sec.608Service areas

### sec.608 Service areas This section applies to a local government area, or part of a local government area, that was, immediately before the commencement, a service area under previous section 449 or the Water Act, section 1063 for a retail water service or sewerage service (the existing service area ). On the commencement— the existing service area is taken to be a service area declared under section 161 (the new service area ) by the local government for the local government area; and the service provider for the existing service area is the service provider for the new service area. The Water Act, section 1064 continues to apply except that a reference to chapter 3, part 4, divisions 3 and 4 is taken to be a reference to chapter 2, part 5, divisions 3 and 4. (sec.608-ssec.1) This section applies to a local government area, or part of a local government area, that was, immediately before the commencement, a service area under previous section 449 or the Water Act, section 1063 for a retail water service or sewerage service (the existing service area ). (sec.608-ssec.2) On the commencement— the existing service area is taken to be a service area declared under section 161 (the new service area ) by the local government for the local government area; and the service provider for the existing service area is the service provider for the new service area. (sec.608-ssec.3) The Water Act, section 1064 continues to apply except that a reference to chapter 3, part 4, divisions 3 and 4 is taken to be a reference to chapter 2, part 5, divisions 3 and 4. - (a) the existing service area is taken to be a service area declared under section 161 (the new service area ) by the local government for the local government area; and - (b) the service provider for the existing service area is the service provider for the new service area.