Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to the
provisions of this Act, a water board shall have power to construct waterworks
for the purposes of this Act, and shall be deemed a Local Authority within the
meaning of the Public Works Act 1902 .
(2) A water board
shall not undertake the construction of works in the water area pursuant to
subsection (1), other than works consisting wholly of exempt works,
unless the requirements of sections 41, 42, 43 and 45 have been complied
with and —
(a) the
Minister has in writing authorised the carrying out of such works; and
(b)
notice of that authorisation has been published by the water board in the
Government Gazette .
[Section 40 amended by No. 51 of 1978
s. 4; No. 25 of 1985 s. 335; No. 73 of 1995 s. 148.]