Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER SERVICES LICENSING ACT 1995 - SECT 46A

46A .         Definitions

                In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears — 

        affected land means the land upon, in, over, or under which an asset has been placed;

        asset means any works, or any other thing used or intended to be used for the provision of irrigation or drainage services, that — 

            (a)         is the property of a statutory asset owner; and

            (b)         is upon, in, over, or under land that is not the property of the statutory asset owner;

        statutory asset owner means — 

            (a)         a person who is or was the holder of an operating licence authorising the licensee to provide irrigation or drainage services, whether or not also authorising the provision of any other water services; or

            (b)         a person who is a holding body, within the meaning given to that term by section 46K, of a person described in paragraph (a) of this definition;

        transfer day means the day on which a transfer order takes effect under section 46B(11);

        transfer order means the order and any amendments to it made by the Minister under section 46B;

        transferee means the person to whom any asset is to be transferred by a transfer order;

        works means irrigation works or drainage works and includes excavations, structures, buildings, equipment and plant used or intended to be used for the provision of irrigation or drainage services.

        [Section 46A inserted by No. 33 of 1997 s. 3.]