Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 1948 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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 Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Repealed by Water Management Act 2000.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