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Water Act 2000
sec.570Other functions of water authority
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### sec.570 Other functions of water authority
A water authority may carry out 1 or more of the following functions decided by it—
riverine area protection;
soil erosion control;
land degradation treatment and prevention;
the management of recreational areas on land owned by the authority or under its control.
If a water authority has an authority area, it may carry out a function mentioned in subsection (1) either inside or outside its authority area.
(sec.570-ssec.1) A water authority may carry out 1 or more of the following functions decided by it— riverine area protection; soil erosion control; land degradation treatment and prevention; the management of recreational areas on land owned by the authority or under its control.
(sec.570-ssec.2) If a water authority has an authority area, it may carry out a function mentioned in subsection (1) either inside or outside its authority area.
- (a) riverine area protection;
- (b) soil erosion control;
- (c) land degradation treatment and prevention;
- (d) the management of recreational areas on land owned by the authority or under its control.