New South Wales Consolidated ActsAll powers and provisions for enforcing the payment of rates and other sums of money due to the Council contained in the Sydney Corporation Act of 1879 , or in any other Act relating to the said Corporation, shall be applicable, and may be exercised and carried out by the Council, and all other persons, for the purpose of enforcing payment of any sum payable, by way of contribution, from any owner of property within an improvement area under this Act.