33Criteria for last resort providers

33 Criteria for last resort providers

33 Criteria for last resort providers

For the Act, section 55(3)(b), the criteria are the following—

(a) a licensee must be capable of operating the essential service,

(b) a licensee must be suitable having regard to the proximity of the licensee to the essential service,

(c) if the licensee is a licensed operator—the licence must authorise the same class of water industry infrastructure as the essential infrastructure.