Guides about the water market rules and water charge rules

The ACCC has prepared guides to assist different groups of stakeholders to understand rules made by the minister under the Water Act 2007.

• Water Charge (Planning and Management Information) Rules
• Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules - Technical guide for irrigation infrastructure operators
• Guide to the Water Market Rules and water delivery contracts
• Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules
• General guides for irrigators on the water market rule and rules on termination fees

The ACCC has published an enforcement guideline which outlines its approach to enforcing the Water Market Rules 2009 and the Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules 2009.

Water Charge (Planning and Management Information) Rules

The Guide to the Water Charge (Planning and Management Information) Rules provides information for Basin governments and agencies responsible for publishing water planning and management information on how to comply with the rules.

Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules - Technical guide for irrigation infrastructure operators

The Guide to the Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules provides operators with technical information on the water charge rules governing termination fees.

Guide to the Water Market Rules and water delivery contracts

The Guide to the Water Market Rules and water delivery contracts provides compliance information to operators on the water market rules and information that may be useful for drafting water delivery contracts.

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Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules

General guides for irrigators on the water market rule and rules on termination fees

The ACCC has released two guides that provide an introduction for irrigators about the water market rules and water charge rules governing termination fees:

Transforming your irrigation right and maintaining water delivery

Permanently selling your water and terminating your delivery right

Additional Information - Rules and Final advice to the Minister

Further information to assist stakeholders understanding can be found in the Rules and the ACCC's final advice to the minister.

ACCC Articles on the water rules published by other organisations

Creating Water Markets: the role of the Water Market Rules and the Water Charge Rules

In December 2012, the SA Law Society published this article in its Journal.

The article sets out the Commonwealth water reform process culminating in the establishment of the Water Act 2007. This is followed by a discussion of the water market rules and water charge rules established under this Act, as well as the ACCC monitoring of compliance with these rules.