263ALiability of owners corporation or lot owners for fees for services supplied to subdivision

263A Liability of owners corporation or lot owners for fees for services supplied to subdivision

(1) An owners corporation of a subdivision to which a service of water supply or sewage disposal is supplied under this Act is liable to pay any fees imposed by an Authority under a tariff for the provision of that service being any fee imposed—

(a) in respect of the land affected by the owners corporation; and

(b) in respect of the common property, or any part of the common property, affected by the owners corporation.

(2) Instead of requiring an owners corporation to pay any fee imposed under a tariff referred to in subsection (1), an Authority may apportion the amount for which the owners corporation would otherwise be liable between the lots affected by it, on the basis of—

(a) the number of lots affected by it; or

S. 263A(2)(b) amended by No. 24/2013 s. 35(1)(a).

(b) the lot liability of each lot affected by it; or

S. 263A(2)(c) inserted by No. 24/2013 s. 35(1)(b).

(c) the volume of water used at each lot as measured by the meter installed for the lot; or

S. 263A(2)(d) inserted by No. 24/2013 s. 35(1)(b).

(d) a combination of the methods set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)—

and the owners of each lot to which an amount is apportioned are liable to pay it accordingly.

S. 263A(3) amended by No. 24/2013 s. 35(2).

(3) An owners corporation may request an Authority to use any, or a combination, of the methods set out in subsection (2) when apportioning amounts under that subsection.

S. 263A(4) substituted by No. 24/2013 s. 35(3).

(4) The request must be in writing.

S. 263A(4A) inserted by No. 24/2013 s. 35(3).

(4A) A request that includes a request for an Authority to use the method set out in subsection (2)(b) must give details of lot liability for each lot affected by the owners corporation.

S. 263A(4B) inserted by No. 24/2013 s. 35(3).

(4B) A request that includes a request for an Authority to use the method set out in subsection (2)(c) must specify each lot to which the request relates.

S. 263A(5) amended by No. 24/2013 s. 35(4).

(5) An owners corporation that makes a request under subsection (3) for an Authority to apportion amounts under subsection (2) on the basis of lot liability must give written notice to an Authority of any change in lot liability of any lot affected by it as soon as possible after the change occurs.

S. 263A(6) amended by No. 24/2013 s. 35(5).

(6) If requested to do so in accordance with this section, an Authority must use the method, or combination of methods, specified in the request, in apportioning an amount to which an owners corporation would otherwise be liable in respect of amounts payable for the year following the year in which the request is made and each subsequent year, and may base the apportionment on information given to it by the owners corporation under this section.