Water Services Act 2012

Water Services Amendment Regulations 2026

 

 

Water Services Amendment Regulations 2026

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 76 amended1

5.Regulation 78 amended2

6.Schedule 1 replaced3

Schedule 1 — Water use restrictions: maps showing Areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

 

Water Services Act 2012

Water Services Amendment Regulations 2026

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Water Services Amendment Regulations 2026.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 December 2026.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Water Services Regulations 2013.

4.Regulation 76 amended

(1)In regulation 76 delete “In” and insert:

 

(1)In

 

(2)In regulation 76 insert in alphabetical order:

 

Area 5 means the area constituted by the local government district of Esperance and the locality of Munglinup, as illustrated for information purposes on the maps shown in Schedule 1;

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 means the Reference Frame as defined in the National Measurement (Recognized-Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2026 (Cth) clause 5;

 

(3)In regulation 76 in the definition of Area delete “3 or Area 4;” and insert:

 

3, Area 4 or Area 5;

 

(4)In regulation 76 in the definition of Area 2 delete “3 or Area 4,” and insert:

 

3, Area 4 or Area 5,

 

(5)At the end of regulation 76 insert:

 

(2)In the definitions of Area 1 and Area 2 in subregulation (1), a position is defined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020.

 

5.Regulation 78 amended

After regulation 78(4) insert:

 

(5)The stage of restrictions that applies in relation to the use of water in Area 5 is —

(a)from 1 June to 31 August in a year — stage 6; and

(b)at any other time of the year — stage 4.

 

6.Schedule 1 replaced

Delete Schedule 1 and insert:

 

Schedule 1 — Water use restrictions: maps showing Areas 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

[r. 76]

 

A. O’SULLIVAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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