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Water Act 1989
273When payment is due
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273 When payment is due
(1) The date by which payment must be made is—
(a) if there have been no objections, any date that is set by the Authority and that is after the expiry of 1 month after the receipt of the notice, or of any longer time allowed by the Authority and specified in the notice; or
(b) if each person to whom a notice was issued agrees in writing not to object, any date that is set by the Authority and that is after the date of the last of those agreements; or
(c) if there are objections, or if any person to whom a notice was issued does not agree in writing not to object, any date that is set by the Authority and that is after each person who objected, or who did not agree in writing not to object, has been notified by the Authority of its decision on any objections made.
(2) The due date for payment of any further payments required under section 272(1)(a) is the date (not earlier than 14 days after the date of the notice) that is specified in the notice requiring the further payment.
Division 7—Payment and recovery of money
S. 273AA inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 116, substituted by No. 23/2019 s. 86.
273AA Application of Division
This Division does not apply—
(a) to Melbourne Water Corporation; or
(b) in relation to salinity impact charges.
S. 273A inserted by No. 25/1993 s. 13, amended by No. 109/1997 s. 533(Sch. 2 items 12.1, 12.2), substituted by No. 17/2012 s. 41.