Development services pricing for 2023-24

Application Unit
2023-24 price
for all other applications (Assessment and Decision Inc/GST)
2023-24 price
for A&C applications
(Decision Only, if you choose one of our Registered Certifiers)
(GST not applicable)
Services Advice Notice Application (SAN)  Application Free service N/A
A&C Eligibility Request - Exceeding Unitywater Planning Assumptions Application Application N/A
Free service
A&C Certification Advice Notice (CAN) Application N/A
Free service

Technical report review fee for the following report types:
- Water Supply Network Analysis
- Sewerage Network Analysis
- Odour Impact Assessment
- Noise Impact Assessment

Report type $1,230.00 N/A


Application Unit 2023-24 price
for all other applications (Assessment and Decision)
(includes GST)
2023-24 price
for A&C applications (Decision Only, if you choose one of our Registered Certifiers) (GST not applicable)
Connection application Application $4,520.00
$509.00
 Dual Occupancy (Duplex) Application $730.00  N/A

Approval amendment request

(Note: Connection applications to sub-stage are calculated as per full application fee). 

Application $615.00
$382.00
 

Application Unit 2023-24 price
for all other applications
(Assessment and Decision 
Inc/GST)
2023-24 price
for A&C applications
(Decision Only, if you choose one of our Registered Certifiers)
(GST not applicable)

Connection application (less than 50 lots)

Stage, or if one Stage only, per application) $6,370.00 $838.00

Connection application (50 or more lots)

Stage Price on application Price on application
Connection application (non-reticulated infrastructure, non-active asset) Application (per Stage) + fee per network works drawing  $6260.00  N/A
Approval amendment request
Note: Network works applications to sub-stage are calculated as per full application.
Application (per Stage) + fee per network works drawing $615.00 $382.00
Active Asset Application Assessment
Design for construction of water supply or sewerage network infrastructure - SPS, PRV, WPS
Note: additional fees apply for Construction and Commissioning - refer to Development Services Inspection Fees.
Application (per Stage) + fee per network works drawing  $8,340.00 N/A
 

Application Unit 2023-24 price
for all other applications
(Assessment and Decision Inc/GST)
2023-24 price
for A&C applications
(Decision Only, if you choose one of our Registered Certifiers)
(GST not applicable)
Inspection Fee (Pre-Start & On/Off Maintenance) Inspection / Stage $1,270.00
$170.00
Re-Inspection Fee (Pre-Start & On/Off Maintenance)
Inspection  $615.00 N/A 
Provisional Certificate of Completion Stage $1,260.00
$282.00
Provisional Certificate of Completion (with Unitywater easements) Stage $1,490.00
$391.00
 Provisional Certificate of Completion - Management Subdivision (confirmation of no outstanding rates) Application $64.00 N/A
Certificate of Completion Stage $1,280.00 $304.00
Certificate of Completion (with Unitywater easements) Stage $1,520.00 $412.00
Certificate of Completion - Management Subdivision (confirmation of no outstanding rates) Application $65.00 N/A
Active Asset Inspections
(Construction and commissioning support for water supply or sewerage network active asset infrastructure - SPS, PRV, WPS)
Includes Pre-Start Meeting, Inspections, Handover Deliverable assessment, Commissioning, Certificate of Completion, Off-Maintenance Inspection.)
Assessment fee applies. 
 Facility $13,940.00 N/A
Application Unit 2023-24 price
(incl GST)
Building over or near relevant (Unitywater) infrastructure - Queensland Development Code MP 1.4 Application $740.00
Infrastructure Agreement - standard template agreement (includes PSP to AIC).
No changes to template permitted
Agreement $1,230.00
Deed of Variation - Infrastructure Agreement - standard template agreement
No changes to template permitted
Agreement  $605.00
Infrastructure Agreement - non standard Agreement Price on application
 Deed of Variation - Infrastructure Agreement - non-standard Agreement Price on application 

Water services

Description Unit  2023-24 price ($ excl GST)
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
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  2023-24 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 2023-24 price
($ excl GST)

Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm where there is direct water main access in the footpath/naturestrip on the same side of the road as the site.

(Note: for Non-Standard Connections refer to Price on Application Water and Sewerage Services)

per connection $2,650.00
Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm where there is direct water main access in the footpath/naturestrip on the opposite side of the road as the site.

(Note: for Non-Standard Connections refer to Price on Application Water and Sewerage Services)

per connection  $6,500.00
Water Meter Relocation Fee (less than 5m) (water meter and box) per meter $1,074.00
Water Meter Relocation Fee (greater than 5m)  per meter Price on application
Fee to Convert an Above Ground 20mm/25mm Meter to a Below Ground Meter of the Same Size per meter $790.00
Domestic Water Meter Replacement, Calibration and Strip Meters (refundable if meter faulty) per meter $417.00
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 $168.00
Pressure and Flow Inspection Test per inspection $170.00
Recycled Water Cross Connection Inspection per inspection $168.00
Water Service Disconnection - Up to 25mm per meter $470.00
Late Return Fee - Backflow Certificate per month (or part thereof) $101.00
Water lost through damaged infrastructure per kilolitre $4.84^

* 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 2023-24 price
($ excl GST)
Clearing Blocked Drains (Normal Hours) - 2 hours minimum per hour $218.00*
Clearing Blocked Drains (After Hours) - 4 hours minimum per hour $435.00*
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Survey of Sewer Length Related to Construction Adjacent to Sewer per connection $684.00
Special Sewerage Connection Fee - Godwin Beach, Beachmere Road Industrial Area and Donnybrook per connection $684.00
Water Supply Restrictor (includes application and removal) per instance $195.00
Sewerage Usage Review Residential per application $275.00
Sewerage Usage Review Non Residential/Network per application $400.00

* GST is applicable to this fee when charged.

Water and Sewerage services

Description Unit 2023-24 price
($ excl GST)
Location of a Water Meter or Locate and Mark Existing Junction (Sewerage) each $125.00
Water and Sewer Services Search (Unimproved Land) per application $80.00
Water and Sewer Services Search (Developed Land) per application $163.00

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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:

  1. Fees relating to applications made under the South East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act are to be paid to Unitywater.
  2. Fees relating to applications made under the Sustainable Planning Act are to be paid to the relevant Local Government.

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