-references beyond simple citations to section 19(2)(a) and (b) of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Purely administrative prescription of fixed calendar dates"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese Regulations set two simple administrative dates for water and sewerage service providers in the Northern Territory:\n\n*   **Annual returns must be submitted by 1 August each year** (regulation 2)\n*   **Licence fees must be paid by 15 August each year** (regulation 3)\n\nThese dates apply to businesses or organisations that hold a licence to provide water supply or sewerage services under the *Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000*.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Licensed water and sewerage service providers in the Northern Territory\n*   The government department that collects these returns and fees\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is straightforward compliance paperwork. It tells licence holders exactly when their annual reporting and payment obligations are due, ensuring predictable administration of the water and sewerage sector. Missing these dates could result in late fees or other penalties under the main Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations do not expand or contract the statutory scope set by the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act; they simply prescribe the annual dates for returns (1 August) and licence fee payment (15 August) and provide the instrument's citation. No substantive change to regulatory coverage is made."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: three operative regulations (citation plus two prescribed dates).","Relies on and operates under the parent Act (references to section 19(2)(a) and 19(2)(b)), creating dependency on that Act for scope and meaning.","Low administrative discretion: fixed calendar deadlines reduce interpretive complexity but create strict timing for compliance (Reg 2 and Reg 3).","Potential implementation risk if parent Act is amended or if administrative processes do not align with prescribed dates.","Minimal compliance requirements but tangible operational effects (who pays and when) for licence holders."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set fixed annual deadlines under the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act: returns must be submitted by 1 August and licence fees paid by 15 August each year. They affect persons or businesses required by the Act to lodge returns and pay licence fees, and matter because they create predictable compliance and cash‑flow timings for licence holders and the administering authority."},"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient detail in the provided text to determine whether the scope has changed from the original legislative intent. The existence of a reprint (REPW020R1) suggests some amendments have been made since the 2002 commencement date, but the nature and extent of any scope changes cannot be assessed from the information provided."},"complexity_factors":["Split administration across three separate government agencies/ministers, each responsible for different numbered sections — creating coordination complexity","Regulations operate as subordinate legislation beneath a parent Act, requiring cross-referencing between both documents to understand the full legal picture","Covers multiple distinct subject areas simultaneously: health/water quality, economic regulation/pricing, infrastructure/connections, and consumer rights","Specific section references in the administrative remarks (e.g., sections 32(1) and (5), 46, 49(3), etc.) suggest highly technical and granular provisions","Affects a wide range of parties differently — individual consumers, service providers, developers — with different obligations applying to each","Reprint exists (REPW020R1), indicating the regulations have been amended since commencement, meaning the current version may differ from the original"],"plain_english_summary":"The Water Supply and Sewerage Services Regulations 2002 set the operational rules for delivering and managing water and sewerage services in the ACT, affecting households, businesses, providers, developers and relevant agencies. They implement standards, customer and provider rights, connection and charging rules, and water‑quality and safety requirements under the principal Act.\n\nAdministration is shared: Treasury and Finance handles most rules, Health oversees water quality, and the Minister for Essential Services manages standards and licensing."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002","history":"/api/acts/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-supply-and-sewerage-services-regulations-2002/documents"}}