Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts1 This is a compilation of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act
1984 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to
in the following table 11. The table also contains information about
any reprint.
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Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
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Water Authority
Act 1984 12 |
3 of 1984 |
18 May 1984 |
1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette
7 Jun 1985 p. 1931) |
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Acts Amendment and Repeal (Water Authorities)
Act 1985 Pt. II |
25 of 1985 |
6 May 1985 |
1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette
7 Jun 1985 p. 1931) |
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Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit)
Act 1985 s. 3 |
98 of 1985 |
4 Dec 1985 |
1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette
30 Jun 1986 p. 2255) |
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Acts Amendment (Water Authorities) Act 1985
Pt. II |
110 of 1985 (as amended by No. 24 of 1987 s. 156; No.
74 of 2003 s. 24) |
17 Dec 1985 |
s. 3-7, 9-11 and 13: 14 Mar 1986
(see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Mar 1986
p. 726); |
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Acts Amendment (Water Authority Rates and Charges)
Act 1987 Pt. I 3 |
24 of 1987 |
25 Jun 1987 |
14 Jul 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette
14 Jul 1987 p. 2647) |
|
Water Authority Amendment
Act 1987 |
48 of 1987 |
3 Oct 1987 |
s. 1 and 2:
3 Oct 1987; |
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Acts Amendment (Public Service) Act 1987
s. 32 |
113 of 1987 |
31 Dec 1987 |
16 Mar 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette
16 Mar 1988 p. 813) |
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Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1987
Pt. XVII |
126 of 1987 |
31 Dec 1987 |
16 Sep 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette
16 Sep 1988 p. 3637) |
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Financial Administration Legislation Amendment
Act 1993 s. 11 and 15 |
6 of 1993 |
27 Aug 1993 |
1 Jul 1993
(see s. 2(1)) |
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Acts Amendment (Annual Valuations and Land Tax)
Act 1993 s. 13 7 |
17 of 1993 |
29 Nov 1993 |
29 Nov 1993 (see s. 2) |
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Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994
s. 19 |
32 of 1994 |
29 Jun 1994 |
1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette
30 Sep 1994 p. 4948) |
|
Water Authority Amendment
Act 1994 |
34 of 1994 |
8 Jul 1994 |
8 Jul 1994 (see s. 2) |
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Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994
s. 4 |
73 of 1994 |
9 Dec 1994 |
9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2) |
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Planning Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994
s. 46(4) |
84 of 1994 |
13 Jan 1995 |
1 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette
21 Feb 1995 p. 567) |
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Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and
Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 2 5, 6,
13 |
73 of 1995 |
27 Dec 1995 |
1 Jan 1996 (see s. 2(2) and
Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6291) |
|
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995
Pt. 80 |
78 of 1995 |
16 Jan 1996 |
4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette
25 Oct 1996 p. 5632) |
|
Reprint of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 as
at 30 Apr 1996 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Acts
Amendment (Water Authorities) Act 1985 s. 12 and the
Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995) |
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Taxes and Charges (Land Subdivision) Legislation
Amendment Act 1996 Pt. 3 8 |
12 of 1996 |
28 Jun 1996 |
28 Jun 1996 (see s. 2) |
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Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996
s. 4 |
14 of 1996 |
28 Jun 1996 |
1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2) |
|
Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997
Pt. 64 and s. 142 |
31 of 1997 |
3 Oct 1997 |
30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette
27 Mar 1998 p. 1765) |
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Water Legislation Amendment Act 1997
Pt. 5 |
32 of 1997 |
3 Oct 1997 |
15 Apr 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette
15 Apr 1998 p. 2041) |
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Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997
s. 126 |
57 of 1997 |
15 Dec 1997 |
15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1)) |
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Water Services Coordination Amendment Act 1999
s. 11(7) |
39 of 1999 |
9 Nov 1999 |
19 Jun 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette
16 Jun 2000 p. 2939) |
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Reprint of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 as
at 4 Jan 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the
Acts Amendment (Water Authorities) Act 1985 s. 12 and
the Water Services Coordination Amendment
Act 1999) |
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Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003
s. 62 |
67 of 2003 |
5 Dec 2003 |
1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette
30 Dec 2003 p. 5723) |
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Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003
s. 125 |
74 of 2003 |
15 Dec 2003 |
15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2) |
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State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction)
Amendment and Repeal Act 2004
s. 571 14 |
55 of 2004 |
24 Nov 2004 |
1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette
31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) |
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Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other
Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80 |
84 of 2004 |
16 Dec 2004 |
2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette
31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette
7 Jan 2005 p. 53)) |
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Water Legislation Amendment (Competition Policy)
Act 2005 Pt. 7 9 |
25 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
3 Jun 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette
2 Jun 2005 p. 1985) |
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Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional
Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15 |
38 of 2005 |
12 Dec 2005 |
9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette
21 Mar 2006 p. 1078) |
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Reprint 3: The Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984
as at 4 Aug 2006 (includes amendments listed above) |
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38 of 2007 |
21 Dec 2007 |
1 Feb 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette
31 Jan 2008 p. 251) |
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19 of 2010 |
28 Jun 2010 |
11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette
10 Sep 2010 p. 4341) |
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Public Sector Reform Act 2010
s. 89 |
39 of 2010 |
1 Oct 2010 |
1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette
5 Nov 2010 p. 5563) |
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Reprint 4: The Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984
as at 7 Jan 2011 (includes amendments listed above) |
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Building Act 2011 s. 175 |
24 of 2011 |
11 Jul 2011 |
2 Apr 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette
13 Mar 2012 p. 1033) |
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Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2011
s. 16 |
47 of 2011 |
25 Oct 2011 |
26 Oct 2011 (see s. 2(b)) |
2 Under the Public Sector Management Act 1994
s. 112(1) a reference to the Public Service Act 1978 is to be read
as a reference to the Public Sector Management Act 1994. The
reference was changed under the Reprints Act 1984
s. 7(3)(gb).
3 The Acts Amendment (Water Authority Rates and Charges)
Act 1987 s. 4 reads as follows:
4. Application of Part
The amendments effected by this part are of no effect in relation to the
Land Drainage Act 1925 or the doing of anything under or for the
purposes of that Act and the principal Act applies in relation thereto as if
this Part had not been enacted.
4 Repealed by the Water Resources Legislation Amendment
Act 2007.
5 The Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and
Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 11(2) and (3) read as
follows:
(2) The repeal of section 6(1) of the principal Act by this section
does not affect the application of any regulations, by-laws or rules that
continued to apply under that subsection and were in force immediately before
the commencement of this section.
(3) Regulations, by-laws or rules referred to in subsection (2) may
be amended or repealed —
(a) in the case of regulations or by-laws, as if they were made under the
principal Act as amended by this Act; and
(b) in the case of rules, as if they were by-laws made under the principal
Act as amended by this Act.
6 The Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and
Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 20(2) reads as
follows:
(2) Any by-laws made or deemed to be made under section 34(1) of the
principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this section
are to continue in operation and have effect for all purposes as if made under
that subsection as amended by this section.
7 The Acts Amendment (Annual Valuations and Land Tax)
Act 1993 s. 3 reads as follows:
3. Application
The amendments made by this Part have effect in relation to a rate or tax
for any period commencing on or after 1 July 1993 but do not have any
effect in relation to a rate or tax for any period commencing before that
date.
8 The Taxes and Charges (Land Subdivision) Legislation
Amendment Act 1996 s. 9 reads as follows:
9. Application
(1) The amendments made by section 10 apply only in relation to a
charge in respect of a lot created through a subdivisional plan or diagram
approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission after
30 June 1996.
(2) The amendments made by section 11 apply if the request to defer
payment of an amount in respect of headworks is made after
30 June 1996, regardless of whether the requirement to pay the amount
was imposed before or after this Act commenced.
9 The Water Legislation Amendment (Competition Policy)
Act 2005 s. 62(2) and (3) read as follows:
(2) Any procedure that —
(a) has begun under the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984
section 81 in relation to —
(i) the acquisition by the Corporation of land or an estate or interest in
land; or
(ii) the claiming, determination, assessment or recovery of compensation
payable by the Corporation in relation to such an acquisition;
and
(b) has not been completed immediately before the commencement of this
section,
may be continued and completed under section 81 of that Act as if
subsection (1) had not been enacted.
(3) In subsection (2) —
Corporation has the meaning given to that term in the
Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 section 3(1).
10 The Workplace Agreements Act 1993 expired on
14 September 2003.
11 The Water Resources Legislation Amendment
Act 2007 Pt. 11 deals with certain transitional issues some of which
may be relevant for this Act.
12 Now known as the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984;
short title changed (see note under s. 1).
13 The Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and
Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 14 contains transitional
provisions relating to the replacement of the Water Authority and Waterways
Commission with the Water Corporation, Water and Rivers Commission and the
Coordinator of Water Services.
14 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of
Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State
Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State
Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with
certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this
Act.
Defined
Terms
[This is a list of terms defined and
the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the
law.]
Defined Term Provision(s)
agreed
liability 42(4)
agreement 67A(10)
alleged offence 103(1)
alleged
offender 103(1)
authorised
person 103(1)
CEO 3(1)
charge 3(1)
concession
period 41GA(5)
conduit 3(1)
confidential
information 112(4)
Corporation 3(1)
customer 42(1)
deferred
amount 67A(10)
Department 3(1)
department 3(1), 104(9),
105(8)
designated person 103(1)
developer 67A(10)
development 65(1) and
(2)
drain 3(1)
employing authority 104(9), 105(8)
ERA
Minister 14(12)
exempt works 86
fittings 3(1)
fixtures 3(1)
former
Authority 3(1)
former Commission 3(1)
former
Minister 3(1)
functions 3(1)
general works 86
government
department 3(1)
gross rental value 3(1)
habitable lot 41GA(5),
67A(10)
headworks 65(1)
infringement notice 103(1)
land 3(1),
74
Land Administration Minister 81(14)
local
authority 3(1)
lot 41GA(5), 67A(10)
major works 86
Metropolitan Water,
Sewerage, and Drainage Area 3(1)
Ministerial Body 3(1)
ministerial
officer 15(6)
modified penalty 103(1)
notional
value 41E(3)
occupier 3(1)
officer 3(1)
organisation 104(9),
105(8)
owner 3(1)
pipe 3(1)
planning
condition 65(1)
plant 3(1)
premises 3(1)
prescribed
fee 67B(9)
prescribed person 103(1)
property
sewer 3(1)
proposal 65(1)
provision of
works 65(2)
Registrar 67B(9)
related entity 108(3)
relevant
Act 3(1)
relevant
Minister 81(14)
reservoir 3(1)
reticulation 65(1)
road 3(1)
sewage 3(1)
sewer 3(1)
specified 36(5)
statutory
authority 3(1)
statutory charge 42(4)
statutory charge
provisions 42(4)
street 3(1)
subdivision 41GA(5), 65(2)
surplus
water 3(1)
unimproved
value 3(1)
valuation 3(1)
waste 3(1)
wastewater 3(1)
water
board 106(4)
water charge 41GA(5)
Water Corporation 106(4)
water
resources 3(1)
water resources Act 18(2)
water services 3(1)
water services
licensee 14(12)
watercourse 3(1)
well 3(1)
wetland 3(1)
works 3(1)