SEWERAGE ACT 1929
Table of Provisions
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
- 1 Delegations not affected 2. Agreements not affected Legislative history The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: