Water (Part 6) Regulation 1997.

Subject

Water

Keyword

Waterworks Irrigation Water charges Pollution control Water supply Freshwater pollution

Geographical area

Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract

This Regulation applies to the supply of water, and to prescribed works, in: (a) domestic and stock water supply and irrigation districts; and (b) domestic and stock water supply districts; and (c) provisional domestic and stock water supply and irrigation districts; and (d) provisional domestic and stock water supply districts, constituted under Part 6 of the Act. Part 2 of the Regulation provides for applications for water, supply of water by the Ministerial Corporation to landowners, and payment of water charges. An owner of land must prepare and maintain water reticulation works within the land which are, to the satisfaction of the Ministerial Corporation, of a sufficient standard to ensure that water delivered onto the land is properly controlled and efficiently used (sect. 8). The remaining provisions deal with proper use of water, refusal to supply water, water pollution, and the alteration of the rate of delivery. (14 sections divided into 4 Parts)

Full text

English

Website

www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Act 1912.

Legislation | Australia | 1912 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Water supply, Institution, Flood

Source: FAO, FAOLEX