Australian Capital Territory

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (Inquiry into Secondary Water Use)
Terms of Reference Determination 2011 

Disallowable instrument DI2011–255 

Made under the

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997, Section 15 (Nature of industry references) and Section 16 (Terms of industry references)

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Reference for investigation under Section 15	

Pursuant to sections 15 (1) and 16 of the Act, I refer to the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (the Commission) the task of undertaking an inquiry into and assessment of secondary water uses in the ACT.

1. The Commission is to report on the following matters:
a)	opportunities for a commercial market in grey water in both commercial and domestic applications and in new construction and retro-fits;
b)	the ACT Government’s urban waterways and stormwater harvesting programs and their associated built wetlands; and

2. The Commission is to include consideration of: 
a)	the economic, environmental and social costs and benefits of the matters set out in 1(a) and (b), with and without the Basin Plan, to the extent possible given that the Basin Plan is under development;
b)	any water conservation initiatives other than those captured in 1(a) and (b) that also have the potential to deliver economic, environmental and social outcomes; and
c)	any other matters the Commission considers relevant to the inquiry.

The Commission will report by the end of June 2012.

Andrew Barr MLA
Treasurer
21 September 2011