Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the context otherwise requires —
arterial drain means an existing or proposed drain
classified as such in the Arterial Drainage Scheme;
Arterial Drainage Scheme or Scheme means the
scheme of that name compiled pursuant to Part IX;
channel includes a stream or watercourse;
Corporation means the Water Corporation
established by section 4 of the Water Corporation Act 1995 ;
drain means —
(a) a
conduit on or under any land; or
(b) a
channel,
whether natural or constructed, which was or is
used or intended to be used to carry surplus water, and includes any part of
such a conduit or channel;
drainage area means an area declared to be a
drainage area pursuant to section 104;
drainage course means an area declared to be a
drainage course pursuant to section 106;
drainage works means all works for drainage
purposes;
former Authority means the Water Authority of
Western Australia under the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 2
before the commencement of Part 2 of the Water Agencies Restructure
(Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 3 ;
former Commission means the Water and Rivers
Commission established by section 4 of the Water and Rivers Commission
Act 1995 4 and in existence before the repeal of that Act;
former Metropolitan Authority means the
Metropolitan Water Authority under this Act before the commencement of
section 36 of the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Water Authorities)
Act 1985 1 ;
main drain means a drain which is declared to be a
main drain pursuant to section 100;
underground water means all water that is below
the surface of the ground whether it is flowing or not and, if it is flowing,
whether it is in a defined channel or not;
works means waterworks, sewerage works and
drainage works, including excavation, construction, structures, buildings and
plant provided by or used or intended to be used by the Corporation for the
purposes of water services.
(1A) In this Act,
unless the context otherwise requires, terms not otherwise assigned a meaning
under this section but referred to in section 3 of the Water Agencies
(Powers) Act 1984 as having a meaning assigned for the purposes of a
relevant Act have that meaning in and for the purposes of this Act.
(2) In
Part IV —
occupied in relation to land, means actually
occupied by a person;
owner has the same meaning as in section 6.1
of the Local Government Act 1995 .
[Section 4 amended by No. 101 of 1982
s. 4; No. 25 of 1985 s. 31; No. 110 of 1985 s. 16;
No. 24 of 1987 s. 12; No. 73 of 1995 s. 82 and 93;
No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 67 of 2003 s. 62; No. 55 of 2004
s. 753; No. 38 of 2007 s. 25; No. 19 of 2010 s. 51.]