Southern Region Water and Sewerage Reform

Which functions will be covered by the common service provider business? Where will it be located?

The proposed new structure as outlined by the State Government includes a fourth entity known as a common service provider. The purpose of this is to share costs between the three new water businesses in service areas.

The Bill that is currently before parliament lists:

• payroll services;
• human resources services;
• information technology services;
• billing services;
• financial and accounting services;
• any other service which may be of assistance to the Regional Corporations;

The current Bills before Parliament indicate that the make up of the service provider business will be left up to the water businesses.

The Chair of the 3 Regional Water businesses and the three CEOs of the water businesses will be the Board of the Common Services provider. No decisions will be made until at least the time when the Chair and the three 3 CEOs are appointed.

As to a geographic location, there have been no discussions or decisions. The Treasury’s Q&A’s show a map of Tasmania with the service provider apparently in the middle. This is not meant to be viewed literally. It’s a conceptual map only.