WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 34 Definition and disallowance

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 34

S. 34(1) amended by Nos 130/1993 s. 122(Sch. 4 item 17.2), 53/1994 s. 34(Sch. 1 items 11.2, 11.3), 110/1994 s. 41(Sch. 1 items 11.2, 11.3), 121/1994 s. 188(a)(b), 62/1995 s. 9(2), 69/2000 s. 65(2), substituted by No. 32/2010 s. 18(1).

    (1)     In this Division "Authority" means—

        (a)     any water corporation empowered to carry out any function under this Act in relation to water supply or irrigation; or

S. 34(1)(b) repealed by No. 23/2019 s. 103.

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S. 34(1)(c) amended by No. 48/2021 s. 46.

        (c)     a generation company; or

        (d)     the Minister administering the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act   1987 .

S. 34(1A) inserted by No. 50/2010 s. 8(1).

    (1A)     In this Division, "Authority", in addition to any other meaning set out in subsection (1), also means the Water Holder to the extent of any bulk entitlement referred to in paragraph (f) of the definition of Victorian Environmental Water Holdings .

S. 34(2) amended by Nos 62/1995 s. 7(a), 12/1996 s. 5(1), 32/2010 s. 18(2).

    (2)     Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 apply to an Order made under this Division by the Minister or Governor in Council as if the Order were a statutory rule within the meaning of that Act that had been laid before each House of Parliament on the day on which the Order, or a notice stating the place where copies of the Order can be obtained, was published in the Government Gazette.

S. 34(3) amended by No. 62/1995 s. 7(b).

    (3)     An Order referred to in subsection (2) may be disallowed in whole or in part by resolution of either House of Parliament in accordance with the requirements of section 23 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 .

S. 34(4) amended by No. 62/1995 s. 7(c).

    (4)     Disallowance under subsection (3) is deemed to be disallowance by Parliament for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 .

S. 34(5) inserted by No. 12/1996 s. 5(2), amended by No. 50/2010 s. 8(2).

    (5)     It is sufficient compliance with the requirements of sections 42(1)(c) , 42(5)(b), 44(1) and 47(4)(b) for an Order to be published in the Government Gazette if a notice is published in the Government Gazette stating the place where copies of the Order can be obtained.

S. 34A inserted by No. 32/2010 s. 19.