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Water Act 1912
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#### 108 Assessment of charges
108 Assessment of charges
> > (1) On the completion of a work constructed under the preceding section, the Ministerial Corporation may direct the Secretary to assess the charges to be paid by each occupier of land within the district notified as aforesaid.
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> > (2) Such charges shall not exceed the yearly value to each occupier of the direct benefit accruing to the occupier’s land from the construction of the well and from the supply to the said land of water from the well, deduction being made for the probable cost of the maintenance of the channels and works as hereinafter provided.
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> > (3) The total of such charges shall not exceed six per centum of the cost to the Crown of the construction of the work.
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> > (4) On the petition of persons liable in the aggregate to pay one-quarter of the total amount of the charges, or at the request of the Ministerial Corporation, the Secretary shall make a fresh assessment of the charges to be paid.
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> **s 108:** Am 1930 No 15, sec 4 (c); 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 2013 No 95, Sch 8.20 \[19\].