We are freezing all our prices for the 2020-21 financial year to support residents and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery.
Development services pricing for 2020-21
| Application | Unit | 2020-21 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) |
2020-21 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Application | $1,156.50 |
$1,156.50 | $150.00 |
$150.00 |
| Moderate | Application | $2,650.00 |
$2,650.00 | $450.00 |
$450.00 |
| Complex | Application | $4,050.00 |
$4,050.00 | $750.00 |
$750.00 |
NOTES:
Basic - single stage development only; single use only <3,000m2 GFA (res and non-res) with single connections to water and sewerage networks; lot amalgamation (with no network works); lot boundary realignment (with no network works); creating up to 10 new lots or 10 new units connecting to existing networks (with no network works); new (or upgrade to existing) fire service with or without directly connected fire hydrant pump, excluding uses that require commerical/industrial fire flows.
Moderate - any development that is not defined as Basic or Complex.
Complex - development exceeds planning assumptions by >10%; development is in an area defined as 'critical' by Unitywater; development is outside Priority Infrastructure Area or at least one of Unitywater's Connection Areas; development within a Priority Development Area; development that is on land subject to an existing Infrastructure Agreement; development that triggers establishment of new or modification of existing trunk infrastructure; development requiring servicing by new active asset(s); >6 storey building; single use >15,000m2 GFA; mixed use >5,000m2 GFA (res and non-res); creating greater than 50 new lots or 50 new units.
| Application | Unit | 2020-21 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) |
2020-21 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Basic |
Application | $3,470.00 |
$3,470.00 | $500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Moderate |
Stage | $4,600.00 |
$4,600.00 | $750.00 |
$750.00 |
| Complex | Stage | $5,730.00 |
$5,730.00 | $1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
NOTES:
Basic - single stage development only; single use only <3,000m2 GFA (res and non-res) with single connections to water and sewerage networks; lot amalgamation; lot boundary realignment; creating up to 10 new lots or 10 new units connecting to existing networks; new (or upgrade to existing) fire service with or without directly connected fire hydrant pump, excluding uses that require commerical/industrial fire flows.
Moderate - any development that is not defined as Basic or Complex.
Complex - development exceeds planning assumptions by >10%; development is in an area defined as 'critical' by Unitywater; development is outside Priority Infrastructure Area or at least one of Unitywater's Connection Areas; development within a Priority Development Area; development that is on land subject to an existing Infrastructure Agreement; development that triggers establishment of new or modification of existing trunk infrastructure; development requiring servicing by new active asset(s); >6 storey building; single use >15,000m2 GFA; mixed use >5,000m2 GFA (res and non-res); creating greater than 50 new lots or 50 new units.
| Application | Unit (For Combined Applications with only single stage Network Works. Where Combined Application submissions have multiple stages of Network Works the fee calculation requires multiple network works fees to apply.) |
2020-21 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) |
2020-21 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Application | $4,626.50 |
$4,626.50 | $650.00 |
$650.00 |
| Moderate | Application | $7,250.00 |
$7,250.00 | $1,200.00 |
$1,200.00 |
| Complex | Application | $9,780.00 |
$9,780.00 | $1,750.00 |
$1,750.00 |
NOTES:
Basic - single stage development only; single use only <3,000m2 GFA (res and non-res) with single connections to water and sewerage networks; lot amalgamation; lot boundary realignment; creating up to 10 new lots or 10 new units connecting to existing networks; new (or upgrade to existing) fire service with or without directly connected fire hydrant pump, excluding uses that require commerical/industrial fire flows.
Moderate - any development that is not defined as Basic or Complex.
Complex - development exceeds planning assumptions by >10%; development is in an area defined as 'critical' by Unitywater; development is outside Priority Infrastructure Area or at least one of Unitywater's Connection Areas; development within a Priority Development Area; development that is on land subject to an existing Infrastructure Agreement; development that triggers establishment of new or modification of existing trunk infrastructure; development requiring servicing by new active asset(s); >6 storey building; single use >15,000m2 GFA; mixed use >5,000m2 GFA (res and non-res); creating greater than 50 new lots or 50 new units.
| Application | Unit | 2020-21 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price Assessment and Decision (includes GST) |
2020-21 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) |
2019-20 price Decision Only (for certification, GST not applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspection Fee (Pre-Start & On/Off Maintenance) | Inspection / Stage | $1,140.00 |
$1,140.00 | $150.00 |
$150.00 |
| Re-Inspection Fee (Pre-Start & On/Off Maintenance) |
Inspection | $550.00 | $550.00 | - | - |
| Provisional/Certificate of Completion | Stage | $1,130.00 |
$1,130.00 | $250.00 |
$250.00 |
| Provisional/Certificate of Completion (with Unitywater easements) | Stage | $1,340.00 |
$1,340.00 | $350.00 |
$350.00 |
| Provisional/Certificate of Completion - Management Subdivision (confirmation of no outstanding rates) | Application | $55.00 | $55.00 | - | - |
| Sewage Pump Station Inspection Fee (including all commissioning costs) | Pump Station | $12,500.00 | $12,500.00 | - | - |
| Application | Unit | 2020-21 price (incl GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price (incl GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Report Review Fee (per aspect) | Report | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00 |
| Change to an Approval or Request to Change up to 5 Conditions (excludes substaging) | Application | $550.00 | $550.00 |
| Building Over or Adjacent to Sewer | Application | $660.00 | $660.00 |
| Sewage Pump Station Assessment Fee | Pump Station | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 |
| Infrastructure Agreement (standard agreement includes PSP to AIC) | Agreement | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00 |
| Infrastructure Agreement (non standard) | Agreement | Price on application | Price on application |
| Fast Track (GST not applicable) | Application | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 |
Water services
| Description | Unit | 2020-21 price ($ excl GST) |
|---|---|---|
| Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm - special water main access | per application | Price on application |
| Connection Fee for Duplex and Subdivisions Metered Service Connection up to 25mm | per connection | Price on application |
| Connection Fee for Greater than 25mm Water Service and Meter | per connection | Price on application |
| Connection Fee for Fire Services | per connection | Price on application |
| Install Water Meter Underground | per meter | Price on application |
| Raise/Lower Fire Hydrant | per hydrant | Price on application |
| Fee for Repair of Hydrant Damage | per hydrant | Price on application |
| Water Main Construct/Replace/Connect/Relocate | per application | Price on application |
| Water Services Other Upgrade/Relocate | per service | Price on application |
| Water Service Disconnection - Larger than 25mm | per meter | Price on application |
| Infrastructure Agreement (non standard) | per agreement | Price on application |
Sewerage services
| Description | Unit | 2020-21 price ($ excl GST) |
|---|---|---|
| Installation of New Sewerage Network Connection | per connection | Price on application |
| Raising/Lowering of Sewer Manholes on Private Property | per manhole | Price on application |
| Relocate Existing Sewer House Connection | per connection | Price on application |
| Shorten Existing Sewer House Connection | per connection | Price on application |
| Upgrade Sewer House Connection | per connection | Price on application |
| Relocate Sewer Access Chamber | per application | Price on application |
| Sewer Main Construction/Replacement | per application | Price on application |
| Sewer Services Other Upgrade/Relocate | per application | Price on application |
| Sewerage Disconnection | per application | Price on application |
Water services
| Description | Unit | 2020-21 price ($ excl GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price ($ excl GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm - direct water main access (Note: for Non-Standard Connections refer to Price on Application Water and Sewerage Services) |
per connection | Price on application | Price on application |
| Water Meter Relocation Fee (less than 1m) (vertically or horizontally) (water meter and box) | per meter | $355.00 | $355.00 |
| Water Meter Relocation Fee (1m - 5m) (water meter and box) | per meter | $940.00 | $940.00 |
| Water Meter Relocation Fee (greater than 5m) | per meter | Price on application | Price on application |
| Raise or Lower Water Meter Box (box only) (below ground meter installations only) | per meter | $145.00 |
$145.00 |
| Fee to Convert an Above Ground 20mm/25mm Meter to a Below Ground Meter of the Same Size | per meter | $410.00 | $410.00 |
| Excavating and Locating Existing Connection by Unitywater Services on Site | each | $530.00 | $530.00 |
| Installation of Lockable Ball Valve for Water Meter (padlock not provided) | per meter | $135.00* | $135.00* |
| Administration Charge for Fees Refund - Water Connections | per refund | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Domestic Water Meter Replacement, Calibration and Strip Meters (refundable if meter faulty) | per meter | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Water Meter Charge Applying to Community Titled Properties (excluding installation) per unit - price per hour for on-site inspection including those required by 3rd party | per hour | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Pressure and Flow Inspection Test | per inspection | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Recycled Water Cross Connection Inspection | per inspection | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Water Service Disconnection - Up to 25mm | per meter | $430.00 | $430.00 |
| Late Return Fee - Backflow Certificate | per month (or part thereof) | $90.00* | $90.00* |
| Water lost through damaged infrastructure | per kilolitre | $4.46^ | $4.35 |
* GST is applicable to this fee when charged.
^ The Seqwater bulk water portion has increased resulting in an overall price increase.
Sewerage services
| Description | Unit | 2020-21 price ($ excl GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price ($ excl GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearing Blocked Drains (Normal Hours) - 2 hours minimum | per hour | $195.00* | $195.00* |
| Clearing Blocked Drains (After Hours) - 4 hours minimum | per hour | $390.00* | $390.00* |
| Special Sewerage Connection Fee - Godwin Beach, Beachmere Road Industrial Area and Donnybrook | per connection | $615.00 | $615.00 |
| Water Supply Restrictor (includes application and removal) | per instance | $190.00 | $190.00 |
| Sewerage Usage Review Residential | per application | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Sewerage Usage Review Non Residential/Network | per application | $357.00 | $357.00 |
* GST is applicable to this fee when charged.
Water and Sewerage services
| Description | Unit | 2020-21 price ($ excl GST) PRICE FREEZE |
2019-20 price ($ excl GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location of a Water Meter or Locate and Mark Existing Junction (Sewerage) | each | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Water and Sewer Services Search (Unimproved Land) | per application | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Water and Sewer Services Search (Developed Land) | per application | $145.00 | $145.00 |
* GST is applicable to this fee when charged.
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Notes on the pricing tables
Some of the above pricing tables show 'Assessment and Decision' fees and 'Decision Only' fees.
Decision Only fees apply if you choose one of our Registered Certifiers.
Assessment and Decision fees apply to all other applications.
Notes on GST
10% GST: Assessment services like connections approvals and certificates of completion can be provided either by Unitywater or by a Registered Certifier in a competitive market and therefore attract 10% GST.
No GST: Decision services can only be provided by Unitywater. Therefore no GST applies.
If you are lodging a certification package, you only pay the decision fee.
If you are lodging a regular development application, both assessment and decision fees apply.
Please Note:
- Fees relating to applications made under the South East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act are to be paid to Unitywater.
- Fees relating to applications made under the Sustainable Planning Act are to be paid to the relevant Local Government.
A surcharge will apply for credit card payments (Mastercard and Visa) on Sundry accounts being paid at our Maroochydore and Caboolture counters or over the phone with the Credit Card Payment Authority form. Find out more.
