Committee Details

COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The Finance and Administration Committee tabled its Report No. 23, 54^th Parliament, South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 on 22 November 2012. The Minister tabled the response to the committee’s recommendations on 29 November 2012. The Bill was passed by the Parliament on 29 November 2012.

ABOUT THE BILL

On 31 October 2012 the Minister for Energy and Water Supply, Hon Mark McArdle MP, introduced the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 into the Queensland Parliament. In accordance with Standing Order 131, the Bill was referred to the Finance and Administration Committee for detailed consideration.

The primary objectives of the Bill are:

• The rationalisation of the SEQ bulk water industry by the merger of the three bulk water entities – the Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority (trading as Seqwater); the Queensland Bulk Water Transport Authority (trading as LinkWater); and the South East Water Grid Manager (WGM) – into a single bulk water service provider and the dissolution of Queensland Water Commission (QWC).
• Amendment of Water Fluoridation Act 2008 to extend the criteria under which an exemption may be sought from the requirement that a relevant water supply be fluoridated and to clarify that an exemption may only be sought for an eligible relevant public potable water supply.

PUBLIC BRIEFING AND PUBLIC HEARING

Public briefing – 12 November 2012 – Transcript

Public hearing – 16 November 2012 - Transcript

SUBMISSIONS

The date for written submissions closed on 9 November 2012. Please view them under the “Submissions” tab above.