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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.99BRAURequests for standard connections
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### sec.99BRAU Requests for standard connections
This section applies if a connection (a standard connection ) complies with a distributor-retailer’s criteria mentioned in section 99BOA (a) for the connection area.
A person may ask the distributor-retailer for the standard connection.
The distributor-retailer must grant the request if—
the person pays the fee for the request stated in the distributor-retailer’s connections policy; and
if the land related to the standard connection is land other than a publicly-controlled place and the person making the request is not the owner of the land—the owner has given written consent to the connection.
the land for the connection
land for which access is required for the connection
The grant of the request must be made within 5 business days after receiving it or another period agreed to by the distributor-retailer and the person.
The distributor-retailer must, within 5 business days of granting the request, give the person a notice stating—
the standard conditions for the standard connection; and
a charge for the standard connection under this part.
The grant is taken to be a water approval for the standard connection and has effect from when the person receives the notice.
Part 2 , division 3 and part 7 , divisions 3 to 7 apply to a standard connection that is taken to be a water approval.
The standard connection is subject to the conditions (the standard conditions ) stated in the distributor-retailer’s connections policy under section 99BOA (a) .
The distributor-retailer may impose a fee stated in the connections policy for the request under this section.
s 99BRAU ins 2014 No. 16 s 21
amd 2014 No. 36 s 29
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.1) This section applies if a connection (a standard connection ) complies with a distributor-retailer’s criteria mentioned in section 99BOA (a) for the connection area.
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.2) A person may ask the distributor-retailer for the standard connection.
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.3) The distributor-retailer must grant the request if— the person pays the fee for the request stated in the distributor-retailer’s connections policy; and if the land related to the standard connection is land other than a publicly-controlled place and the person making the request is not the owner of the land—the owner has given written consent to the connection. the land for the connection land for which access is required for the connection
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.4) The grant of the request must be made within 5 business days after receiving it or another period agreed to by the distributor-retailer and the person.
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.5) The distributor-retailer must, within 5 business days of granting the request, give the person a notice stating— the standard conditions for the standard connection; and a charge for the standard connection under this part.
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.6) The grant is taken to be a water approval for the standard connection and has effect from when the person receives the notice. Part 2 , division 3 and part 7 , divisions 3 to 7 apply to a standard connection that is taken to be a water approval.
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.7) The standard connection is subject to the conditions (the standard conditions ) stated in the distributor-retailer’s connections policy under section 99BOA (a) .
(sec.99BRAU-ssec.8) The distributor-retailer may impose a fee stated in the connections policy for the request under this section.
- (a) the person pays the fee for the request stated in the distributor-retailer’s connections policy; and
- (b) if the land related to the standard connection is land other than a publicly-controlled place and the person making the request is not the owner of the land—the owner has given written consent to the connection. Examples of land related to the connection— • the land for the connection • land for which access is required for the connection
- • the land for the connection
- • land for which access is required for the connection
- • the land for the connection
- • land for which access is required for the connection
- (a) the standard conditions for the standard connection; and
- (b) a charge for the standard connection under this part.