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Water Industry Competition Act 2006
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#### 24 Applications for coverage declaration
24 Applications for coverage declaration
> > (1) An application for a coverage declaration for an infrastructure service may only be made by or on behalf of one of the following—
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> > > (a) the service provider for that service,
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> > > (b) an access seeker in relation to that service who has tried, but failed—
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> > > > (i) to obtain access to that service, or
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> > > > (ii) to obtain a change to some aspect of the person’s existing access to that service,
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> > > (c) the Minister, in the case only of a service provided by a public water utility.
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> > (2) In the case of a service the subject of an existing coverage declaration, an application for the renewal of the declaration may also be made by any person currently having access to the service.
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> > (3) A coverage application—
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> > > (a) must be in such form as the Minister may approve, and
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> > > (b) must be accompanied by such fee as the Minister may determine, and
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> > > (c) must be lodged at the office of IPART.