South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WATERWORKS ACT 1932 - SECT 47

47—Powers of entry and inspection

        (1)         A person authorised by the Corporation may, at all reasonable times, enter upon any land, to which water is supplied by the Corporation under agreement or otherwise and into any building or structure upon the land, for the purpose of examining and ascertaining, and may examine and ascertain, whether there has been or is any waste, misuse, fouling, or contamination of such water, and what quantity of water has been consumed there, and whether all baths, waterclosets, soilpans, receptacles, fittings, appliances and apparatus, and the materials and mode of arrangement thereof, used or intended to be used on the land or in the building or structure for the purpose of conveying, delivering, or receiving water supplied, or about to be supplied, by the Corporation are in every respect in accordance with this Act, and are in proper order and repair, and that they are used only for the purposes for which they may be lawfully used under this Act.

        (2)         If on such examination, any bath, watercloset, soilpan, receptacle, fitting, appliance or apparatus is found to be out of proper order or repair, or the mode of arrangement thereof is not in accordance with this Act, the Corporation may, without prejudice to any other power or remedy which the Corporation may have under this Act, give notice to the occupier or owner of such land, building or structure to repair or alter the same.

        (3)         If any such occupier or owner fails or neglects to comply with such notice, or if a person authorised by the Corporation is at any reasonable time refused admission upon land or into a building or structure on the land, when such admission is claimed for any of the purposes mentioned in this section, or is obstructed in or hindered from doing all or any of the acts by this section authorised to be done, the Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister, cut off the water from such land, and shall not be bound to supply water thereto again except at such times and upon such conditions (including payment of the expenses of cutting off and restoring such water) as the Corporation thinks proper to prescribe, but the owner or occupier of such land shall, nevertheless, continue liable to pay water rates as theretofore.