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South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009
sec.99BRDFDeciding conversion application
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### sec.99BRDF Deciding conversion application
The distributor-retailer must consider and decide the conversion application within the required period.
In deciding the conversion application, the distributor-retailer must have regard to the criteria for deciding the application in its infrastructure charges schedule.
However, at any time before making the decision, the distributor-retailer may give a notice (an information requirement ) to the applicant requiring the applicant to give information the distributor-retailer reasonably needs to make the decision.
The notice must state—
what information it requires; and
a period of at least 10 business days for giving the information; and
the effect of subsection (5) .
The application lapses if the applicant does not comply with the notice within the later of the following—
the period stated in the notice for giving the information;
any later period, as agreed within the period stated in the notice, between the distributor-retailer and the applicant.
In this section—
required period means 30 business days after—
generally—the making of the application; or
if an information requirement is made—the requirement is complied with.
s 99BRDF ins 2014 No. 36 s 45
(sec.99BRDF-ssec.1) The distributor-retailer must consider and decide the conversion application within the required period.
(sec.99BRDF-ssec.2) In deciding the conversion application, the distributor-retailer must have regard to the criteria for deciding the application in its infrastructure charges schedule.
(sec.99BRDF-ssec.3) However, at any time before making the decision, the distributor-retailer may give a notice (an information requirement ) to the applicant requiring the applicant to give information the distributor-retailer reasonably needs to make the decision.
(sec.99BRDF-ssec.4) The notice must state— what information it requires; and a period of at least 10 business days for giving the information; and the effect of subsection (5) .
(sec.99BRDF-ssec.5) The application lapses if the applicant does not comply with the notice within the later of the following— the period stated in the notice for giving the information; any later period, as agreed within the period stated in the notice, between the distributor-retailer and the applicant.
(sec.99BRDF-ssec.6) In this section— required period means 30 business days after— generally—the making of the application; or if an information requirement is made—the requirement is complied with.
- (a) what information it requires; and
- (b) a period of at least 10 business days for giving the information; and
- (c) the effect of subsection (5) .
- (a) the period stated in the notice for giving the information;
- (b) any later period, as agreed within the period stated in the notice, between the distributor-retailer and the applicant.
- (a) generally—the making of the application; or
- (b) if an information requirement is made—the requirement is complied with.