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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.77ANovation for unbundled agreements
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### sec.77A Novation for unbundled agreements
This section applies if the agreement relates only to the water infrastructure and not to any other type of infrastructure.
The distributor-retailer—
is taken to be a party to the agreement instead of the local government; and
assumes all of the local government’s rights and liabilities under the agreement.
The agreement may be enforced by the distributor-retailer as if it were the local government.
The local government ceases to be bound by the agreement and is discharged from any further liability under it.
s 77A ins 2010 No. 20 s 16
(sec.77A-ssec.1) This section applies if the agreement relates only to the water infrastructure and not to any other type of infrastructure.
(sec.77A-ssec.2) The distributor-retailer— is taken to be a party to the agreement instead of the local government; and assumes all of the local government’s rights and liabilities under the agreement.
(sec.77A-ssec.3) The agreement may be enforced by the distributor-retailer as if it were the local government.
(sec.77A-ssec.4) The local government ceases to be bound by the agreement and is discharged from any further liability under it.
- (a) is taken to be a party to the agreement instead of the local government; and
- (b) assumes all of the local government’s rights and liabilities under the agreement.