Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Division applies to the following kinds of charges:
(a) fees or charges (however described) payable to an irrigation infrastructure operator for:
(i) access to the operator's irrigation network (or services provided in relation to that access); or
(ii) changing access to the operator's irrigation network (or services provided in relation to that access); or
(iii) terminating access to the operator's irrigation network (or services provided in relation to that access); or
(iv) surrendering to the operator a right to the delivery of water through the operator's irrigation network;
(b) bulk water charges;
(c) charges for water planning and water management activities;
(d) a fee or charge (however described) that relates to:
(i) access to water service infrastructure; or
(ii) services provided in relation to access to water service infrastructure; or
(iii) services provided through the operation of water service infrastructure; or
(iv) the taking of water from a water resource;
and is of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) This Division applies to a charge of the kind referred to in subsection (1) only to the extent to which the charge relates to:
(a) Basin water resources; or
(b) water service infrastructure that carries Basin water resources; or
(c) water service infrastructure that carries water that has been taken from a Basin water resource; or
(d) water access rights, irrigation rights or water delivery rights in relation to Basin water resources.
(3) However, this Division does not apply to charges in respect of urban water supply activities beyond the point at which the water has been removed from a Basin water resource.
(4) Charges to which this Division applies are
regulated water charges for the purposes of this Act.