Cocos (Keeling) Islands Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Determination 2019
I, Natasha Griggs, Administrator of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, make the following determination.
Dated 21 June 2019
Natasha Griggs
Administrator of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Contents
1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1
3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1
4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1—Amendments 2
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Determination 2016 2
1 Name
This instrument is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Determination 2019.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
| Commencement information |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of this instrument | 1 July 2019. | 1 July 2019 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Utilities and Services Ordinance 2016.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Determination 2016
1 Subsection 6(2)
Omit “1 July 2018”, substitute “1 July 2019”.
2 Subclause 1(2) of Schedule 1 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
| Fixed fees for the supply of water services |
| Item | Supply of water services to … | Fixed fee |
| 1 | residential land | $264.35 |
| 2 | commercial land or industrial land (other than land mentioned in item 5), government land, or shipping (supply of water services to land for the purpose of water being taken on board a ship in a port), with: (a) no meter or a 15 mm or 20 mm meter (b) a 25 mm meter (c) a 30 mm meter (d) a 35 mm, 38 mm or 40 mm meter (e) a 50 mm meter (f) a 70 mm, 75 mm or 80 mm meter (g) a 100 mm meter (h) a 140 mm or 150 mm meter | $272.05 $425.11 $612.11 $1,088.27 $1,700.40 $4,353.02 $6,801.60 $15,303.60 |
| 3 | institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land | Nil |
| 4 | vacant land | $264.35 |
| 5 | strata‑titled commercial land or industrial land, if sharing a water service | $272.05 |
| 6 | any land, for the supply of a fire service | $272.05 |
3 Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
| Fixed fees for the supply of sewerage services |
| Item | Supply of sewerage services to … | Fixed fee |
| 1 | residential land: | |
| | (a) rate in the dollar | $0.12857 per $1 of gross rental value |
| | (b) minimum annual fee | $439.10 |
| | (c) maximum annual fee | $1,198.78 |
| 2 | commercial land or industrial land (other than land mentioned in item 6): (a) first major fixture (b) second major fixture (c) third major fixture (d) each subsequent major fixture (e) minimum annual fee | $1,021.18 $437.12 $583.77 $634.81 $1,021.18 |
| 3 | vacant land: | |
| | (a) rate in the dollar | $0.12857 per $1 of gross rental value |
| | (b) minimum annual fee | $288.94 |
| | (c) maximum annual fee (if zoned for future residential use) | $1,198.78 |
| 4 | institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land: (a) first major fixture (b) each subsequent major fixture | $274.36 $120.71 |
| 5 | government land: (a) first major fixture (b) second major fixture (c) third major fixture (d) each subsequent major fixture | $1,021.18 $437.12 $583.77 $634.81 |
| 6 | strata‑titled commercial land or industrial land, if sharing a major fixture | $634.81 |
4 Clause 1 of Schedule 3 (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
| Quantity fees for the supply of water and sewerage services |
| Item | Supply of water and sewerage services to … | Quantity fee (per kL of water used) |
| 1 | residential land or vacant land that has been zoned for residential purposes: (a) 0 to 350 kL (b) 351 to 500 kL (c) 501 to 750 kL (d) over 750 kL | $1.827 $2.434 $5.402 $9.289 |
| 2 | vacant land not mentioned in item 1 | $8.562 |
| 3 | institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land | $2.597 |
| 4 | commercial land, government land or industrial land | $8.562 |
| 5 | commercial land, government land or industrial land—discharge to sewer: (a) 0 to 200 kL per property (allowance) (b) over 200 kL per property | Nil $3.752 |
5 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 4 (table items 3 to 6)
Repeal the items, substitute:
| 3 | Special meter readings for change of owner or occupier: (a) within 7 days of being requested (b) within 2 days of being requested | $17.33 $58.24 |
| 4 | Advice of sale requests: (a) electronic advice—standard (b) electronic advice—urgent (c) manual advice—standard (d) manual advice—urgent | $46.03 $86.84 $78.98 $119.46 |
| 5 | Meter tests: (a) 20 mm to 25 mm meters (b) meters over 25 mm | $111.27 quoted cost |
| 6 | Restoration of service after restriction: | |
| | (a) between 7 am and 4 pm any day except Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday | $176.07 |
| | (b) any other time | $279.78 |
6 Subclause 1(2) of Schedule 4 (definition of actual cost)
Repeal the definition.