South Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER CONSERVATION ACT 1936

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Consolidation and repeal
   5.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Powers of the Governor and the Minister

   6.      Power to proclaim water districts
   8.      Power of Minister to sue etc
   9.      General powers of Minister
   10.     Powers outside water districts
   11.     By-laws
   12.     Contracts
   13.     Control of lakes etc
   14.     Power to vest Crown lands in Minister
   15.     Power to place public water reserves etc under control of Minister
   16.     Power to sell waterworks
   17.     Power to lease and surrender
   18.     Powers to erect standpipes and sell water
   19.     Power to make agreement to supply water by measure
   20.     Agreement to bind land
   21.     Minister may delegate his powers

   PART 3--Charges

   40.     Power to charge fee for use of meter
   43.     Recovery of rates

   PART 4--District water supplies

   52.     Interpretation
   53.     Power to place control of water conservation reserves in councils
   54.     Duty of council to maintain water conservation reserve
   55.     Power to impose special rate
   56.     Power to sell water
   57.     Water conservation reserve subject to lease
   58.     Power for council to lease water conservation reserve
   59.     Power of council to surrender reserve
   60.     Council not liable for accidental failure of supply
   61.     Penalty for destroying waterworks
   62.     Penalty for unlawfully taking or diverting water from any river, creek etc
   63.     Penalty for unlawfully taking water from any waterworks
   64.     Penalty for polluting water

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   65.     Application of Compulsory Acquisition of Land Act 1925
   66.     Limitation of liability to make compensation
   67.     Principles in awarding compensation
   68.     One sum may be awarded for all interests affected
   69.     Accidental failure of supply
   70.     Free passage to be given to supply water
   72.     Penalty for obstructing the setting out of works
   73.     Penalty for destroying waterworks
   74.     Penalty for unlawfully taking or diverting water from any river, creek etc
   75.     Penalty for unlawfully taking water from any waterworks
   76.     Penalty for polluting water
   77.     Penalty for allowing liquid from sewer, drain etc to run into waterworks
   78.     Removal of injurious matter on watershed
   79.     Penalty for interfering with meter etc
   80.     Penalty for trespassing
   81.     Penalty for taking timber from public water reserve
   82.     Penalties for pollution etc to apply to all waterworks
   83.     Minister not to be personally liable
   84.     Information and complaints, how laid for stealing etc
   85.     Actions against Minister etc
   86.     Service of notice of amount due and method of recovery thereof
   87.     Amounts due to be a charge on the land
   88.     Existence of communication pipes evidence of contract
   89.     Evidence of water district
   90.     Powers of councils
   91.     Saving clause
           SCHEDULE -Acts consolidated and repealed
           Legislative history