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operator's water service infrastructure (or services provided in relation to that access);
 (b) a fee or charge payable to an infrastructure operator for changing access to the operator's water service infrastructure (or services provided in relation to that access), including a fee or charge payable to a bulk water supplier for changing access to a bulk water service;
 (c) a fee or charge payable to an infrastructure operator for terminating access to the operator's water service infrastructure (or services provided in relation to that access), including a fee or charge payable to a bulk water supplier for terminating a bulk water service;
 (d) a fee or charge payable to an infrastructure operator for surrendering to the operator a right to the delivery of water through the operator's water service infrastructure.
 (3) In this regulation:
bulk water supplier means a person who imposes a bulk water charge for a bulk water service.
urban water supply network means water service infrastructure that is operated primarily for delivering water for an urban water supply activity beyond the point at which the water has been removed from a Basin water resource.

Division 4.1—Water charge rules

Subdivision 4.1.1—Purpose of Division

4.01  Purpose of Division
  This Division is made for the purposes of sections 93 and 256 of the Act.

Subdivision 4.1.2—ACCC advice

4.02  Minister to request ACCC advice
  In proposing to make, amend or revoke water charge rules under subsection 92(1) of the Act, the Minister:
 (a) must ask the ACCC for advice before proceeding with the proposal; and
 (b) may ask the ACCC to provide draft rules as part of its advice; and
 (c) must, by written notice, require the ACCC to provide its advice by a specified date; and
 (d) may, by written notice, extend the timeframe within which the ACCC is to provide its advice; and
 (e) must ask the ACCC to provide with its advice a schedule of any consultations that it undertook for the purpose of providing its advice, including any written submissions and any meetings and hearings; and
 (f) may ask the ACCC to provide the formal records of the consultations listed in the schedule; and
 (g) must have regard to any records of consultation provided by the ACCC, including records relating to consultation with the Basin States, infrastructure operators and the public; and
 (h) must ask the ACCC to identify which, if any, of the records of consultation it provided to the Minister the ACCC is not permitted to publish; and
 (i) may adopt the ACCC's draft rules, with or without variation; and
 (j) may develop rules, amendments to rules or revocations of rules, having regard to the ACCC's advice, if the Minister decides not to adopt the