❓ Mr. Logan seeks assurance that changes to hydrant maintenance costs will not lead to increases in fire and emergency services levies or water service charges. The Minister clarifies the purpose of the proposed clause is cost recovery from third parties damaging hydrants.
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WATER
SERVICE CHARGE — FIRE HYDRANTS
227. Mr F.M. LOGAN to the Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question. If the minister does not
exercise the option that is outlined clearly in subclause (8), which refers to
increasing the statutory water service charges—that is what it says in
the amendment; it is the minister's amendment—will he give an
absolute guarantee to this house that neither the fire and emergency services
levy nor the water service charges will increase as a result of the change to
hydrant maintenance costs?
SERVICE CHARGE — FIRE HYDRANTS
227. Mr F.M. LOGAN to the Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question. If the minister does not
exercise the option that is outlined clearly in subclause (8), which refers to
increasing the statutory water service charges—that is what it says in
the amendment; it is the minister's amendment—will he give an
absolute guarantee to this house that neither the fire and emergency services
levy nor the water service charges will increase as a result of the change to
hydrant maintenance costs?
AnswerView source ↗
Proposed clause 97(8) is to be put in the bill to ensure that
there is a mechanism in place so that if a third party, such as a developer,
knocks over a hydrant, the water service provider, which for instance could be
the Water Corporation, can recover those costs.
there is a mechanism in place so that if a third party, such as a developer,
knocks over a hydrant, the water service provider, which for instance could be
the Water Corporation, can recover those costs.
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