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Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Determination 2024

I, Farzian Zainal, Administrator of the Territory of Christmas Island, make the following determination.

Dated 27 June 2024   

Farzian Zainal

Administrator of the Territory of Christmas Island

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Water, Sewerage and Building Application Services Fees) Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Determination 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 July 2024.

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  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 1Amendments

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

1  Subsection 6(2)

Omit “1 July 2023”, substitute “1 July 2024”.

2  Subclause 1(2) of Schedule 1 (table items 1-6)

Repeal the items, substitute:

1

residential land

$289.65

2

commercial land or industrial land (other than land mentioned in item 5), commercial/residential land, mining land, 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 mm or 20 mm meter

(b) a 25 mm meter

(c) a 40 mm meter

(d) a 50 mm meter

(e) an 80 mm meter

(f) a 100 mm meter

(g) a 150 mm meter

 

 

 

$307.80

$480.98

$1,231.28

$1,923.84

$4,925.05

$7,695.38

$17,314.62

3

institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land

Nil

4

vacant land

$289.65

5

stratatitled commercial land or industrial land, if sharing a water service

$307.80

6

any land, for the supply of a fire service

$307.80

3  Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (table items 1-6)

Repeal the items, substitute:

1

residential land:

 

 

(a) rate in the dollar

$0.16055 per $1 of gross rental value

 

(b) minimum annual fee

$481.14

 

(c) maximum annual fee

$1,313.55

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

 

 

$1,155.37

$494.56

$660.48

$718.23

$1,155.37


3

vacant land:

 

 

(a) rate in the dollar

$0.16055 per $1 of gross rental value

 

(b) minimum annual fee

$316.60

 

(c) maximum annual fee (if zoned for future residential use)

$1,313.55

4

institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land:

(a) first major fixture

(b) each subsequent major fixture

 

 

$310.42

$136.57

5

government land:

(a) first major fixture

(b) second major fixture

(c) third major fixture

(d) each subsequent major fixture

 

$1,155.37

$494.56

$660.48

$718.23

6

stratatitled commercial land or industrial land, if sharing a major fixture

$718.23

4  Clause 1 of Schedule 3 (table items 1-7)

Repeal the items, substitute:

1

residential land or vacant land that has been zoned for residential purposes:

(a) 0 to 350 kL

(b) 351 to 500 kL

(c) 501 to 750 kL

(d) over 750 kL

 

$2.002

$2.667

$5.919

$10.178

2

commercial/residential land:

(a) 0 to 150 kL

(b) over 150 kL

 

$2.002

$9.687

3

vacant land not mentioned in item 1

$9.687

4

government land

$9.687

5

institutional/public land, charitable purposes land or local government land

$2.939

6

commercial land, industrial land, mining land, or shipping (supply of water services to land for the purpose of water being taken on board a ship in a port)

$9.687

7

commercial land, government land or industrial land—discharge to sewer:

(a) 0 to 200 kL per property (allowance)

(b) over 200 kL per property

 

Nil

$4.246

5  Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 4 (table items 1-10)

Repeal the items, substitute:

1

Relocation of service

quoted cost

2

Disconnection or reconnection of water service

quoted cost

3

Activating a water supply connection to land (whether or not at the same time as installing the connection)

$210.05

4

Installing a water supply connection

quoted cost


5

Special meter readings for change of owner or occupier:

(a) within 7 days of being requested

(b) within 2 days of being requested

 

$24.03

$36.86

6

Advice of sale requests:

(a) advice—standard—within 5 business days of being requested

(b) advice—urgent—within 2 business days of being requested

 

$32.91

$45.74

7

Meter tests:

(a) 20 mm to 25 mm meters

(b) meters over 25 mm

$125.93

quoted cost

8

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 that is not covered by item 8(a)

$236.00

$375.01

9

Sewer connection

quoted cost

10

Installation of sewer junction

quoted cost

6  Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 5 (table items 1-4)

Repeal the items, substitute:

1

a dwelling (other than a multiresidential dwelling)

$113.74

2

a building (including a pool or garage) in the area associated with a dwelling that:

(a) is not a multiresidential dwelling; and

(b) is on land that is sewered

$113.74

3

a multiresidential dwelling

$208.04

4

a building or dwelling other than a building or dwelling covered by item 1, 2 or 3

$267.00