Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER CORPORATION ACT 1995 - SECT 27

27 .         Functions of corporation

        (1)         The functions of the corporation are — 

            (a)         to acquire, store, treat, distribute, market and otherwise supply water for any purpose;

            (b)         to collect, store, treat, market and dispose of wastewater and surplus water;

            (c)         to undertake, maintain and operate any works, system, facilities, apparatus or equipment required for any purpose referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

            (d)         to use its expertise and resources to provide consultative, advisory or other services for profit;

            (e)         to develop and turn to account any technology, software or other intellectual property that relates to a function referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

            (f)         to manufacture and market any product or by-product that relates to a function referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e).

        (2)         It is also a function of the corporation — 

            (a)         to use or exploit its fixed assets for profit so long as the proper performance of its functions under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) are not affected;

            (b)         to do anything that the corporation determines to be conducive or incidental to the performance of a function referred to in subsection (1); or

            (c)         to do anything that it is authorised to do by any other written law.

        (3)         Where the performance of any of the corporation’s functions referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) requires that the corporation hold a licence under the Water Services Licensing Act 1995 , the corporation may only perform that function in accordance with the terms and conditions of such a licence.

        (4)         The corporation may perform any of its functions in the State or elsewhere.

        (5)         This section or section 28 does not impose on the corporation any duty to perform any function that is enforceable by proceedings in a court.

        (6)         Subsection (5) does not apply to any direction given under this Act by the Minister.

        (7)         In subsection (1) — 

        surplus water means storm water, surface water or underground water which accumulates or may accumulate to the detriment or disadvantage of any person;

        wastewater means liquid waste, whether domestic or otherwise, and includes faecal matter and urine.

        [Section 27 amended by No. 67 of 2003 s. 62.]