Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

DRAINS ACT 1954

- Act 67 of 1954
- Royal Assent 21 December 1954

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - Preliminary

   1.      1. Short title
   2.      2. Interpretation

   PART II - Provision of Drainage

   3.      3. Duty of local authority
   4.      4. Existing schemes
   5.      5. Existing districts
   6.      6. New municipal schemes
   7.      7. Schemes by statutory undertakers
   8.      8. Standard purposes and descriptions
   9.      9. Enforcement of local authorities' duty under section three

   PART III - General Powers and Duties

   10.     10. Communication of drains with drains of another authority
   11.     11. Adoption by local authority of drains and systems
   12.     12. Power of local authority to agree to adopt drains, systems
           or associated works
   12A.    12A. 
   13.     13. Duty of local authority to keep map on which to be marked
           drains, &c.
   14.     14. Local authority not to create any nuisance
   15.     15. Common drains

   PART IV - Construction

   16.     16. Powers of construction
   17.     17. Notices to be given before construction outside district
   18.     18. Breaking open streets
   19.     19. Power to enter land and take materials
   20.     20. Protection of certain railway and harbour works
   21.     21. Further protection of railway and harbour works
   22.     22. Protection of land drainage works
   23.     23. Power to require gas and water pipes to be moved
   24.     24. Works below high-water mark
   25.     25. Compensation to individuals if damage results from exercise
           of power under Act
   26.     26. Drains vested in local authority
   27.     27. Power of local authority to execute certain works on behalf
           of the owner or occupier
   28.     28. Power of owner not in possession
   29.     29. 
   30.     30. Power of local authority to do stormwater or urban land
           drainage at land owners' expense
   31.     31. Construction under section thirty in advance of requirements
   32.     32. Powers of local authorities to combine for the purposes of
           Act
   33.     33. Powers of local authorities to execute works outside their
           districts
   34.     34. Power of railway, harbour and other authorities to alter
           drains vested in a local authority
   35.     35. Power to apply provisions of Act to Crown property

   PART V - Control and Maintenance of Drains

   36.     36. Control, cleansing, and maintenance
   37.     37. Power to alter or close common drains
   38.     38. Abandonment of drains

   PART VI - Protection of Drains

   39.     39. Buildings not to be erected without consent over drains
           shown on deposited map
   40.     40. Matters not to be put into drains
   41.     41. Offences

   PART VII - Private Lands

   42.     42. Right to drain lands within district into common drains
   43.     43. Facilities to drain into common drains
   44.     44. Right of local authority to undertake the making of
           communications with common drains
   45.     45. Local authority may require proposed drain to be so
           constructed as to form part of general system
   46.     46. Recovery of local authority's expenses under section
           forty-five
   47.     47. Power of local authority to alter private drainage system
   48.     48. Notice to be given of intention to repair, &c.,
           underground drains in cities and towns
   49.     49. Use of common drains by persons outside district

   PART VIII - Drainage of Buildings

   50.     50. Drainage of new buildings
   51.     51. Provision for existing buildings
   51A.    51A. Compulsory connection to drains
   52.     52. Common drains to be extended to meet private drains
   53.     53. Protection of highways
   54.     54. Drainage of buildings in combination
   55.     55. 
   56.     56. 
   57.     57. 

   PART IX - Septic Tank Districts

   58.     58. Interpretation
   59.     59. Creation of districts
   60.     60. Houses within district to have sanitary works
   61.     61. Owner to do approved works or request local authority to do
           them
   62.     62. 
   63.     63. 
   64.     64. Works improperly carried out
   65.     65. Alterations

   PART X -
   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

   66.     66. 
   67.     67. 
   67A.    67A. 

   PART XI - Works at the Owner's Expense

   68.     68. Ascertainment of sums due to local authorities
   69.     69. Owner's liability for expenses recoverable by local authority
   70.     70. Power to recover establishment expenses
   71.     71. Repayment by instalments
   72.     72. Power of municipality to borrow money by the issue of
           instalment debentures
   73.     73. Debentures to be repaid within 20 years
   74.     74. Application of repayments
   75.     75. Power of local authority to borrow to meet deficiency
   76.     76. Power to make a separate rate

   PART XII - Miscellaneous

   77.     77. Mines
   78.     78. Power to enter premises
   79.     79. Penalty for obstructing execution of Act
   80.     80. Notices, &c.
   81.     81. Authentication of documents
   82.     82. Service of notices, &c.
   83.     83. Provisions as to appeals against, and the enforcement of,
           notices requiring execution of works
   84.     84. Procedures on reviews
   85.     85. Regulations
   86.     86. By-laws
   87.     87. Model by-laws


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