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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
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### sec.170I Making recommendation
After receiving a request under section 170G , the authority must recommend to the Minister that—
the candidate water supply activity be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity; or
part of the activity, that is itself a water supply activity, be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity; or
the activity not be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity.
Before making the recommendation, the authority may consult with any person it considers appropriate.
The authority must—
make the recommendation within a reasonable time after receiving the request; and
publish the recommendation and the reasons for the recommendation in the way the authority considers appropriate.
If the authority makes a recommendation that a candidate water supply activity, or part of a candidate water supply activity, be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity, the authority must also recommend the period for which the declaration should operate.
Unless the request is made by the Minister, the authority must give a copy of the request to the Minister with the recommendation.
If the applicant for the request is not the water supplier carrying on the activity, the authority must give the water supplier’s name to the Minister with the recommendation.
s 170I ins 2000 No. 15 s 39
amd 2013 No. 39 s 43 sch 1
(sec.170I-ssec.1) After receiving a request under section 170G , the authority must recommend to the Minister that— the candidate water supply activity be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity; or part of the activity, that is itself a water supply activity, be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity; or the activity not be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity.
(sec.170I-ssec.2) Before making the recommendation, the authority may consult with any person it considers appropriate.
(sec.170I-ssec.3) The authority must— make the recommendation within a reasonable time after receiving the request; and publish the recommendation and the reasons for the recommendation in the way the authority considers appropriate.
(sec.170I-ssec.4) If the authority makes a recommendation that a candidate water supply activity, or part of a candidate water supply activity, be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity, the authority must also recommend the period for which the declaration should operate.
(sec.170I-ssec.5) Unless the request is made by the Minister, the authority must give a copy of the request to the Minister with the recommendation.
(sec.170I-ssec.6) If the applicant for the request is not the water supplier carrying on the activity, the authority must give the water supplier’s name to the Minister with the recommendation.
- (a) the candidate water supply activity be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity; or
- (b) part of the activity, that is itself a water supply activity, be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity; or
- (c) the activity not be declared to be a monopoly water supply activity.
- (a) make the recommendation within a reasonable time after receiving the request; and
- (b) publish the recommendation and the reasons for the recommendation in the way the authority considers appropriate.