Western Australian Repealed Acts Western Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I -- Preliminary
1. Short title
3. Terms used
3A. Application of Water Services Licensing Act 1995
PART II -- Constitution of water areas and water boards
Division 1 -- Water areas
4. Governor may constitute water areas
Division 2 -- Vesting of assets
5. Governor may apportion and adjust assets etc. of water boards
Division 3 -- Water boards
6. Water boards
7. Modes of constitution of water board
8. Number of members
9. Provisions when members of water board are elected
10. Provisions as to members
10A. Supply of goods or services by member
11. Water board to be body corporate
12. Disputed elections or exercise of office
Division 4 -- Proceedings of water boards
13. Application of Acts under which local governments appointed
14. Proceedings
15. First meeting
16. Meetings
17. Members to elect chairman
18. Chairman’s duty
19. Quorum
20. Penalty for acting as member where interested
21. Adjournment of meeting
22. Resolutions, how revoked or altered
23. On petition or otherwise, Governor may intervene
24. Notices of meetings
25. Committees of board and quorum
26. Meetings, chairman etc. of committees
27. Minutes of proceedings
28. Copies and extracts from minutes
29. Remuneration and allowances
Division 5 -- Delegation of authority
30. Water board may delegate powers
Division 6 -- Officers of water boards
31. Appointment, removal etc. and salaries of officers
32. Chairman may suspend officers
33. Officers exacting or accepting fees
34. Officers failing to render accounts or to pay balance and deliver over property of board
35. Proceedings after officer has ceased to hold office
PART III -- The construction, maintenance, and extension of waterworks
36. Water reserves and works may be placed under control of water board or Minister
37. Minister to have powers of local government under Health Act 1911
39. Works to be property of water board
40. Board may construct waterworks
41. Preliminaries to construction
42. Plans open to inspection
44. Objections
45. Submission for approval
45A. Exempt works
46. Powers of water board
47. Power to break road etc.
48. Notices to be served on local government having control before breaking up road or opening drains
49. Roads not to be broken up except under superintendence of local government
50. Roads etc. broken up to be re-instated without delay
51. Local governments to give particulars as to levels
51A. Water quality, and provision of works etc.
52. Works may be constructed by Minister
53. Water board to be advised of Minister’s intention to construct works
54. Works to be transferred to water board on payment of cost
PART IV -- The supply and distribution of water
55. Supply to rated land
56. Request for supply to rated land
57. Supply to land not rated
58. Water board may supply meter and charge by measure
59. Meter records and testing of meters
60. Water may be cut off from unoccupied premises etc.
61. Provisions for supplying groups of houses
61A. Owners and occupiers to provide tanks and appliances
62. Supply to land outside water area
62A. Water supply to subdivided land
62B. Water supply on development of land
62C. Deferring headworks payments for certain subdivisions
62D. Transfer of land restricted until deferred amount paid
63. Fire hydrants
65A. Acquisition by agreement of works from person or local government
PART V -- The protection of works and fittings and the prevention of waste
66. Duty to keep fittings in repair
67. Fittings not to be connected or disconnected without notice
68. Power to enter and examine whether water is wasted etc.
69. Protection of fittings
70. Power to enter on land and fix fittings
71. Penalty for using unauthorised fittings
72. Penalty for not repairing fittings
73. Penalty for destroying valves etc.
74. Penalty for taking etc. water in contravention of this Act
75. Fraudulent taking of water
76. Other consequences of contravening this Act or by-laws
PART VI -- Water rates and payment for water
Division 1 -- The rating records
76A. Terms used
76B. Authority for Minister to appoint rating years
76C. Adjustment of rate on alteration of rating year
77. Rating records
79. Inspection of rating records
80. Water board may inspect rating records of local governments
81. Access to be given
82. Penalty for not permitting inspection
83. Rateable value
84. Rating records may be amended
85. Notice of amendment to be given
Division 2 -- Objections and review
87. Objection to entry in rating records
88. Review of decision of water board on objection
89. Objections and review of valuations
89A. New matters raised on review
89B. Written reasons for certain determinations to be given and published
90. No other objections and reviews against valuations
91. Objection not to affect liability to pay rates
91A. Water board to amend rating records and assessment consequent on objection or review
92. Land subject to water rate
93. Amount of rate
93A. Re-assessment of gross rental value after rating records made up
93B. Concession on water rates after subdivision
94. Manner of making rate
95. Rate for unexpired portion of year in case of new main or sewer
Division 3 -- Payment
97. Water rates when payable
98. Payment for water supplied by measure
99. Payment by measure when land rated
99A. Discounts and additional charges
102. Recovery by action or complaint
103. In action against owner, proof of demand on occupier not necessary
104. Persons liable may be resorted to in succession
105. Rating records to be evidence
106. Recovery of rates paid by owner from occupier
107. Apportionment of rates between successive owners or occupiers
108. Prohibition on dealings in land
PART VII -- Finance
110. Minister may determine value of works transferred to water board
111. Revenue how applied
112. Payments to be made out of Water Fund for any authorised purpose
113. Power to borrow money
114. Proposition to borrow money to be advertised
115. Debentures
116. Repayment of debentures
117. Payment of interest
118. Debentures and coupons transferable by delivery
119. Debentures and interest a charge on property and revenues of water board
120. Sinking fund to be created
121. Investment of sinking fund
122. Accumulated sinking fund to be applied in payment of loan
123. Powers of receiver
123A. Overdraft
124. Treasurer may advance moneys
125. Such advances to be a charge on the works and revenue
126. Subsidy may be withheld
127. Treasurer may levy and collect rates and charges
128. Governor may appoint Commissioners
129. Powers of Commissioners
PART VIII -- Accounts and audit
130. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006
131. Inspection of accounts by Minister
PART IX -- By-laws
141. Water board may make by-laws
142. Penalties for breach of by-laws
143. Regulations
PART X -- General provisions
144. Notices
145. Notices and demands, how served
146. Notices binding on persons claiming under owner or occupier
147. Notices may be authenticated by signature of chairman without seal
148. Service on water board
149. Saving of civil remedy
150. Recovery of value of water misused etc.
151. Obstructing water board or officers in performance of duty
152. Penalty for refusing to give up possession of works
153. Offender may be arrested
154. Proceedings for an offence
155. Application of penalties
156. Water board may be represented by secretary or other officer
158. Public registers of WA Land Information Authority and other departments may be searched without fee
159. Property of water board not to be taxed
160. Proof of ownership or occupancy
161. Powers of water board may be exercised by Minister
PART XI -- Infringement notices
162. Infringement notices
SCHEDULE 9 -- Debenture
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