WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1994
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Purpose
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Crown to be bound
- 4AA Parts 1A and 1B to prevail
PART 1A--REGULATION OF REGULATED WATER INDUSTRY
PART 4--LAND MANAGEMENT AND RATING POWERS
Division 1--Interface legislation
Division 4--Powers with respect to land
- 132 Power of Secretary to enter into management agreements
- 135A Grant of licences for jetties etc.
- 136 Management of reservoir parks land
Division 5--Financial provisions
- 139 Power to make and levy rates
- 140 Rates to be recovered from owner
- 141 Remission etc. of payment of rates
- 142 Agreement with metropolitan water corporation with respect to rate collection
- 143 Rate collection by metropolitan water corporations
Division 6--Miscellaneous
PART 4A--PARKS AND RESERVES TRUST ACCOUNT
- 153A Parks and Reserves Trust Account
PART 5--TRANSFER OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STAFF OF MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION
Division 1--Definitions
Division 2--Allocation of property
- 155 Minister may direct Melbourne Water Corporation to transfer property
- 156 Certificate of chief executive officer
Division 3--Transfer of property
- 157 Property transferred to nominee
- 158 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances
- 159 Value of former Melbourne Water property
- 160 Substitution of party to agreement
- 161 Melbourne Water instruments
- 162 Proceedings
- 163 Interests in land
- 164 Amendment of Register
- 165 Taxes
- 166 Evidence
- 167 Validity of things done under this Act
Division 4--Financial obligations of Melbourne Water Corporation
- 168 Financial obligations of Melbourne Water Corporation
- 169 Company licensees to make payments to Melbourne Water Corporation
- 170 Payments in respect of financial obligations
Division 5--Rights as between transferees
Division 6--Staff
- 172 List of Melbourne Water Corporation staff
- 173 Transfer of Melbourne Water Corporation staff
- 174 Future terms and conditions of transferred employees
PART 6--GENERAL
- 175A Vesting in Crown of bed, banks and soil of certain watercourses
- 177 General evidentiary provisions
- 177A Use of analyst's certificate in prosecutions
- 178 Offences by bodies corporate
- 179 Prosecutions
- 184 Regulations
- 185 Savings and transitionals
PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 186 Transitional provision for Melbourne Parks and Waterways
- 187 Continued operation of jetty and mooring licences
- 187A Savings provisions—Essential Services Commission (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Amendment Act 2021
PART 8--WATTLE PARK LAND
PART 9--ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Division 1--Definitions
Division 2--Environmental contributions
- 192 Obligation to pay environmental contributions for the period from 1 October 2004 to 30 June 2008
- 193 Obligation to pay environmental contributions for periods from 1 July 2008
- 194 Purpose for the collection of contributions
- 195 Annual Report
- 196 Review of the operation of this Part
PART 10--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 197 Definitions
- 198 Statement of Obligations
- 199 Rate collection by metropolitan water corporations
- 200 Regulations
PART 11--REPEAL OF PART 1B AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS