144Serviced properties

144 Serviced properties (1) An Authority may, by notice in writing, declare any land to be a serviced property for the purposes of this Act if— S. 144(1)(a) amended by No. 23/2019 s. 57(1)(a). (a) in the case of land within a water supply district, the Authority has made provision for water supply services to the land; or (b) in the case of land within a sewerage district, the Authority has made provision for sewerage services to the land; or S. 144(1)(c) amended by Nos 50/1992 s. 7(j), 24/2013 s. 30, substituted by No. 23/2019 s. 57(1)(b). (c) the land is within the Authority's irrigation district and the Authority has made provision for— (i) water delivery services to the land; or (ii) irrigation drainage or salinity mitigation services in relation to the land or that directly benefit the land; or S. 144(1)(d) amended by Nos 50/1992 s. 7(k)(i), 65/1999 s. 3(1). (d) the land is within the Authority's waterway management district and the Authority has made provision for regional drainage or floodplain management services that are of direct benefit to that land; S. 144(1)(e) repealed by No. 50/1992 s. 7(k)(ii). (2) A notice under subsection (1) must be— S. 144(2)(a) amended by Nos 12/1996 s. 4(2), 65/1999 s. 3(2). (a) served on the owner of the land; and S. 144(2)(b) repealed by No. 23/2019 s. 57(2). (c) sent to any council that is likely to be affected. S. 144(3) substituted by No. 23/2019 s. 57(3). (3) The Authority must publish a notice under subsection (1)— (a) on the Internet site of the Authority for at least 2 months before the date on which the land becomes serviced property; and (4) The notice must— (a) define the locality to which it applies; and S. 144(4)(b) amended by No. 23/2019 s. 57(4)(a). (b) in the case of land within a water supply district or a sewerage district, specify the services available and generally identify the land to which the services are available; and S. 144(4)(c) amended by Nos 50/1992 s. 7(l), 65/1999 s. 3(3), substituted byNo. 23/2019 s. 57(4)(b). (c) in the case of a waterway management district or irrigation district, specify the services available or which are of direct benefit and generally identify the land to which the services are available or which is directly benefitted by the services; and (d) fix a date on and from which the land must be taken to be a serviced property for the purposes of this Act. S. 144(5) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 58. (5) This section does not apply to Melbourne Water Corporation. S. 144A inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 59, amended by No. 23/2019 s. 58 (ILA s. 39B(1)).