Goulburn-Murray Water: Decisions under Part 6 of the Water Charge Rules 2010

On 13 April 2022, the ACCC formed the view that the Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation, trading as Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW), will cease to be a Part 6 operator under rule 23 of the Water Charge Rules 2010 (WCR) after 30 June 2024.

This is because the ACCC considers that Goulburn-Murray Water will be required to have all its infrastructure charges determined or approved by a single state agency under a law of the State in a way that is consistent with subrule 29(2)(b) of the water charge rules after the end of Goulburn-Murray Water’s regulatory period on 30 June 2024.

The ACCC decision means that the Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESCV) will continue to regulate Goulburn-Murray Water’s infrastructure charges after the end of Goulburn-Murray Water’s regulatory period but will do so under Victorian law and will not require an exemption under the water charge rules to do so.