Part 6CStorage managers 455

Part 6C—Storage managers 455 122ZK Appointment of storage managers 455 122ZL Functions of storage managers 455 122ZM Management agreements for water storages 456 122ZN Powers for storage managers to charge fees 457 Part 7—General powers 458 123 Powers of Authorities 458 124 Particular powers of Authorities 458 124B Obligations of Catchment Management Authorities in relation to declared areas 460 124C Obligations of Corangamite Catchment Management Authority and Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority in relation to the Great Ocean Road region 461 125 Accountability of Authorities 462 126 Contracts and agreements 462 127 Commercial ventures 463 128 Accident insurance 464 129 Intellectual property 465 130 Acquisition of land 465 131 Management of Crown land 467 132 Other dealings with land 468 133 Power to enter land 468 134 Obligations in relation to entry of land 470 135 Powers under Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 471 136 Subdivisional easements and reserves 471 137 Works on a road 472 137A Safety duties in relation to works on or in immediate vicinity of rail infrastructure or rolling stock 472 137B Notification of owners or occupiers of land on which there is rail infrastructure or rolling stock 474 137C Notification of Authorities before railway operations carried out 474 138 Ownership of works 475 139 Abandonment of major works 476 139A Submission of proposal for approval of the abandonment or decommissioning of major works 476 139B Notification of proposal to approve the abandonment or decommissioning of major works 477 139C Submissions on proposal 477 139D Authority to consider submissions 478 139E Appointment of panel by Minister 478 140 Preparation and inspection of plans 478 141 Authority may reduce, restrict or discontinue water supply 478 141A Circumstances in which Melbourne Water Corporation to continue water supply 481 142 Water meters 482 142A Estimate of water supplied or delivered 483 143 Waste and misuse of water supply 484 144 Serviced properties 485 144A Serviced property, Melbourne Water Corporation 487 145 Control over connections 488 145A Offences as to connections and discharges without consent 490 146 Diversion into works of an Authority 493 147 Notice to connect 494 148 Structures over works 497 149 Removal of trees 500 150 Notice to repair 502 151 Notice of contravention 502 152 Notice of intention to affect works 504 153 Notice to alter or remove works 505 154 Determination of disputes 505 155 Compensation for damage 506 155A Compensation for loss of services on declaration of cessation 506 156 Authority may send water into waterway etc. 507 157 Liability of Authorities arising out of flow of water 508 158 Information statements 511 159 Notice of disposition of land 513 159A Requirement to make emergency management plan 513 159B Variation of plan 513 159C Publication and effect of plan 514 159D Review of plan at request of Minister 514 159E Emergency 514 160 By-laws 515 161A Limitation of exercise of powers under this Part 519 Part 7A—Reconfiguration plans 520 161B Definitions 520 161BA Reconfiguration plans 520 161C Contents of reconfiguration plans 520 161D Draft plans for reconfiguration of infrastructure 521 161E Directions of Minister as to reconfiguration plans 521 161F Adoption of reconfiguration plans by Authority 522 161G Approval of reconfiguration plans by the Minister 523 161H Appointment of Panel 523 161I Approval and notification of plan 524 161J Termination of services to properties consequent on plans for reconfiguration 524 161K Plans by agreement 525 Part 8—Water supply 526 Division 1—Authorities with a water supply district 526 162 Application of this Division 526 163 Functions of Authorities 526 164 Exercise of functions of Authority outside its water supply district 527 165 Fire plugs and free water 527 167 Power to enter land for water supply protection 528 168 Immediate action for water supply protection 529 169 Notice of contravention for water supply protection 529 169A Offence not to comply with notice of contravention 530 169B Authority may carry out works etc. where notice not complied with 531 170A Preparation and adoption of permanent water saving plan 532 170B Variation of plan 533 170C Major deviations from plan 535 170CA Requirement to publish permanent water saving plan 535 170D Copy of plan 535 170E Implementation of plan 536 170F Contravention of plan 537 170G Inconsistency 537 171 By-laws 538 Division 2—Melbourne Water Corporation 541 171B Water supply function of Melbourne Water Corporation 541 171C System access 542 171D Fire plugs and free water—Melbourne Water Corporation 543 171E Power to enter land for water supply protection 544 171F Notice of contravention for water supply protection 544 171G Immediate action for water supply protection 545 171H By-laws 545 171I Obligations of Melbourne Water Corporation in relation to Yarra River land 547 171J Obligations of water corporations in relation to declared areas 548 171K Obligations of certain water corporations in relation to the Great Ocean Road region 549 Part 9—Sewerage 550 Division 1—Authorities other than Melbourne Water Corporation 550 172 Definitions 550 173 Functions of Authorities 550 174 Exercise of functions of Authority outside its sewerage district 551 175 New works 551 176 Compensation not payable in certain cases 552 177 Testing etc. of waste 553 178 Protection of sewers 554 179 Special sewerage services 555 180 Septic tank permit applications 555 182 Enforcement of agreement 556 183 Powers in relation to septic tanks 556 184 By-laws about private works and septic tank systems 557 Division 2—Melbourne Water Corporation 558 184A Sewerage functions of Melbourne Water Corporation 558 184B Application of certain provisions of Division 1 of Part 9 559 Part 10—Waterway management 560 Division 1—Preliminary 560 185 Application of this Part 560 186 Exercise of functions of Authorities 560 186A Statements of obligations of Authorities with waterway management functions 561 Division 2—Waterway management 562 187 Application of Division 562 188 Designated waterways and designated land or works 563 188A Designated waterways, land or works—Melbourne Water Corporation 565 189 Functions of Authorities 566 190 Preparation of regional waterway strategies 568 191 Approval of regional waterway strategies 571 192 Variation of regional waterway strategies during operation of strategy 571 192A Seasonal watering proposals 572 193 Closing of access by Authorities 572 194 Works that interfere with designated land or works 575 195 Control over connections and discharges 577 196 Owner finance 579 197 Finance for increased use of services 579 197A Ministerial rules for regional waterway strategies and seasonal proposals 580 Division 3—Regional drainage 581 198 Application of Division 581 199 Functions of Authorities 582 200 Control over diversion of drainage water 583 Division 4—Floodplain management 584 201 Application of Division 584 202 Floodplain management functions 585 203 Declarations by Authorities 586 204 Adoption of flood level 587 205 Declarations by the Minister 587 206 Notice of declarations 588 207 Review of declarations 589 208 Control of works and structures 589 209 Removal of existing works and structures 592 210 Compensation 593 211 Indemnities 593 212 Availability of information 594 Division 5—Water management schemes 594 213 Functions of the Minister 594 214 Investigations 594 215 Water management schemes 596 216 Approval of schemes 597 217 Removal or modification of works 598 Division 6—Drainage courses 599 218 Drainage courses 599 Division 7—By-laws 604 219 By-laws 604 Part 11—Irrigation 606 Division 1—General 606 220 Definitions and application 606 Division 2—Functions, powers and duties of Authorities 607 221 Functions of Authorities under this Part 607 222 General powers and duties of Authorities under this Part 607 Division 3—Specific provisions as to volume and period of delivery 609 223 Authority to determine volumes and periods of delivery 609 224 Variation of delivery determinations on application 609 225 Variation of delivery determination on motion of Authority 610 226 Determination to transfer volume or periods 611 Division 4—Conditions and Ministerial directions as to delivery 612 227 Authority to fix terms and conditions for the service of delivering water 612 228 Ministerial directions 614 Division 5—Miscellaneous 614 229 Declaration that property not to be serviced property 614 230 Form of applications under this Part 615 Division 6—Powers to reduce etc. delivery service 615 231 Authority may reduce, restrict or discontinue delivery of water 615 Part 11A—Salinity mitigation 618 Division 1—Preliminary 618 232 Determination of salinity impact zones 618 Division 2—Functions and powers of the Minister 619 232A Functions and powers of the Minister as to salinity mitigation 619 Division 3—Imposition of salinity impact charges 620 232B Fixing salinity impact charges 620 232C Annual adjustment of determined amount 622 232D Imposition of capital works salinity impact charge 622 232E Imposition of annual salinity impact charge 623 232F Minister may except persons from imposition of charge 623 Part 12—Access over lands 624 233 Definitions and application 624 234 Access by agreement 624 235 Access without agreement 625 236 Registration of right of access 627 237 Revocation or variation of right of access 628 238 Maintenance of works 629 239 Breaking up roads in maintaining etc. works 630 240 Penalty for obstructing works 631 241 Notice that right of access is sought over public land 631 242 Joint rights of access 633 243 Costs of investigations 633 244 Community drainage and salinity schemes 634 245 Powers of committee 636 246 Powers of Corporation and councils for community schemes 638 Part 13—Finance and accountability 639 Division 1—Corporate plans 639 247 Corporate plans 639 248 Statement of corporate intent: contents 641 249 Inspection of corporate plans 642 250 Board to notify Minister and Treasurer of significant affecting events etc. 642 251 Report on achievement of corporate plan 642 Division 3—Funds of Authorities 643 252 Use of income 643 253 Investment 643 253A Payments by Treasurer in 1997/98 644 Division 4—Borrowing 644 254 Borrowing powers of Authorities 644 255 Securities and guarantees 646 256 Investment by public bodies 646 Division 5—Payment for services 647 257 Definitions 647 258 Properties subject to tariff 647 259 Tariffs 649 260 Setting a tariff 652 260A Limits on power of certain Authorities to set tariffs 652 261 Valuation equalisation factor 653 262 Valuations 653 263 Supplementary valuations 654 263A Liability of owners corporation or lot owners for fees for services supplied to subdivision 655 264 Power to charge 657 264A Authority may charge for securing bulk entitlements 658 265 Charges for property that is not rateable 659 266 Application for review 659 Division 6—Owner finance 662 266A Definition 662 267 Operation of Division 662 268 Authority may require payment 662 269 Contributions for increased services 663 270 Payments on connection 664 271 Review of required payments 665 272 Authority may require further payment 666 273 When payment is due 667 Division 7—Payment and recovery of money 668 273AA Application of Division 668 273A Liability of occupier 668 273B Vacation of property 669 274 Payment to Authorities 671 274A Application of payments made to metropolitan water corporations 673 275 Person who acquires property is liable 674 277 Recovery as between owner and occupier 674 281 Interest on unpaid money 675 Division 7A—Payment and recovery of money owed to Melbourne Water Corporation 677 281A Agreements with respect to collection of fees under tariffs 677 281B Recovery of fees under tariffs 678 281C Inspection of rate records 679 Division 8—Concessions and exemptions 679 282 Deferred payment 679 283 Waiver 680 284 Reimbursement by State 683 Division 9—Contributions from councils and other Authorities 684 285 Pre-requisites for requirement of contribution 684 286 Authorities may require contributions from councils and other Authorities 685 287 Authorities may require special contributions 687 Division 10—Salinity impact charges 688 287A Minister may require payment of salinity impact charges 688 287AB Notice of salinity impact charges 688 287AC Payment of salinity impact charges 689 287AD Unpaid salinity impact charges debts due to Crown 689 287AE Interest on unpaid salinity impact charges 689 287AF Unpaid salinity impact charges are charges on property 690 287AG Collection of salinity impact charges 690 287AH Application of salinity impact charges 691 Division 11—Recovery of fees etc. under Part 3A 691 287B Disposal of water shares for unpaid contributions, fees and other amounts 691 287C Application of proceeds 693 287D Sale or transfer cancels encumbrances 694 Part 13A—Process for transfer of property etc. of Authorities 695 287E Definitions 695 287F Requirements for preparation of allocation statement 696 287G Amendment of allocation statement 697 287H Property transferred in accordance with allocation statement 698 287I Staff transferred in accordance with allocation statement 698 287J Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances 699 287K Certificate of managing director 699 287L Value of transferred property 700 287M Substitution of party to agreement 700 287N Former transferor instruments 700 287O Proceedings 701 287P Interests in land 701 287Q Easements 701 287R Amendment of Register 702 287S Taxes 702 287T Evidence 702 287U Validity of things done under this Part 703 Part 13B—Procedures for making by-laws 704 Division 1—Preliminary 704 287V Definitions 704 287W Authorities required to use certain procedures when making by‑laws 704 Division 2—Procedure for making by-laws using model by‑laws 704 287X Requirements for Minister when issuing model by‑laws 704 287Y Minister to give notice of proposed model by-law 705 287Z Inspection of proposed model by-law 705 287ZA Submissions on model by-laws 706 287ZB Issuing of model by-laws 706 287ZC Making and giving of notice of making of by-law using model by-law 706 Division 3—Procedure for making by-laws not using model by‑laws 707 287ZD Obligation of Authorities when exercising by-law making power 707 287ZE Authority to give notice of proposed by‑law 707 287ZF Inspection of proposed by-law 708 287ZG Submissions on by-laws 708 287ZH Consideration and Ministerial approval 709 287ZI Making and giving of notice of making 709 Division 4—General 710 287ZJ Effect of by-laws 710 287ZK Inspection of by-laws 710 287ZL Automatic revocation of by-laws 710 Part 14—Enforcement 712 Division 1—General offences 712 288 Offences as to Authority's property 712 288A Evidentiary provisions for offences under section 288 713 289 Wrongful taking etc. of water 714 289A Evidentiary provisions for offences under section 289 716 289B Offence to interfere with flow of water 717 289C Power to issue infringement notice in relation to offences under sections 289(3) and 289B(3) 718 290 Uncovering or exposing works 720 291 Trespass 720 Division 2—Appointment etc. of authorised water officers 721 291A Appointment of authorised water officers 721 291B Identification of authorised water officers 721 291C Offence to impersonate authorised water officer 722 Division 3—Powers of authorised water officers 722 291D Authorised water officer may require person to state name and address 722 291E Entry with warrant 723 291F Announcement before entry 725 291G Details of warrant to be given to occupier 726 291H Seizure of things not named in the warrant 726 Division 4—Further enforcement provisions 727 292AA Interpretation 727 292 Offence of obstructing etc. officers 727 293 Power to require person to state name and address 727 294 Occupier or manager required to state owner's etc. name and address 728 295A Power to issue infringement notices 729 295B Indictable offences 729 296 Prosecutions 729 297 Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence 731 297A Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence (evidential burden of proof) 733 298 Application of penalties 735 299 Civil remedies not affected by bringing of proceeding 736 300 Proof of certain matters not required 736 301 General evidentiary provisions 737 302 Use of analyst's certificate in prosecutions 741 303 Authentication of documents 741 303A Issues of evidence and proof 742 304 Service of documents on an Authority 743 305 Service of documents by an Authority 744 Part 15—General 747 305A Application to Tribunal for declaration 747 305B Matters Tribunal must take into account in review proceedings 747 305C Incorporation of documents in certain orders or other instruments 748 305D Validation of certain orders or other instruments 751 306 Power of Minister to delegate 752 307 Power of Minister to give directions 753 307A Reimbursement of cost of complying with directions 754 308 Power of Minister to exempt 755 309 Powers of the Minister in enforcing certain Parts of this Act 756 310 Establishment of Drillers' Licensing Board 756 311 Application for licence 757 312 Board may grant licence 757 313 Licences may be revoked or suspended 757 314 Register of licences 758 315 Term of licence 758 316 Requirement that licensed driller carry out work 758 317 Appeals 759 318 Advisory committees established by Minister 760 319 Department Head 761 321 Officers appointed or transferred to Authorities 761 322 Guidelines as to terms and conditions of employment 763 323 Saving of rights of public servants appointed to Authorities 766 323A Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 767 324 Regulations 767 325A Effect of Schedule 15 777 326 Savings and transitionals 777 330 Transitional provisions for removal of power to set fees under tariffs 778 331 Transitional provisions—Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002 779 334 Certificate as to land taken over by another body 782 Part 16—Transitional, validation and other provisions—Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2019 784 Division 1—Serviced property, transitional and validation provisions 784 335 Definitions 784 336 Serviced property immediately before the serviced property commencement 784 337 Certain land taken to be serviced property 785 338 Certain properties taken to have been serviced properties for the purposes of fees for services under Parts 8, 9, 10 and 11 788 Division 2—Validation of charges in relation to salinity mitigation 788 339 Meaning of validation date 788 340 Validation provision in respect of section 287A 788 341 Validation provision in respect of section 64R 791 342 Proceedings on foot not affected 791 Division 3—Salinity impact charge determinations 792 343 Regulatory impact statement not required for first salinity impact determination 792 Division 4—General 792 344 Transitional provision—Sustainable Water Strategies—Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2019 792 345 Savings provision—Infringement notices—Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2019 793 346 Savings provision—Water (Estimation, Supply and Sewerage) Regulations 2014—Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2019 794 Part 17—Transitional provisions—Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2021 795 Division 1—Definitions 795 347 Definitions 795 Division 2—Transitional provisions for Part 2 of the 2021 Act 795 348 Certain property taken to be serviced property 795 349 Standing direction taken to be standing assignment 795 350 Transitional provision for old zones in water systems 796 351 Transitional provision for interstate rights 796 Division 3—Transitional provisions for Part 4AA 796 Subdivision 1—Definition 796 352 Definition 796 Subdivision 2—Transitional provisions for holders of water-use licences and water-use registrations 797 353 Transition to general place of take approval for licence and registration holders 797 354 Transition of notional rationing rates for general place of take approvals under section 353 797 355 Transition to particular place of take approval 797 Subdivision 3—Transitional provisions for persons who do not hold water-use licences or water-use registrations 798 356 Transition to general place of take approval for persons who do not hold water-use licences or water-use registrations 798 357 Notional rationing rate for general place of take approvals under section 356 799 358 Transition to particular place of take approval 799 Subdivision 3A—Transitional provision for external place of take approvals 800 358A Transition to external place of take approval for certain approvals under section 33AI 800 Subdivision 4—Transitional provisions for Authorities and the Water Holder 801 359 Transition to general place of take approval for Authorities or the Water Holder 801 360 Notional rationing rate for general place of take approvals under section 359 802 361 Transition to particular place of take approval 802 Subdivision 5—General provisions 803 362 Notional rationing rate where there is more than one general place of take approval for one place 803 363 Determining place of take 803 364 Applications under section 33AQ 804 365 Applications under section 64K 804 366 Regulatory impact statement not required for first rules made under section 64FZP 804 367 Conversion rules 805 Division 4—Transitional provisions for Part 5 of the 2021 Act 806 369 Effect of change of name of City West Water Corporation 806 Schedules 808 Schedule 1—Water Corporations and Former Water Authorities 808 Schedule 1A—Metropolitan water corporations—Old licensees under the Water Industry Act 1994 810 Schedule 2—Transitional provisions applying on restructuring or abolition of water corporations 811 Schedule 3—Particular powers of Melbourne Water Corporation 814 Schedule 12A—Recording mortgages of water shares 817 Schedule 12B—Electronic transactions in the water register 824 Schedule 15—Transitional arrangements—Water (Resource Management) Act 2005 831 Endnotes 869 1 General information 869 2 Table of Amendments 871 3 Explanatory details 887 **Version No.** **146** **Water Act 1989** **No. 80 of 1989** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**