South Australian Consolidated Acts

METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE ACT 1935 - SECT 9

9—Power to construct works for drainage of River Sturt etc

        (1)         The Minister may, out of loan moneys to be provided by the Parliament of the State for the purpose and out of moneys provided for the purpose by any grant of the Commonwealth, carry out all or any of the following works:

        I         The Minister may enlarge in any manner he thinks fit any of the channels of the River Sturt, the Keswick Creek, and the Brownhill Creek shown on the plan referred to in section 6:

        II         The Minister may construct any regulators in the channel of the River Sturt, Keswick Creek, or Brownhill Creek, necessary to prevent over-charging and to reduce the velocity of the water therein:

        III         The Minister may line with concrete such portions of any channels of the River Sturt, Keswick Creek, and Brownhill Creek as he thinks fit:

        IV         The Minister may construct new channels for or alter the channels of the River Sturt, the Keswick Creek, and the Brownhill Creek as he thinks fit by the construction of embankments or otherwise:

        V         The Minister may construct or re-construct any bridges necessary to be constructed or re-constructed over the said channels and river and creeks:

        VI         The Minister may construct such embankments as may be necessary for any of the said works and may remove any obstruction from and otherwise cleanse any part of the bed of the River Sturt, Keswick Creek, and Brownhill Creek:

        VII         The Minister may carry out any works or conveniences connected with or necessary for the purposes of any of the said works.

        (2)         The Minister may carry out the said works with such (if any) alterations and variations as may from time to time be found necessary or convenient.

        (3)         The Minister shall out of moneys provided by the Treasurer from the Metropolitan Drainage Maintenance Fund or out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, from time to time cleanse, repair, and maintain the said works, and remove any obstruction in, or fill in any hole in any part the of bed of the River Sturt, Keswick Creek, or Brownhill Creek, cleansed as aforesaid, or of any channel constructed or altered as aforesaid.