WATER ADMINISTRATION ACT 1986 No. 195
NEW SOUTH WALES
TABLE OF PROV [SIGNS
1. Shon liilc
2. Commoiiccmcnl
3. InU’rprciaiion
4. Objects
5. Act binds the Crown
6. Establishment of the Depanment
7. Constitution of the Ministerial Corporation
8. Judicial notice
9. Director and staff
10. Employees of the Ministerial Corporation
11. Functions of the Ministerial Corporation
12. Control of use and flow of water
13. Qualification of rights of the Ministerial Corporation
14. Delegation ofccnain functions
15. Powers of entry
16. Co-operation by other authorities
17. Special cornmittees
18. Acquisition of land and carrying out of works
19. Exclusion of liability
20. Recovery of charges, etc., by the Ministerial Corporation
21. Annual report
22. Proceedings for offences
23. Repeals
24. Savings and transitional prov isions
25. Regulations
SCHEDUl.E I—ACTS UNDER WHKH MINISTERIAL C.'ORPORATION MAY
EXERCISE FUNCTIONS
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SCHEDULE 2—ABSOLUTE RIGHTS
SCHEDULE 3—REPEALS
SCHEDULE 4—SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
WATER ADM lN lSlR VnON AC I 1986 No. 195
NEW SOUTH WALES
Act No. 195, 1986
An Act to establish the Department of Water Resources; to constitute the Water Administration Ministerial C'orporation and define its functions; and
| for other purposes. [Assented to 1 | 8 December 1986] |
See also: WtHer (A rnendm cnl) 1986; W'crtt'A.onh IrrigiUiori (AmcitdfiH'fil) A d 1986; May I r n ^ l i o n (Am etidmcnl} .Act 1986; J m ^ i io n f Amertdmctic) Act !98b; Broken Hill W ater and Sc-«crafie [A men dm cm) Act 1986: Drainage ( AiMemimcOl) .-^et 1986, Rivers and Forc^Ktires Improvciitcnl < AiTv^ndincni) Act 1986. C'ohat W ater tATrierw,ltncnU Act 1986, ’rt'atcr Adm imsiraiion (Transfer
| o f F un rito o s) Act | 1986; M iscellaneous Acis j W 'jicr Adm inisiraiicm ] Anicodm cni A ti | 1986, |
2 Act No. 195
\Wtii’) . \diJtiuisiration 1986
BF. it enacted by ttic Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and wiili line ad\'ice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New St)uth Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the “Water Administration Act I9K6".
Com me lice men t
(1) Sections I. 2, 3 and 24, and Schedule 4, shall commence on the date of assent to this Act.
2.
| (2) | Except as presided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on |
such day as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation
published in the Ciazette.
Interpretation
3. ( I ) In this Act. except in so far as the context or subject-matter
otherwise indicates or requires—
"Deptirtment" means Department of Water Resources;
“ Director" means the Director, Department of Water Resources;
“ lake” includes a lagoon, swamp or any other permanent or temporary
collection of still water that is not impounded by works;
“Ministerial Corporation" means the Water Administration Ministerial
Corpora I uMi constituted b\ section 7;
| “othcer" | m e an s- |
fa) the Director or any other person appointed or employed under
section 9; or
| (b) | a… |