Australian Capital Territory
Water Resources (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2008 - 153
made under the
Water Resources Act 2007, section 107 – Determination of fees

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 107 of the Water Resources Act 2007 (the Act) permits the Minister to determine fees for the purposes of the Act. 

This determination revokes the previous fee determination (DI2007 – 192) that set fees for the 2007-2008 financial year and establishes fees from 1 July 2008.

The determination increases most fees in accordance with the Wage Price Index estimate for 2008-09 of 4.25%, consistent with the Government’s announcement, made as part of the 2006-07 ACT Budget, on the indexing of government fees and charges.  The increased fees are rounded down to the nearest 5 cents.

The calculation of one fee – the Water Abstraction Charge for urban water – has been modified in this instrument, from $0.55 at point of supply (as per DI2007 – 192) to $0.51 at point of abstraction in this instrument.  This change is revenue neutral and is also consistent with the environmental principles underlying the Act.  

Schedule 2 of the instrument has been altered from DI2007 – 192 to reflect changes in terminology adopted in the new Territory Plan, however its effect remains the same as in the previous fee determination.

This determination takes effect on from 1 July 2008.