Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WATER RESOURCES ACT 1998 (REPEALED) - SECT 3

The objects of this Act are—

        (a)     to ensure that the use and management of the water resources of the Territory sustain the physical, economic and social wellbeing of the people of the ACT while protecting the ecosystems that depend on those resources; and

        (b)     to protect waterways and aquifers from damage and, where practicable, to reverse damage that has already occurred; and

        (c)     to ensure that the water resources are able to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of future generations;

and this Act shall be construed and administered accordingly.