2006-07 Water and Wastewater Pricing Processes Inquiry
Pursuant to section 35(1) of the ESC Act, the Treasurer referred to the Commission an Inquiry into 2006-2007 Water and Wastewater Pricing Processes. In undertaking the Inquiry, the Commission considered a document "Transparency Statement - Water and Wastewater Prices in Metropolitan and Regional South Australia 2006-07" dated August 2005.
On 6 September 2005, pursuant to section 35(1) of the Essential Services Commission Act 2002 (the Act), the Treasurer referred to the Commission an Inquiry into the processes that led to the Cabinet decision on prices that SAWater would charge for water and sewerage services in 2006-07. The Commission was required to assess whether the
processes complied with the 1994 CoAG pricing principles agreed to by all governments as the basis for water and wastewater pricing.
In September 2005, the Commission released an Issues Paper to facilitate public consultation on the Inquiry.
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One submission was received on the Issues Paper, but not published.
On 30 November 2005, the Commission forwarded to the Treasurer and the Minister for Administrative Services the "Final Report - Inquiry into 2006-2007 Metropolitan and Regional Water and Wastewater Pricing Process".
As required by the Act, the Final Report was released on 28 December 2005.
Subsequent to that the Government has released its formal response to the Commission's report (Part C).
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