Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

WATER AGENCIES (CHARGES) BY-LAWS 1987 - REG 9B

9B .         Calculations, including maxima, for various GRV based charges

        (1)         Where a charge that is determined by reference to the GRV of the relevant land under Schedule 3 item 8 or 10, or Schedule 4 item 5, for the current year, is more than 13.0% greater than the charge calculated for the same service (and under the same circumstances) in the previous year, the charge is only payable up to that 13.0% increase.

        (2)         Where a charge that is determined by reference to the GRV of the relevant land under Schedule 4 item 3 or 4, for the current year, is more than $25.00 greater than the charge calculated for the same service (and under the same circumstances) in the previous year, the charge is only payable up to that $25.00 increase per residential unit in the case of residential land, or per lot in the case of vacant land.

        (3)         Where, for a portion of the current year (the part year ), in respect of property subject to a charge that is determined by reference to the GRV of the relevant land under Schedule 3 item 8 or 10, or Schedule 4 item 3, 4 or 5, there is a change in the circumstances that affects the method of calculating the charge for that property, the charge payable for the part year is to be determined as follows —

            (a)         the charge is to be determined for the whole of the current year on the basis of the changed circumstances;

            (b)         the Corporation may estimate a notional charge for the previous year in respect of that property, being the charge that would have been payable for that year if the matters and circumstances currently prevailing had prevailed for the whole of that year;

            (c)         the charge determined in accordance with paragraph (a) is to be limited (where relevant) in accordance with sub‑bylaw (1) or (2) (whichever is relevant), using the notional charge estimated in accordance with paragraph (b);

            (d)         the charge determined in accordance with paragraph (a) (as limited in accordance with paragraph (c) where relevant) is to be reduced by the same proportion that the part year bears to the whole of the current year.

        [By-law 9B inserted in Gazette 25 Jun 2010 p. 2901‑3; amended in Gazette 23 Jun 2011 p. 2417.]