Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 2

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 2

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 2

3A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 3

4............ Functions of the Executive ................................................................. 3

5............ Powers of the Executive ..................................................................... 3

6............ Duties of the Executive ....................................................................... 4

6A......... Manner of exercising powers etc. ....................................................... 4

7............ Authorised persons ............................................................................ 5

8............ Power to enter land ............................................................................. 5

9............ Power to occupy land ......................................................................... 6

10.......... Warrants ............................................................................................. 7

11.......... Rights to use and control of waters .................................................... 8

12.......... Use of water from Googong Dam Area .............................................. 9

13.......... Compensation for damage .................................................................. 9

14.......... Damaging works etc. ......................................................................... 10

15.......... Theft etc. of water ............................................................................ 10

16.......... Penalties ............................................................................................ 11

17.......... Areas to which access permitted ...................................................... 11

18.......... Regulation of Googong Dam Area .................................................... 12

19.......... Access to works ............................................................................... 12

20.......... Removal of signs ............................................................................... 12

21.......... Damaging etc. signs ........................................................................... 12

22.......... Evidence as to signs .......................................................................... 13

23.......... Exemption of certain persons ........................................................... 13

26.......... Jurisdiction of State courts ............................................................... 13

27.......... Operation of State laws .................................................................... 13

28.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 14

Notes                                                                                                                                             15

An Act relating to the Construction of a Dam on the Queanbeyan River in New South Wales and the Supply of Water from that Dam for use in the Australian Capital Territory, and for purposes connected therewith

Notes to the Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

Note 1

The Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 34, 1974 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 7 March 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974	34, 1974	2 Aug 1974	Ss. 3-5: 17 Oct 1973 Remainder: Royal Assent
Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1979	155, 1979	28 Nov 1979	19 Oct 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1979, No. S206)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1981	61, 1981	12 June 1981	Part VII (ss. 20, 21): 28 May 1980 (a)	--
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988	108, 1988	6 Dec 1988	(b)	S. 61
as amended by
Arts, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1990	88, 1990	20 Nov 1990	Part 3 (ss. 5, 6): (c)	--
Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1989	21, 1989	20 Apr 1989	9 June 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1989, No. S185)	--
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991	28, 1991	4 Mar 1991	S. 74(1): Royal Assent (d)	--
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000	9, 2000	7 Mar 2000	2 July 2000 ( see Gazette 2000, No. S328)	Sch. 3 (items 20, 34, 35) [see Table A]
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	143, 2001	1 Oct 2001	2 Oct 2001	S. 4 [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Schedule 4 (items 110-117): 4 July 2008	--

(a)     The Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974 was amended by Part VII (sections 20 and 21) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   Part VII shall be deemed to have come into operation on 28 May 1980.

(b)    The Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974 was amended by section 55 only of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Sections 1, 2 and 55 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   The remaining provisions of this Act (including the other amendments in the Schedule) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

         The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(3) was 31 January 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S39).

(c)     The Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 was amended by Part 3 (sections 5 and 6) only of the Arts, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Part 3 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 55 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988.

         Section 55 commenced on 6 December 1988.

(d)     The Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974 was amended by subsection 74(1) only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Act 2000
(No. 9, 2000)

Schedule 3

20  Definition

In this Part:

commencing time means the time when this Part commences.

34  Warrants or writs etc. may continue to be executed

If, immediately before the commencing time, any warrant, writ, order, permission or other instrument (the authority) issued under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory could be executed by a person who was at that time a member, staff member or special member of the Australian Federal Police, the authority continues to be able to be executed at and after the commencing time by the person in his or her capacity as:

                     (a)  the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

                     (b)  a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or

                     (c)  an AFP employee; or

                     (d)  a special member of the Australian Federal Police;

(all within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 as in force at and after the commencing time).

Note:          A person who is a member or staff member of the Australian Federal Police immediately before the commencing time is taken to be engaged as an AFP employee. Similarly, a person who is a special member of the Australian Federal Police immediately before the commencing time is taken to be appointed as a special member. See item 2 of this Schedule.

35  Regulations dealing with matters of a transitional or saving nature

(1)        The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with any other provision of this Schedule, prescribing matters of a transitional or saving nature in relation to the amendments made by Schedule 1 or 2.

(2)        Regulations made under this item within one year after the commencement of this item may commence on a day earlier than the day on which they are made, but not earlier than the commencement of this item.

Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 143, 2001)

4  Application of Amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.