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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 1B--APPROVAL OR DETERMINATION OF BASIN WATER CHARGES

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

  • 154 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

  • 171 Interim arrangements  

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

  • 191 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

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