South Australian Consolidated Acts

SEWERAGE ACT 1929

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Acts consolidated
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Acquisition of land
   5A.     Validation of certain sewerage rates etc

   PART 2--The Minister

   6.      Minister may delegate

   PART 3--Regulations and vesting of property

   13.     Regulations
   14.     Undertaking to vest in Corporation
   15.     Street drains to be under control of Corporation

   PART 3A--Sanitary Plumbers Examining Board and Plumbing Advisory Board

   17C.    Plumbing Advisory Board

   PART 4--Construction, maintenance, and extension of the undertaking

   18.     Drainage areas
   20.     Corporation may construct sewers
   21.     Corporation may construct dams
   22.     Position of dams
   23.     Power to construct accommodation works
   24.     Power to make roads
   25.     Power to break up streets
   26.     Notice to be served before breaking up streets
   27.     Street not to be broken up except under superintendence
   28.     Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay
   29.     Compensation for delay in reinstating streets
   30.     In certain cases parties other than the Corporation may reinstate
   31.     Water and gas pipes to be altered when necessary
   31A.    Powers of entry, survey etc
   32.     Corporation to keep sewers cleansed
   33.     Drains etc to be provided by owner or occupier
   34.     Responsibilities of owner and occupier when excavating street etc
   35.     Construction etc of new drains etc not to be undertaken without authority
   36.     Waste material not to be discharged onto land or into pit etc
   42.     Owners beyond drainage area
   43.     Corporation may make agreements
   45.     Ventilators may be attached to buildings
   46.     Certain work may be carried out by owner
   47.     Capital contribution where capacity of undertaking increased

   PART 5--Provisions for the protection of the drainage works

   49.     Notice of building etc to be given to Corporation
   51.     Power of inspection
   52.     Penalties for encroachment
   53.     Duty to give notice before paving street etc
   54.     Prohibition of discharge of certain material into sewer
   55.     Rain water not to be admitted to sewer without Corporation's consent
   56.     Work to be carried out by owner or occupier on Corporation's order
   57.     Penalty for destroying sewers or fittings
   58.     Penalty for interference with works
   59.     Penalty for obstruction of officers etc
   60.     Obstruction of works by occupiers
   61.     Power to disconnect drains

   PART 6--Rates

   65.     Exemption from sewerage rates
   66.     Government lands to be assessed
   73.     Determination of rates
   74.     Recovery not to be delayed
   75.     Power of Minister to fix minimum sewerage rates
   76.     Time for publication of notices
   77.     Power to reduce scale of sewerage rates
   78.     Liability for rates
   78AAA.  Liability for rates where land divided by community or strata plan
   78A.    Sewerage charges before rates are payable
   79.     Power to make rates payable quarterly
   80.     Notice of amount payable
   81.     When several premises drained by one drain each owner or occupier to pay
   82.     Corporation may collect rents when sewerage rates in arrear
   83.     Reimbursement of rates payable by owner paid by tenant, and rates payable by tenant paid by owner
   84.     Rates paid by tenant
   85.     Recovery of water rates and sewerage rates together where both included in one notice

   PART 6A--Power to lease drainage works

   85A.    Power to lease
   85B.    Power to accept surrenders
   85C.    Powers of lessees
   85D.    Rating powers of lessees

   PART 7--Legal procedure

   92.     Power to distrain for sewerage rates in arrear
   93.     Amounts due to Corporation a charge on land
   94.     Lands may be sold when rates etc in arrear
   95.     Persons causing offences liable
   96.     Power to Corporation to apportion payments
   97.     Recovery of moneys due to Corporation
   100.    Gazette to be evidence in certain cases
   100AA.  Certified plan to be evidence of drain
   100A.   Certificate of Corporation
   101.    Service of notices
   103.    Corporation may remit fines
   104.    Proceedings against persons acting under this Act
   105.    Tender of amends
   106.    Summary proceedings
           SCHEDULE--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history