The ACCC has released two guides which provide information on the Water Market Rules and Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules to assist irrigators to understand the process of transforming, terminating and selling your water entitlement.
In addition if you are dealing with a water broker they are required to comply with the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA). The following guides outline your rights under the CCA when using a water broker:
The ACCC has also published technical guides to the Water Market Rules and the Water charge (Termination Fees) rules, the ACCCs approach to enforcement of the rules and has made publically available the rules and the final advice it delivered to the minister:
The ACCC has a monitoring and enforcement role under the Competition and Consumer Act and the Water Act. If you feel that one of your rights has been breached, that an operator or broker is not complying with the rules or you would like more information you can:
Level 35, The Tower
360 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne Central
Melbourne VIC 3000
Postal address
GPO Box 520
Melbourne VIC 3001
Phone and fax
Ph: (03) 9290 1800
Fax: (03) 9290 3699
If you would like to be placed on the distribution list to receive updates on developments in this area, please send your email contact details to: water@accc.gov.au
