Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts For preventing the
pollution of water within a catchment area or water reserve, the Minister
shall have all the powers and authority of a local government within the
meaning of and under the Health Act 1911 , including power to make and
enforce local laws under that Act, as if the catchment area or water reserve
were a district for the purposes of that Act, and the Minister were the local
government for that district.
[Section 12 amended by No. 25 of 1985
s. 88; No. 73 of 1995 s. 62; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4;
No. 57 of 1997 s. 43(1); No. 38 of 2007 s. 23; No. 8 of
2009 s. 42(2).]
[Heading inserted by No. 81 of 1976
s. 6.]