Australian Capital Territory
Water Resources (Fees) Determination 2017
Disallowable instrument DI2017-164
made under the
Water Resources Act 2007, s 107 (Determination of fees)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

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

The purpose of this instrument is to determine the fees for goods and services under the Act for the 2017-18 financial year.

The regulatory fees (excluding water abstraction charge) in the determination have been increased by 2% for the 2017-18 financial year based on the wage price index as per government’s advice, appropriate rounding has been made in relation to increases. The government will index the Water Abstraction Charge (WAC) by 3% as per the government’s decision in the 2017-18 Budget.

The instrument commences on 1 July 2017.

This instrument revokes the Water Resources (Fees) Determination 2016 (No 2) (DI2016-283).

A determination under section 107 of the Act is a disallowable instrument and must be presented to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after its notification pursuant to section 64 of the Legislation Act 2001.

Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS)
A RIS is not required for this fee determination due to section 36 (1) (k) of the Legislation Act, which provides that a RIS need not be prepared for an amendment of a fee consistent with announced government policy.

Human Rights
The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety (Legislative Scrutiny Role) terms of reference require consideration of human rights impacts, among other matters. In this case, no human rights are impacted.