Queensland Consolidated Acts

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 3

(1) The purpose of this Act is to provide for the safety and reliability of water supply.

(2) The purpose is achieved primarily by—

(a) providing for—

(i) a regulatory framework for providing water and sewerage services in the State, including functions and powers of service providers; and

(ii) a regulatory framework for providing recycled water and drinking water quality, primarily for protecting public health; and

(iii) the regulation of referable dams; and

(iv) flood mitigation responsibilities; and

(b) protecting the interests of customers of service providers.