Water Industry Competition (General) Regulation 2024
16Agreement between registered operator and registered retailer
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16 Agreement between registered operator and registered retailer
16 Agreement between registered operator and registered retailer
For the Act, section 8H(1)(h)(ii), an agreement between a registered operator and a registered retailer must specify—
(a) the responsibilities of each licensee under a customer contract, including who is responsible for the following—
(i) installing, testing, repairing, maintaining, reading or replacing meters,
(ii) undertaking inspections, including inspections of backflow prevention devices or cross-connections in dual reticulation schemes, and
(b) the notification requirements for each licensee under a customer contract, including a requirement for a licensee to notify the other licensee when—
(i) a customer is connected to the regulated scheme, or
(ii) the water supply or sewerage service is interrupted, or
(iii) a customer makes a complaint, or
(iv) the licensee is notified that a customer or person living at the customer’s property has critical health needs, or
(v) a customer seeks or is granted an approval from the licensee.