South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WATERWORKS ACT 1932 - SECT 86B

86B—Sharing water use charges in certain circumstances

        (1)         Where—

            (a)         water supplied to land is used by two or more persons; and

            (b)         the Corporation—

                  (i)         levies water rates separately against each of those persons; and

                  (ii)         has measured the volume of water supplied but not the proportions in which it has been used by each of those persons,

those persons are liable for payment of water use charges in respect of that water in the following shares:

            (c)         if a notice under subsection (2)(a) is in operation—the shares specified in the notice; or

            (d)         if such a notice is not in operation—equal shares.

        (2)         The persons referred to in subsection (1) may—

            (a)         advise the Corporation by written notice that they have agreed to share water use charges in the manner specified in the notice;

            (b)         revoke a notice referred to in paragraph (a) by written notice given to the Corporation.

        (3)         A notice under subsection (2) —

            (a)         must be in a form approved by the Corporation;

            (b)         operates from the next determination by the Corporation of water rates payable in respect of the relevant land.

        (4)         This section does not apply to land divided by a strata plan under the Community Titles Act 1996 or the Strata Titles Act 1988 .

        (6)         Where—

            (a)         subsection (1) would, but for this subsection, apply in relation to land; and

            (b)         a notice under subsection (2)(a) does not operate in relation to the land in respect of the 1995/1996 financial year,

subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the land in respect of that financial year.