Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority
ACTEW · ACT Electricity and Water
1988 – 11 May 1989
Statutory authority that supplied electricity, water and sewerage services in the Australian Capital Territory in the period immediately before self-government.
How it came into existence
Created in 1988 by Commonwealth ordinance, shortly before ACT self-government, by combining the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority with the territory's water supply and sewerage functions, which had been run by Commonwealth departments.
- Electricity supply in the ACT
How it ended
Passed to the Australian Capital Territory Government at self-government on 11 May 1989, ceasing to be a Commonwealth body; the ACT later corporatised it as ACTEW Corporation in 1995.
Main functions
- Electricity supply and distribution in the ACT
- Water supply, including the Cotter and Googong dams
- Sewerage and sewage treatment
- Utility billing and customer services
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.
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Sources
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