This instrument is the Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Determination 2017.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.	27 June 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Christmas Island Utilities and Services Ordinance 2016.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Determination 2016

1 Subsection 6(1)

Omit “the financial year commencing on 1 July 2016”, substitute “a financial year”.

2 After subsection 6(3)

Insert:

(3A) Despite paragraph (3)(a), if, in relation to particular land, the Administrator agrees, in writing, with the owner or occupier of the land on an amount of fixed fees for the supply of water services that is lower than the amount of fixed fees for the land as set out in Schedule 1, the amount of fixed fees for the supply of water services for the land is determined to be the amount agreed.

3 After subsection 6(4)

Insert:

(4A) The amount agreed under subsection (3A) or (4) may be a nil amount.

(4B) The Administrator may arrange for an agreement mentioned in subsection (3A) or (4) to be published on the Department’s website.

4 Subclause 1(2) of Schedule 1 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Fixed fees for the supply of water services
Item	Supply of water services to ...	Fixed fee
1	residential land	$250.39
2	commercial land or industrial land (other than land mentioned in item 5), commercial/residential land, mining land or government land, or shipping (supply of water services to land for the purpose of water being taken on board a ship in a port), with: (a) no meter or a 15 or 20 mm meter (b) a 25 mm meter (c) a 40 mm meter (d) a 50 mm meter (e) a 80 mm meter (f) a 100 mm meter (g) a 150 mm meter	$250.39 $391.26 $1,001.63 $1,565.03 $4,006.46 $6,260.10 $14,085.23
3	institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land	Nil
4	vacant land	$250.39
5	strata‑titled commercial land or industrial land, if sharing a water service	$250.39
6	any land, for the supply of a fire service	$250.39

5 Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Fixed fees for the supply of sewerage services
Item	Supply of sewerage services to …	Fixed fee
1	residential land:
	(a) rate in the dollar	$0.1329 per $1 of gross rental value
	(b) minimum annual fee	$404.14
	(c) maximum annual fee	$1,103.34
2	commercial land or industrial land (other than land mentioned in item 6) or mining land: (a) first major fixture (b) second major fixture (c) third major fixture (d) each subsequent major fixture (e) minimum annual fee	$939.88 $402.32 $537.29 $584.27 $939.88
3	vacant land:
	(a) rate in the dollar	$0.1329 per $1 of gross rental value
	(b) minimum annual fee	$265.93
	(c) maximum annual fee (if zoned for future residential use)	$1,103.34
4	institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land: (a) first major fixture (b) each subsequent major fixture	$252.52 $111.10
5	government land: (a) first major fixture (b) second major fixture (c) third major fixture (d) each subsequent major fixture	$939.88 $402.32 $537.29 $584.27
6	strata‑titled commercial land or industrial land, if sharing a major fixture	$584.27

6 Clause 1 of Schedule 3 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Quantity fees for the supply of water and sewerage services
Item	Supply of water and sewerage services to ...	Quantity fee (per kL of water used)
1	residential land or vacant land that has been zoned for residential purposes: (a) 0 to 350 kL	$1.681
1	(b) 351 to 500 kL (c) 501 to 750 kL (d) over 750 kL	$2.241 $4.583 $7.880
2	commercial/residential land: (a) 0 to 150 kL (b) over 150 kL	$1.681 $7.880
3	vacant land not mentioned in item 1	$7.880
4	government land	$7.880
5	institutional/public land used for non‑government schools, churches or community facilities, charitable purposes land or local government land	$2.391
6	commercial land, industrial land or mining land, or shipping (supply of water services to land for the purpose of water being taken on board a ship in a port)	$7.880
7	commercial land, government land or industrial land—discharge to sewer: (a) 0 to 200 kL per property (allowance) (b) over 200 kL	Nil $3.453

7 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 4 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Fees for the supply of other water and sewerage services
Item	Type of service	Fee
1	Relocation of service	quoted cost
2	Disconnection or reconnection of water service	quoted cost
3	Special meter readings for change of owner/occupier: (a) within 7 days of being requested (b) within 2 days of being requested	$16.86 $56.65
4	Advice of sale requests: (a) electronic advice—standard (b) electronic advice—urgent (c) manual advice—standard (d) manual advice—urgent	$44.77 $84.46 $76.82 $116.19
5	Meter tests: (a) 20 to 25 mm meters (b) over 25 mm meters	$108.22 quoted cost
6	Restoration of service after restriction: (a) between 7 am and 4 pm any day except Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday (b) any other time	$154.92 $246.17
7	Sewer connection	quoted cost
8	Installation of sewer junction	quoted cost

8 Clause 1 of Schedule 5 (table items 1 to 3)

Repeal the items, substitute:

1	a residential building	$124.99 per residential unit
2	an outbuilding to a single residential building, including pools, garages and pergolas (in sewered areas only)	$36.49
3	a multi‑residential unit building	$124.99 per residential unit

9 At the end of the instrument

Add:

Schedule 6—Application provisions

1 Application of amendments

The amendments of this instrument made by the Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Determination 2017 apply in relation to the financial year commencing on 1 July 2017 and later financial years.