WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1994

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Crown to be bound  
• 4AA Parts 1A and 1B to prevail  

PART 1A--REGULATION OF REGULATED WATER INDUSTRY

• 4A Definitions  
• 4AB Non application to Basin water charges  
• 4B Application of Essential Services Commission Act 2001  
• 4C Objectives of the Commission  
• 4D Water Industry Regulatory Order  
• 4E Other regulatory powers  
• 4F Codes  
• 4G Provision of information to the Commission  
• 4H Costs of Commission under this Part  
• 4I Statement of Obligations  

PART 1B--APPROVAL OR DETERMINATION OF BASIN WATER CHARGES

• 4J Interpretation  
• 4K Application of Commonwealth provisions  
• 4L Commission is State Agency  
• 4M Powers of Commission  
• 4N Cessation of effect of provisions  
• 4O Power of Commission to apply for accreditation  
• 4P Notification of accreditation etc.  
• 4Q Recovery of Commission's costs  

PART 4--LAND MANAGEMENT AND RATING POWERS

Division 1--Interface legislation

• 107 Transport Integration Act 2010  

Division 4--Powers with respect to land

• 132 Power of Secretary to enter into management agreements  
• 135A Grant of licences for jetties etc.  
• 136 Management of reservoir parks land  

Division 5--Financial provisions

• 139 Power to make and levy rates  
• 140 Rates to be recovered from owner  
• 141 Remission etc. of payment of rates  
• 142 Agreement with metropolitan water corporation with respect to rate collection  
• 143 Rate collection by metropolitan water corporations  

Division 6--Miscellaneous

• 147 Powers of authorised officers  
• 149 Regulations  

PART 4A--PARKS AND RESERVES TRUST ACCOUNT

• 153A Parks and Reserves Trust Account  

PART 5--TRANSFER OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STAFF OF MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION

Division 1--Definitions

• 154 Definitions  

Division 2--Allocation of property

• 155 Minister may direct Melbourne Water Corporation to transfer property  
• 156 Certificate of chief executive officer  

Division 3--Transfer of property

• 157 Property transferred to nominee  
• 158 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
• 159 Value of former Melbourne Water property  
• 160 Substitution of party to agreement  
• 161 Melbourne Water instruments  
• 162 Proceedings  
• 163 Interests in land  
• 164 Amendment of Register  
• 165 Taxes  
• 166 Evidence  
• 167 Validity of things done under this Act  

Division 4--Financial obligations of Melbourne Water Corporation

• 168 Financial obligations of Melbourne Water Corporation  
• 169 Company licensees to make payments to Melbourne Water Corporation  
• 170 Payments in respect of financial obligations  

Division 5--Rights as between transferees

• 171 Interim arrangements  

Division 6--Staff

• 172 List of Melbourne Water Corporation staff  
• 173 Transfer of Melbourne Water Corporation staff  
• 174 Future terms and conditions of transferred employees  

PART 6--GENERAL

• 175A Vesting in Crown of bed, banks and soil of certain watercourses  
• 177 General evidentiary provisions  
• 177A Use of analyst's certificate in prosecutions  
• 178 Offences by bodies corporate  
• 179 Prosecutions  
• 184 Regulations  
• 185 Savings and transitionals  

PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• 186 Transitional provision for Melbourne Parks and Waterways  
• 187 Continued operation of jetty and mooring licences  

PART 8--WATTLE PARK LAND

• 188 Repeal of the Wattle Park Land Act 1991  
• 189 Surrender and reservation of Wattle Park Land  
• 190 Saving of rights  

PART 9--ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Division 1--Definitions

• 191 Definitions  

Division 2--Environmental contributions

• 192 Obligation to pay environmental contributions for the period from 1 October 2004 to 30 June 2008  
• 193 Obligation to pay environmental contributions for periods from 1 July 2008  
• 194 Purpose for the collection of contributions  
• 195 Annual Report  
• 196 Review of the operation of this Part  

PART 10--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• 197 Definitions  
• 198 Statement of Obligations  
• 199 Rate collection by metropolitan water corporations  
• 200 Regulations  
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
• SCHEDULE 4
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