Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsNo. 121 of 1994
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024
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No. 121 of 1994
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 16 November 1994
Legislative Council: 7 December 1994
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide for the reform of the water industry, to amend the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958, the Water Act 1989, the Melbourne Water Corporation Act 1992 and certain other Acts and for other purposes.".
The Water Industry Act 1994 was assented to on 20 December 1994 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1, 2 on 20 December 1994: section 2(1); rest of Act on 1 January 1995: Special Gazette (No. 105) 23 December 1994 page 1.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other
material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See
section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Water Industry Act 1994 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Water Industry Act 1994, No. 121/1994
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Assent Date: |
20.12.94 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Industry (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 65/1995
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Assent Date: |
27.6.95 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 14(53)(56) on 20.12.94: s. 2(2); Pt 1 (ss 1–3) on 27.6.95: s. 2(1); rest of Act (except ss 16(8), 22(a)(e)(g)(h)(l), 33) on 29.6.95: Government Gazette 29.6.95 p. 1587; ss 16(8), 22(a)(e)(g)(h)(l), 33 on 27.12.95: s. 2(4) |
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All of Act in operation |
Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 4/1996
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Assent Date: |
18.6.96 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 134(13) on 30.6.96: s. 2(12) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Acts (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 12/1996
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Assent Date: |
25.6.96 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 13, 14, 16–22 on 25.6.96: s. 2(1); s. 15 on 25.6.97: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Building (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 39/1996
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Assent Date: |
12.1.96 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 13 on 24.3.97: s. 2(2) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Port Services and Marine (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 51/1996
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Assent Date: |
26.11.96 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 19 on 26.11.96: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994. |
Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus No. 3) Act 1997, No. 45/1997
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Assent Date: |
11.6.97 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 37, 38 on 11.6.97: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Residential Tenancies Act 1997, No. 109/1997
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Assent Date: |
23.12.97 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 533(Sch. 2 items 13.2, 13.3) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Acts (Further Amendment) Act 1997, No. 110/1997
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Assent Date: |
23.12.97 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 31 on 1.1.98: s. 2(2); ss 26, 27, 28(1)(2), 29, 30(2)(b)–(d), 33–40 on 1.1.98: Government Gazette 24.12.97 p. 3783; ss 28(3)(4), 30(1)(2)(a)(3) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 24.12.97 p. 3783; s. 32 on 1.1.99: s. 2(5) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Parks Victoria Act 1998, No. 44/1998
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Assent Date: |
26.5.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 27–29 on 3.7.98: Government Gazette 2.7.98 p. 1690 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
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Assent Date: |
26.5.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
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Assent Date: |
2.6.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 311(Sch. 1 item 106) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998
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Assent Date: |
17.11.98 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 24(Sch. item 67) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Acts (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 22/1999
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Assent Date: |
18.5.99 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Essential Services Legislation (Dispute Resolution) Act 2000, No. 59/2000
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Assent Date: |
8.11.00 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 5 on 13.4.01: Government Gazette 29.3.01 p. 523 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Industry (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 66/2000
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Assent Date: |
8.11.00 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 10 on 9.11.00: s. 2(1); ss 3–9, 11–24 on 1.12.01: s. 2(4) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
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Assent Date: |
27.6.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Transport (Further Amendment) Act 2001, No. 54/2001
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Assent Date: |
2.10.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 44 on 30.6.03: s. 2(5) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Essential Services Commission Act 2001, No. 62/2001
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Assent Date: |
23.10.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 91, 92 on 1.1.02: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002
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Assent Date: |
23.4.02 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Legislation (Essential Services Commission and Other Amendments) Act 2003, No. 48/2003
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Assent Date: |
11.6.03 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 3, 4 on 1.1.04: Government Gazette 11.12.03 p. 3117; ss 5, 6 on 1.7.05: s. 2(4) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Legislation (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 90/2003
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Assent Date: |
11.11.03 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 8–11, 13 on 12.11.03: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Road Management Act 2004, No. 12/2004
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Assent Date: |
11.5.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Industry (Environmental Contributions) Act 2004, No. 57/2004
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Assent Date: |
21.9.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
22.9.04: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
All of Act in operation |
Essential Services Commission (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 75/2004
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Assent Date: |
9.11.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 76 on 10.11.04: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
State Concessions Act 2004, No. 82/2004
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Assent Date: |
16.11.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 13(Sch. item 8) on 1.3.05: s. 2(2) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
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Assent Date: |
21.12.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 233) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005
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Assent Date: |
27.4.05 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Rail Safety Act 2006, No. 9/2006
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Assent Date: |
4.4.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 162 on 1.8.06: Special Gazette (No. 181) 25.7.06 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006
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Assent Date: |
16.5.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 46) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Owners Corporations Act 2006, No. 69/2006
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Assent Date: |
19.9.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water (Governance) Act 2006, No. 85/2006
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Assent Date: |
17.10.06 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 166–170 on 21.12.06: Government Gazette 21.12.06 p. 2768; s.173(Sch. 1 item 15) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Acts Amendment (Enforcement and Other Matters) Act 2007, No. 29/2007
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Assent Date: |
26.6.07 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Essential Services Commission Amendment Act 2008, No. 15/2008
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Assent Date: |
23.4.08 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 28 on 1.7.08: Government Gazette 26.6.08 p. 1388 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009
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Assent Date: |
24.11.09 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 97(Sch. item 134) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009
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Assent Date: |
24.11.09 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 63) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010 (as amended by No. 45/2010)
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Assent Date: |
2.3.10 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 25(5)(Sch. 2 item 13), 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 52) on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 256) 30.6.10 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Health and Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 29/2010
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Assent Date: |
8.6.10 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 74 on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 235) 23.6.10 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Commercial Arbitration Act 2011, No. 50/2011
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Assent Date: |
18.10.11 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 46(Sch. item 16) on 17.11.11: Special Gazette (No. 369) 15.11.11 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Legislation Amendment (Water Infrastructure Charges) Act 2011, No. 63/2011
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Assent Date: |
15.11.11 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 7/2012
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Assent Date: |
6.3.12 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 26, 27 on 1.9.12: Special Gazette (No. 291) 28.8.12 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Amendment (Governance and Other Reforms) Act 2012, No. 17/2012
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Assent Date: |
3.4.12 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 70–82 on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 172) 29.5.12 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012, No. 21/2012
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Assent Date: |
8.5.12 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 239(Sch. 6 item 47) on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 214) 28.6.12 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 24/2013
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Assent Date: |
23.4.13 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 41 on 19.6.13: Special Gazette (No. 211) 18.6.13 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 79/2013
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Assent Date: |
17.12.13 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 44 on 18.12.13: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014
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Assent Date: |
3.6.14 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 10(Sch. item 183) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Parks Victoria Act 2018, No. 19/2018
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Assent Date: |
5.6.18 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 221, 222 on 12.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 386) 21.8.18 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Essential Services Commission (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Amendment Act 2021, No. 41/2021
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Assent Date: |
19.10.21 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 82–88 on 1.12.21: Special Gazette (No. 673) 30.11.21 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2021, No. 48/2021
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Assent Date: |
3.11.21 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 140 on 1.1.22: Special Gazette (No. 717) 14.12.21 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Windfall Gains Tax and State Taxation and Other Acts Further Amendment Act 2021, No. 52/2021
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Assent Date: |
30.11.21 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024, No. 6/2024
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Assent Date: |
5.3.24 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 30 on 6.3.24: s. 2(1) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Water Industry Act 1994 |
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3 Explanatory details
[1] Pt 2 (Heading and ss 5–53) amended by Nos 65/1995 ss 4–6, 14(2)–(21), 12/1996 ss 13, 14(1), 15(2), 39/1996 s. 13(1), 45/1997 s. 37, 109/1997 s. 533(Sch. 2 item 13.2), 110/1997 ss 27–33, 40(1), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 22/1999 s. 11(1), 59/2000 s. 5, 66/2000 ss 4, 5, 62/2001 ss 91(b)–(g), 92, 11/2002 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 67), 48/2003 ss 4–6, 90/2003 s. 13(2)(3), 82/2004 s. 13(Sch. item 8), 108/2004 s. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 233.1), 69/2006 s. 224(Sch. 3 item 13), 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 15.3), repealed by No. 17/2012 s. 74.
[2] Pt 3 (Heading and ss
54–106) amended by Nos 65/1995 ss 7, 8,
14(22)–(35),
12/1996 ss 16–18, 39/1996 s. 13(2), 110/1997 ss 34, 35,
40(2), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 106.1),
22/1999 s. 8, 66/2000 s. 6, 62/2001 s. 91(c)(d)(f), 90/2003
ss 8–10, 13(2), 12/2004 ss 177, 178, 108/2004
s. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 233.2), 10/2005 s. 3(Sch. 1
item 26), 9/2006 s. 162, 85/2006 ss 166–170,
173(Sch. 1 item 15.4), 29/2007 ss 4–10, 68/2009
s. 97(Sch. item 134.1), 29/2010 s. 74(2), 50/2011 s. 46(Sch.
item 16), repealed by No. 17/2012 s. 75.