Water Rates (Amendment) Act 1983 (ACT)

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Water Rates (Amendment) Ordinance 1983

No. 36 of 1983

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 22 September 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

TOM UREN

Minister of State for Territories

and Local Government

An Ordinance to amend the Water Rates Ordinance 1959

Short title

Ordinance 1983.1 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Water Rates (Amendment)

Commencement

(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "rates"; and

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on 1 October 1983.

Principal Ordinance

3. In this Ordinance, "Principal Ordinance" means the Water Rates

Ordinance 1959}

Interpretation

4. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of "Department" in sub-section (1) the following definition:

" 'determined fee' means a fee determined by the Minister under section 33A for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;";

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(c) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:

"(lAA) In a provision of this Ordinance, a reference to rates shall be read as a reference to a charge determined under section 33A for the purposes of that provision.".

5. After section 33 of the Principal Ordinance the following section is

inserted:

Power of Minister to determine fees and charges

"33A. (1) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette,

determine fees and charges for the purposes of this Ordinance.

"(2) While a determination under sub-section (1) remains in force, the

charge determined applies to rates imposed in respect of—

(a)	the rating year that commenced on 1 July immediately preceding the date of the relevant notice referred to in that sub-section and each subsequent rating year; or
(b)	water supplied to a parcel of land in the first meter reading period that ends after the date of the relevant notice referred to in that sub-section and in each subsequent meter reading period,

as the case requires.".

Additional amendments

6. The Principal Ordinance is amended as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE Section 6

ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE

1. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "an amount of

$ 118" (wherever occurring) and substituting "the amount of the determined charge":

Sections 6, 7, 7A, 7B and 7c.

2. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "An amount of

$ 118" and substituting "The amount of the determined charge":

Sections 6, 7B and 7c.

3. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "the amount of

$ 118" and substituting "the amount of the determined charge":

Paragraphs7B (1) (b)and7c(l) (b).

4. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "rate of 32 cents"

(wherever occurring) and substituting "relevant charge determined under section 33A":

Sections 6, 7A and 14.

5. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "rate of 16 cents"

• (wherever occurring) and substituting "relevant charge determined under section 33A":

Sections 6, 7B and 7c.

6. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "exceed $118"

and substituting "exceed the determined charge":

Sub-sections 6 (3), 7B (3) and 7C (3).

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7. The following provisions of the Principal Ordinance are amended by omitting "$118" and sub-

stituting "the amount of the determined charge":

Sections 8,9 and 14.

8. The Principal Ordinance is further amended as set out in the following table:

Provision Amendment

Paragraph 18 (b)	.	.	.	Omit "a fee of $10", substitute "the determined fee".
Section 20B	Omit "a fee of $5", substitute "the determined fee".
Sub-section 21 (1)	.	.	Omit "a fee of $25", substitute "the determined fee".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 September 1983.

2.    No. 19, 1959 as amended by No. 15, 1963; No. 18, 1965; No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1967; No. 23, 1969; No. 49, 1970; No. 24, 1972; Nos. 15 and 26, 1973; No. 31, 1974; No. 20, 1975; Nos. 20 and 34, 1976; Nos. 8 and 45, 1977; Nos. 28 and 46, 1978; No. 28, 1979; Nos. 19, 27 and 36,1980; No. 27, 1981; Nos. 25,67, 77 and 98,1982; Act No. 74, 1981.