South Australian Current Acts

SOUTH EASTERN WATER CONSERVATION AND DRAINAGE ACT 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Minister may direct vesting of works
   5.      Interaction of this Act with other Acts
   6.      Power of Minister to delegate
   7.      Objects of this Act
   7A.     Objects of River Murray Act 2003

   PART 2--Administration

           Division 1--The South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board

   8.      Establishment of the Board
   9.      Membership of the Board
   10.     Board elections
   11.     Entitlement to vote at Board elections
   12.     Presiding member and deputies
   13.     Term of office of Board members
   14.     Allowances
   15.     Procedure at meetings
   16.     Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act

           Division 2--Functions and general powers of Board

   17.     Functions of Board
   18.     Management plan
   19.     General powers of the Board
   20.     Board subject to control of Minister
   21.     Power of Board to delegate
   22.     Staff
   23.     Accounts and audit
   24.     Annual report

           Division 3--Functions and duties of the Council

   25.     Functions of the Council
   26.     Council subject to control of Minister
   27.     Council to keep a separate fund
   28.     Power of Council to delegate

           Division 4--Advisory committees

   31.     Advisory committees
   32.     Terms and conditions of office
   33.     Procedure for advisory committees

   PART 3--Water management works

           Division 1--Board and Council water management works

   34.     Board water management works
   35.     Council water management works
   36.     Discharge of stormwater into Council water management works
   37.     Water in water management works is property of Crown
   38.     Further powers of Board and Council
   39.     Power to require landholders to contribute to cost of works
   40.     Fencing of water management works and drainage reserves

           Division 2--Private water management works

   41.     Water management works not to be constructed, altered or removed without a licence
   42.     Certain bridges and culverts not to be constructed without a licence
   43.     Grant of licences
   44.     Power of authority to direct certain work be carried out

           Division 3--Offences

   45.     Water not to be taken from Board or Council water management works
   46.     Board and Council water management works not to be interfered with
   47.     Permission may be conditional

           Division 4--Appeals

   48.     Rights of appeal
   49.     Decision or requirement may be suspended pending appeal

   PART 4--Miscellaneous

   50.     Power to waive or defer payments
   51.     Appointment of authorised officers
   52.     Powers of authorised officers
   53.     Hindering etc persons engaged in the administration of this Act
   54.     Proceedings for offences
   55.     Offences by body corporate
   56.     General defence
   57.     Evidentiary
   59.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Land comprising the South East
           SCHEDULE 2--Land excluded from the area of the Council
           SCHEDULE 3--Central Electoral Zone
           SCHEDULE 4--Northern Electoral Zone
           SCHEDULE 5--Southern Electoral Zone
           SCHEDULE 6--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history