Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ORDINANCE 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      This Ordinance may be cited as the Water Pollution Ordinance 1984.1  
   3.      This Ordinance has effect subject to the Careless Use of Fire Ordinance 1936 and the Fire Brigade Ordinance 1957.  
   4.      This Ordinance binds the Crown.  
   6.      Nothing in this Ordinance applies in relation to a dwelling-house.  

   PART II--ADMINISTRATION

   PART III--WATER POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

   9.      There is established by this Ordinance a committee by the name of the Water Pollution Advisory Committee.  
   11.     The Committee has power to do all things necessarily incidental to the performance of its functions.  
   13.     The Authority shall be the Chairman of the Committee.  
   14.     A member (other than the Authority) may resign his office by writing signed by him and delivered to the Minister.  

   PART IV--CONTROL OF POLLUTION OF WATERS

   23.     Subject to this Ordinance, a licence shall be in force for such period, not exceeding 12 months, as is specified in the licence.  
   24.     Where a person has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance, the Authority may—  
   29.     A person who discharges waste into any waters is not, by reason that the discharge of the waste is authorized by a licence or by an authority under sub-section 28 (1), relieved of any liability to which he would be subject otherwise than under this Ordinance in respect of the discharge of the waste.  
   30.     The Authority shall cause notice of details of the granting of, or the refusal to grant, a licence under this Ordinance to be published in a daily newspaper published in the Territory.  
   33.     Subject to section 32, the Authority or an inspector may enter upon or into any premises and may search for, and exercise his powers under sub-section 32 (4) in relation to, any thing that he believes on reasonable grounds to be connected with an offence against this Ordinance that is found on or in the premises if, and only if, the search is made and those powers are exercised—  
   37.     A person who, without reasonable excuse—  

   PART V--MISCELLANEOUS

   39.     The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, determine fees for the purposes of this Ordinance.  
   42.     The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint persons to be analysts for the purposes of this Ordinance.  
   44.     In any proceedings, a certificate purporting to be signed by a person appointed by the Minister under section 42 to be an analyst for the purposes of this Ordinance and stating—  
   46.     The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepare and furnish to the Minister a report concering the operation of this Ordinance during the period of 12 months ending on that day.  
   47.     The Minister may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, prescribing all matters required or permitted by this Ordinance to be prescribed or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Ordinance, and, in particular, may make regulations—