2007-08 Water and Wastewater Pricing Processes Inquiry
Pursuant to section 35(1) of the ESC Act, the Treasurer referred to the Commission an Inquiry into 2007-08 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 2007-08" dated January 2007.
On 30 January 2007, pursuant to section 35(1) of the Essential Services Commission Act 2002 (the Act), the Acting 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 2007-08.. The Commission was required to examine these processes in the context of pricing principles contained within certain intergovernmental agreements, i.e. the 1994 CoAG Strategic Framework for Water and the 2004 National Water Initiative.
In February 2007, the Commission released an Issues Paper to facilitate public consultation on the Inquiry.
Publications
In undertaking the Inquiry, the Commission was required to consider a document "Transparency Statement- Water and On 8 June 2007, the Commission forwarded to the Treasurer and the Minister for Water Security the "Final Report- Inquiry into 2007-2008 Metropolitan and Regional Water and Wastewater Pricing Process".
As required by the Act, the Final Report (which forms Part B of the Transparency Statement) was released by the Government on Friday 6 July 2007. At the same time, the Government released its response (Part C of the Transparency Statement) to the Commission's Final Report.
Publications
In February 2007, the Commission released an Issues Paper to facilitate public consultation on the Inquiry. One submission was received.
On 8 June 2007, the Commission forwarded to the Treasurer and the Minister for Water Security the "Final Report- Inquiry into 2007-2008 Metropolitan and Regional Water and Wastewater Pricing Process".
Submissions
