Water Resources Act 1998 (ACT)

Water Resources Act 1998 (repealed)   

A1998-63

Republication No 7

Effective:  1 August 2007

Republication date: 1 August 2007

As repealed by A2007-19 s 207 (1)

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Water Resources Act 1998 (repealed) (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)). It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 August 2007. 

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Water Resources Act 1998 (repealed)

Contents

Page

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act  2

2. Objects  2

3. Dictionary  2

4ANotes  3

1. Preparation and variation of environment flow guidelines  3

2. Guidelines—consultation  3

3. Guidelines—formal changes  4

4. Guidelines—submission to Minister  4

5. Guidelines—Minister’s powers  4

6. Guidelines—referral back to authority  5

7. Commencement of environmental flow guidelines  5

8. Civil remedies and common law not affected  5

Part 2Territory rights to water

1. Territory rights to water  7

Part 3Administration

1. Functions of authority  8

2. Delegation  9

3. Inspection of documents  9

Part 4Water resources investigation

1. Water resources investigation  10

2. Monitoring equipment etc  11

Part 5Water resource management plan

1. Content of plan  12

2. Preparation of management plan  12

3. Consultation  12

4. Formal changes  13

5. Submission to Minister  13

6. Minister’s powers  14

7. Referral back…