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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.140Service provider to give information about water usage
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### sec.140 Service provider to give information about water usage
This section applies to premises if—
a building located on the premises includes more than 1 sole-occupancy unit; and
after 1 January 2008 meters are installed in relation to a compliance request made under the repealed Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 or under a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 after 31 December 2007—
for measuring the supply of water to each sole-occupancy unit; and
on infrastructure that supplies retail water services for the premises.
A rate notice or account issued by a water service provider or a related local government for the provision of a retail water service to the premises must—
state the volume of water supplied through each meter during each billing period for the premises; and
the amount of the total charge for the retail water service that relates to the volume of water supplied through each meter.
In this section—
Building Code of Australia see the Building Act 1975 , section 12 .
premises does not include scheme land under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 .
sole-occupancy unit , in relation to a building, means—
a room or other part of the building for occupation by one or a joint owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier, including, for example—
a dwelling; or
a room or suite of associated rooms in a building classified under the Building Code of Australia as a class 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; or
any part of the building that is a common area.
s 140 amd 2018 No. 17 s 197 sch 2
(sec.140-ssec.1) This section applies to premises if— a building located on the premises includes more than 1 sole-occupancy unit; and after 1 January 2008 meters are installed in relation to a compliance request made under the repealed Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 or under a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 after 31 December 2007— for measuring the supply of water to each sole-occupancy unit; and on infrastructure that supplies retail water services for the premises.
(sec.140-ssec.2) A rate notice or account issued by a water service provider or a related local government for the provision of a retail water service to the premises must— state the volume of water supplied through each meter during each billing period for the premises; and the amount of the total charge for the retail water service that relates to the volume of water supplied through each meter.
(sec.140-ssec.3) In this section— Building Code of Australia see the Building Act 1975 , section 12 . premises does not include scheme land under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 . sole-occupancy unit , in relation to a building, means— a room or other part of the building for occupation by one or a joint owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier, including, for example— a dwelling; or a room or suite of associated rooms in a building classified under the Building Code of Australia as a class 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; or any part of the building that is a common area.
- (a) a building located on the premises includes more than 1 sole-occupancy unit; and
- (b) after 1 January 2008 meters are installed in relation to a compliance request made under the repealed Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002 or under a permit under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 after 31 December 2007— (i) for measuring the supply of water to each sole-occupancy unit; and (ii) on infrastructure that supplies retail water services for the premises.
- (i) for measuring the supply of water to each sole-occupancy unit; and
- (ii) on infrastructure that supplies retail water services for the premises.
- (i) for measuring the supply of water to each sole-occupancy unit; and
- (ii) on infrastructure that supplies retail water services for the premises.
- (a) state the volume of water supplied through each meter during each billing period for the premises; and
- (b) the amount of the total charge for the retail water service that relates to the volume of water supplied through each meter.
- (a) a room or other part of the building for occupation by one or a joint owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier, including, for example— (i) a dwelling; or (ii) a room or suite of associated rooms in a building classified under the Building Code of Australia as a class 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; or
- (i) a dwelling; or
- (ii) a room or suite of associated rooms in a building classified under the Building Code of Australia as a class 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; or
- (b) any part of the building that is a common area.
- (i) a dwelling; or
- (ii) a room or suite of associated rooms in a building classified under the Building Code of Australia as a class 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 building; or