Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health (Fluoridation) Act 1973 - SECT 2

Definitions

2. Definitions



(1) In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-



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district in respect of any water supply authority means any district within
which such authority is empowered by any Act to operate a public water supply;

fluoride includes any compound of fluorine;

prescribed means prescribed by or under this Act;

public water supply means any water supply under the control of a water supply
authority;

regulations means regulations made under this Act;

Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Human Services;

water supply authority means-

   (a)  the holder of a water licence, water and sewerage licence or water
        headworks licence issued under Division 1 of Part 2 of the
        Water Industry Act 1994; or

   (b)  an Authority within the meaning of the Water Act 1989 that has a water
        district; or

   (c)  a council performing water supply functions under the
        Local Government Act 1989; or

   (d)  Melbourne Water Corporation.

(2) If under the Public Administration Act 2004 the name of the Department of
Human Services is changed, a reference in the definition of Secretary in
subsection (1) to that Department must, from the date when the name is
changed, be treated as a reference to the Department by its new name.