Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act and any relevant Act, the Minister or the
Corporation —
(a) may,
subject to section 72(1), enter and re-enter at all reasonable times any
land, premises or thing —
(i)
to which water services are supplied by the Corporation;
or
(ii)
in, on, over or under which any works of the Minister or
the Corporation are lawfully situate,
for the purpose of
routine inspection, or routine maintenance and no notice under this Act is
required unless an agreement in writing entered into by the owner or occupier
of the land, premises or thing with the Minister or the Corporation in
relation thereto otherwise provides; and
(b) may,
without notice, enter at all reasonable times any land, premises or thing and
take such measures as may be necessary to ascertain whether any offence
against this Act or a relevant Act has been or is being committed.
(2) Notwithstanding
that the powers conferred by Subdivision 2 of Division 3, or
Division 4, of Part 9 of the Land Administration Act 1997 or
section 82 or 83A of the Public Works Act 1902 may in any particular
case not be applicable, the Minister or the Corporation may enter upon any
land if, in the opinion of the Minister or the Corporation, entry upon that
land is necessary for the purposes of inspecting or examining the land to
determine the feasibility of the use of that land for the purposes of this Act
or a relevant Act, or as preliminary to any prospective or intended
acquisition of the land or any estate or interest in that land.
(3) Whenever the
Minister, or the Corporation by its officers or agents, enters or has entered
on or into any land, premises or thing the person responsible for the conduct
of the entry shall, on request, produce evidence of his designation or
appointment and give particulars of the power conferred on the Minister or the
Corporation by virtue of which the person claims a right of entry.
[Section 71 inserted by No. 25 of 1985
s. 17; amended by No. 73 of 1995 s. 31, 41 and 42; No. 31
of 1997 s. 137(4); No. 38 of 2007 s. 115 and 135.]