55Owner of land taken to have entered into customer contract

#### 55 Owner of land taken to have entered into customer contract 55 Owner of land taken to have entered into customer contract > > (1) An owner of land that is connected to a water main or sewer main owned by the Corporation is taken to have entered into a customer contract with the Corporation, on the terms and conditions set out in the relevant operating licence or licences as varied from time to time in accordance with section 59, for the provision of water supply or sewerage services, or either of them, to the land. > > > (2) In addition, a customer contract may also include terms and conditions relating to the imposition and payment of charges imposed under section 64 or 65. If a customer contract makes provision for such matters, a person by whom one or more of the charges are payable is taken to have entered into a customer contract with the Corporation on those terms and conditions. > > > (3) A customer contract is not unjust, unconscionable, harsh or oppressive for the purposes of any law. > > > (3A) A customer contract does not operate so as to impose obligations on the Corporation or any owner of land in respect of the supply of water, or the provision of a sewerage service, during the term of any contract in that regard entered into between the owner of the land and a registered operator or registered retailer within the meaning of the [Water Industry Competition Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-104). > > > (3B) (Repealed) > > > (4) This section has effect subject to section 56. > > **s 55:** Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.19 \[3\] \[4\]; 2006 No 104, Sch 3.9; 2021 No 26, Sch 2.14\[1\] \[2\].