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Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
1948 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the carrying out of works for the removal of obstructions from and the improvement of rivers and foreshores and the prevention of erosion of lands by tidal and non-tidal waters; to make provision as to payments to be made by owners of lands benefited by such works; to amend the Water Act 1912 1946 and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith.
Subject
Land & soil, Sea, Water
Keyword
Coastal zone management Erosion Inland waters Authorization/permit Institution
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The construction, operation and maintenance of works for the removal of obstructions, improvement of rivers and foreshores and the prevention of erosion of lands by tidal and non-tidal waters shall be approved by the Marine Ministerial Holding Corporation and carried out by the Constructing Authority. For the purpose of constructing works for the improvement of rivers and foreshores, any lands may be constituted as River and/or Foreshore Improvement Districts by the Ministerial Corporation. The latter may require owners of benefited lands within a district to contribute the whole or part of the capital cost of the work according to the provisions of Part 3, Division 3 of the Act. Provisions of Part 3A (entitled " Protection of rivers and lakes") require the issue of a permit to: (a) make an excavation on, or under protected land; (b) remove material from protected land; (c) do anything which obstructs, or detrimentally affects, the flow of protected waters, or which is likely to do so. Stop orders may be issued by the Constructing Authority and injunctions restraining a threatened or apprehended contravention maybe granted by the Land and Environment Court. The Authority may also, by notice in writing given to the person, issue an impounding order. Further provisions concern the procedure for the granting of the licence, the impounding of material removed from protected land and the powers of persons authorized by the Constructing Authority as regards the entry into, and the inspection of, lands.

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Water Management Act 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2022)

Keyword: Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Surface water, Groundwater, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Water supply, Institution, Flood, Contract/agreement, Basin/catchment/watershed, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Sustainable development, Enforcement/compliance, Water shortage/drought, Indigenous peoples, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX