QLDIn ForceAct
South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.99BRProcess for making
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.99BR
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009.
### sec.99BR Process for making
To make a water netserv plan, an SEQ service provider must—
give public notice about the proposal to make part A of a water netserv plan; and
carry out public consultation in relation to proposed part A of the plan, including—
making proposed part A of the plan available for inspection for at least 20 business days; and
inviting submissions to the SEQ service provider about proposed part A of the plan; and
considering submissions mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; and
ensure proposed part A of the plan is endorsed as follows—
for a distributor-retailer—by each participating local government for the distributor-retailer as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area;
for a withdrawn council—by the council as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; and
subject to subsections (2) to (5) , adopt the plan under section 99BRAB .
A participating local government or withdrawn council must endorse proposed part A of the plan if the plan is consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area.
After proposed part A of the plan is endorsed under subsection (1) (c) , the SEQ service provider must ensure the proposed part A is endorsed by the Planning Minister as being consistent with the SEQ regional plan.
The Planning Minister must endorse proposed part A of the plan if it is consistent with the SEQ regional plan.
An entity mentioned in subsection (2) or (4) is taken to endorse proposed part A of the plan if the entity has not, within 30 business days after receiving it—
refused to endorse proposed part A of the plan; or
asked the SEQ service provider to change proposed part A of the plan.
The SEQ service provider can not adopt the plan if proposed part A of the plan is not endorsed by the Planning Minister.
If the SEQ service provider is a distributor-retailer, the SEQ service provider can not adopt the plan if proposed part A of the plan is not endorsed by each of its participating local governments.
s 99BR ins 2010 No. 20 s 21
amd 2012 No. 1 s 63
sub 2014 No. 16 s 20
(sec.99BR-ssec.1) To make a water netserv plan, an SEQ service provider must— give public notice about the proposal to make part A of a water netserv plan; and carry out public consultation in relation to proposed part A of the plan, including— making proposed part A of the plan available for inspection for at least 20 business days; and inviting submissions to the SEQ service provider about proposed part A of the plan; and considering submissions mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; and ensure proposed part A of the plan is endorsed as follows— for a distributor-retailer—by each participating local government for the distributor-retailer as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; for a withdrawn council—by the council as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; and subject to subsections (2) to (5) , adopt the plan under section 99BRAB .
(sec.99BR-ssec.2) A participating local government or withdrawn council must endorse proposed part A of the plan if the plan is consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area.
(sec.99BR-ssec.3) After proposed part A of the plan is endorsed under subsection (1) (c) , the SEQ service provider must ensure the proposed part A is endorsed by the Planning Minister as being consistent with the SEQ regional plan.
(sec.99BR-ssec.4) The Planning Minister must endorse proposed part A of the plan if it is consistent with the SEQ regional plan.
(sec.99BR-ssec.5) An entity mentioned in subsection (2) or (4) is taken to endorse proposed part A of the plan if the entity has not, within 30 business days after receiving it— refused to endorse proposed part A of the plan; or asked the SEQ service provider to change proposed part A of the plan.
(sec.99BR-ssec.6) The SEQ service provider can not adopt the plan if proposed part A of the plan is not endorsed by the Planning Minister.
(sec.99BR-ssec.7) If the SEQ service provider is a distributor-retailer, the SEQ service provider can not adopt the plan if proposed part A of the plan is not endorsed by each of its participating local governments.
- (a) give public notice about the proposal to make part A of a water netserv plan; and
- (b) carry out public consultation in relation to proposed part A of the plan, including— (i) making proposed part A of the plan available for inspection for at least 20 business days; and (ii) inviting submissions to the SEQ service provider about proposed part A of the plan; and (iii) considering submissions mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; and
- (i) making proposed part A of the plan available for inspection for at least 20 business days; and
- (ii) inviting submissions to the SEQ service provider about proposed part A of the plan; and
- (iii) considering submissions mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; and
- (c) ensure proposed part A of the plan is endorsed as follows— (i) for a distributor-retailer—by each participating local government for the distributor-retailer as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; (ii) for a withdrawn council—by the council as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; and
- (i) for a distributor-retailer—by each participating local government for the distributor-retailer as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area;
- (ii) for a withdrawn council—by the council as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; and
- (d) subject to subsections (2) to (5) , adopt the plan under section 99BRAB .
- (i) making proposed part A of the plan available for inspection for at least 20 business days; and
- (ii) inviting submissions to the SEQ service provider about proposed part A of the plan; and
- (iii) considering submissions mentioned in subparagraph (ii) ; and
- (i) for a distributor-retailer—by each participating local government for the distributor-retailer as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area;
- (ii) for a withdrawn council—by the council as being consistent with the planning assumptions for its local government area; and
- (a) refused to endorse proposed part A of the plan; or
- (b) asked the SEQ service provider to change proposed part A of the plan.