These further protections are in addition to clear legislative protections against the loss of public ownership. These provisions will prevent an entity from using water service assets as security for any purpose, divest its ownership in a water service, or sell or otherwise lose control of significant infrastructure. Any divestment proposal would require unanimous support from territorial authority owners, support from at least 75 percent of an entity's regional representative group, and a referendum with at least 75 percent of votes cast by electors. As a Government, we have sought cross-party support in order to entrench these provisions. 