A parliamentary question regarding the re-evaluation of Western Australia's water metering policy, specifically concerning the reasons, criteria, and timeline for the re-evaluation. The Minister's response provides broad answers, indicating the criteria are still being determined and the re-evaluation is expected in 2012.

AnsweredQoN 848Legislative Council
Asked
28 September 2011
Portfolio
Water

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PRIORITY WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS — LICENCE CONDITIONS
I refer to the answer to my question on notice 4443 regarding water licence conditions requiring metering and reporting of water usage, and the response that the department is currently re-evaluating its metering policy. (1) Why is the metering policy being re-evaluated? (2) On what criteria will the policy be re-evaluated? (3) When does the minister anticipate that this re-evaluation will be finished? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
(1) Why is the metering policy being re-evaluated? (2) On what criteria will the policy be re-evaluated? (3) When does the minister anticipate that this re-evaluation will be finished? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
(2) On what criteria will the policy be re-evaluated? (3) When does the minister anticipate that this re-evaluation will be finished? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
(3) When does the minister anticipate that this re-evaluation will be finished? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
(1) It is to improve the management of water resources in Western Australia. (2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
(2) The criteria are yet to be finalised, (3) In 2012.
(3) In 2012.

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