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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
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### sec.170O Notice of decision
The Minister must publish in the gazette—
notice of the decision to declare the candidate water supply activity in whole or in part, or not to declare the activity, to be a monopoly water supply activity; and
the reasons for the decision.
Also, as soon as practicable after making the decision, the Minister must—
unless the request about the declaration of the activity was made by the Minister—give the designated material for the decision to the applicant; and
if the applicant for the request about the declaration of the activity is not the water supplier carrying on the activity—give the designated material for the decision to the water supplier carrying on the activity; and
give to the authority a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.
If the Minister does not publish as required under subsection (1) within 90 days after receiving the declaration recommendation, the Minister is taken, at the end of the 90 day period—
to have decided not to declare the activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and
to have published notice of the decision.
In this section—
designated material , for a decision of the Minister to declare, or not to declare, a candidate water supply activity to be a monopoly water supply activity, means—
a copy of the declaration recommendation; and
a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.
s 170O ins 2000 No. 15 s 39
amd 2013 No. 39 s 43 sch 1
(sec.170O-ssec.1) The Minister must publish in the gazette— notice of the decision to declare the candidate water supply activity in whole or in part, or not to declare the activity, to be a monopoly water supply activity; and the reasons for the decision.
(sec.170O-ssec.2) Also, as soon as practicable after making the decision, the Minister must— unless the request about the declaration of the activity was made by the Minister—give the designated material for the decision to the applicant; and if the applicant for the request about the declaration of the activity is not the water supplier carrying on the activity—give the designated material for the decision to the water supplier carrying on the activity; and give to the authority a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.
(sec.170O-ssec.3) If the Minister does not publish as required under subsection (1) within 90 days after receiving the declaration recommendation, the Minister is taken, at the end of the 90 day period— to have decided not to declare the activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and to have published notice of the decision.
(sec.170O-ssec.4) In this section— designated material , for a decision of the Minister to declare, or not to declare, a candidate water supply activity to be a monopoly water supply activity, means— a copy of the declaration recommendation; and a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.
- (a) notice of the decision to declare the candidate water supply activity in whole or in part, or not to declare the activity, to be a monopoly water supply activity; and
- (b) the reasons for the decision.
- (a) unless the request about the declaration of the activity was made by the Minister—give the designated material for the decision to the applicant; and
- (b) if the applicant for the request about the declaration of the activity is not the water supplier carrying on the activity—give the designated material for the decision to the water supplier carrying on the activity; and
- (c) give to the authority a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.
- (a) to have decided not to declare the activity to be a monopoly water supply activity; and
- (b) to have published notice of the decision.
- (a) a copy of the declaration recommendation; and
- (b) a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.