Water Services Act 2012 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Water Services Act 2012

An Act relating to the provision of water services and the regulation of water service providers, and for related purposes.

This is the Water Services Act 2012.

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

• (1)

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

area associated with a dwelling means —

• (a)

  if the dwelling is one of 2 or more dwellings in one building, the parts of the building and any area around the building that the occupiers of the dwellings use exclusively but in common with each other; or

• (b)

  otherwise, the area around the dwelling that is used exclusively by the occupier, such as a driveway, garden or yard;

Authority means the Economic Regulation Authority established by the Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003 section 4;

CEO means the chief executive officer of the Department;

charge means an obligation to pay an amount, but does not include anything described under this Act as a fee;

class, of water service, has a meaning affected by section 8;

code of conduct means a code of conduct made under section 27;

code of practice includes a code of practice made under section 26;

compliance officer has the meaning given in section 71(1);

conduit means a pipe placed on land, or an artificial channel or tunnel placed on or a part of land, for conveying water or wastewater, and associated fittings, fixtures and structures;

Crown land has the meaning given in the Land Administration Act 1997 section 3(1);

customer, of a licensee, means a person to whom water services are provided by the licensee or who is entitled to the provision of water services by the licensee, other than a person who is a member of the licensee;

department has the meaning given in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1);

Department means the department principally assisting in the administration of this Act;

drainage assets has the meaning given in section 108;

drainage service means, subject to subsection (2), a service —

• (a)

  principally constituted by —

• (i)

  the management of the flow of stormwater, surface water or ground water by means of reticulated drainage assets; or

• (ii)

  the management of soil salinity by means of reticulated drainage assets;

and

• (b)

  which may include the management of the quality of the water dealt with;

dwelling means —

• (a)

  a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, that is ordinarily used for human habitation, except common property as defined in the Community Titles Act 2018 section 3(1) or the Strata Titles…