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Application status

1

Application

Received 19th December 2008

2

Submissions on application

Closed 4th March 2009

3

Draft recommendation

Released 2 April 2009

4

Submissions on draft recommendation

Closed 4th May 2009

5

Final recommendation and decision

Sent to Commonwealth Minister 11 May 2009

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Outcome & subsequent events

Received 1st October 2009

Declaration made in Re Services Sydney revoked

Certification of NSW Water Industry Access Regime (Outcome & subsequent events)

On 13 August 2009 the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs made his decision on the application for certification of the regime. The Minister accepted the Council's final recommendation and determined that the regime be certified as effective for a period of 10 years.

On 8 September 2009 the Council made a recommendation to the Premier of New South Wales, the Hon Nathan Rees MP, that the declaration made by the Australian Competition Tribunal in Re Services Sydney Pty Ltd [2005] ACompT7 be revoked (see Services Sydney application for declaration of Sydney sewerage network services).  The Premier acting on the Council's recommendation revoked the declaration on 1 October 2009.

Documents

Minister's decision

Minister's statement of reasons

NCC letter to Premier recommending revocation, 8 September 2009

Decision by Premier to revoke declaration, 1 October 2009