WATER ACT

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WATER ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

Part 1 Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Repeal
4. Interpretation
5. Minister may declare land to be waterway, &c.
6. Act to bind Crown
7. Application of Act to mining or petroleum activity
8. Exercise of certain functions by statutory authorities
Part 2 General provisions relating to natural water and pollution
Division 1 Rights to Natural Water, &c.
9. Crown rights to water
10. Public right to take water for domestic and stock purposes
11. Rights of owners or occupiers of land in contact with waterway to take water for certain purposes
12. Ownership of bed and banks of waterway forming boundary of land
13. Rights of owner or occupier of adjacent land over banks of boundary waterway
14. Right of owners of overlying land to take ground water for certain purposes
15. Obstruction of or interference with waterway prohibited
Division 2 Pollution
16. Prohibition of pollution
17. Rights to prevent pollution preserved
Part 3 Administration
Division 1 General Administration
18. Controller of Water Resources
19. Delegation
20. Power to enter land and take action
21. Authorised officer
22. Water control district
22A. Beneficial uses within water control district
22B. Water allocation plans
23. Water Advisory Committees
Division 2 Water Resources Review Panel
24. Establishment and constitution of Review Panel
25. Resignation of member
26. Absence of chairman or vacancy in office
27. Confidentiality
28. Disclosure of interest
29. Meetings of Review Panel
Division 3 Review of certain actions and decisions
30. Application for review
31. Power of Review Panel
32. Reasons to be given
Division 4 Protection of officers, &c.
33. Protection of members of review panel and other officers
Part 4 Water resources investigation
34. Water resources investigation
35. Monitoring equipment, &c., not fixture or improvement to land
36. Water investigation permits
37. Breach of terms or conditions of permit
38. Notice where private land disturbed
39. Access to confidential information
Part 5 Surface water
Division 1 Works
40. Prohibition of unauthorised works
41. Grant of construction permit
42. Breach of term or condition of permit
Division 2 Taking surface water
43. Definition
44. Unauthorised taking or use of surface water prohibited
45. Licence to take or use water
46. Breach of term or condition of licence
Part 6 Ground water
Division 1 General
47. Declaration of exemptions
Division 2 Drilling licences
48. Prohibition of unlicensed drillers
49. Grant of drilling licence
50. Breach of term or condition of licence
51. Surrender of licence
52. Obligation to produce drilling licence
53. Obligation to provide information
54. Drillers' Qualifications Advisory Committee
Division 3 Construction permits
55. Notification of particulars of bores
56. Prohibition of unlawful construction, &c.
57. Grant of bore construction permit
58. Breach of term or condition of permit
Division 4 Extraction of ground water
59. Prohibition of unlicensed extraction of ground water
60. Grant of licence to take ground water
61. Breach of term or condition of licence
Division 5 Waste disposal
62. Prohibition of unlicensed waste disposal
63. Grant of underground waste disposal licence
64. Breach of term or condition of licence
65. Change in use of bore
Division 6 Recharge of aquifers
66. Prohibition of unlicensed recharge
67. Grant of recharge licence
68. Breach of term or condition of licence
Division 7 General
69. Prohibition of waste
70. Power to give directions
71. Contravention of notice
Part 6A Water extraction licence decisions
71A. Water extraction licence decision and application of Part 71B. Notice of intention to make water extraction licence decision
71C. Making water extraction licence decision
71D. Notice of water extraction licence decision
71E. Notice of substituted or varied water extraction licence decision
Part 7 Water quality
72. Definition
73. Water quality standards
74. Grant of waste discharge licence
74A. Actions may be carried out under approval, &c., under
75. Further information
76. Breach of terms or conditions of licence
77. Monitoring
Part 8 Water resource development
Division 1 Preliminary
78. Definition
Division 2 Development works
79. Power to construct works, &c.
80. Information and advice
Division 3 General
81. Use of bore where costs borne by Territory
82. No liability for information or advice
83. Duty to comply with Act and directions
Part 9 Fees and charges
84. Power to recover unpaid moneys
Part 10 General provisions
Division 1 General
86. Interpretation
87. Compensation and liability
88. Power to require records, &c.
89. False or misleading information
Division 2 Powers concerning licences and rights of use
90. Factors to be considered
91. Agreement with State
92. Transfer of permit or licence
93. Power to amend, modify or revoke licence
94. Power to surrender licence
95. Registers
96. Emergency powers to limit rights to take water
97. Emergency powers to control pollution
Division 3 Offences and penalties
98. Destruction of works
99. Interference with supply and drainage
100. Prohibition of waste
101. Obstruction of officers, &c.
102. Offences against Act
103. Evidentiary
104. Definition of default penalty
105. Proceedings for offences
105A. Alternative verdicts
Part 11 Miscellaneous
106. Service of document
107. Just compensation to be paid
108. Regulations
109. Transitional
110. Transitional matters for
Schedule
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