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Water Act 2000
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### sec.738ZA Effect on legal relationships
Nothing done under this chapter—
makes a relevant entity liable for a civil wrong or contravention of a law, including for a breach of a contract, confidence or duty; or
makes a relevant entity in breach of any instrument, including an instrument prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment, novation or transfer of a right or liability or the disclosure of information; or
except as expressly provided under a transfer notice, is taken to fulfil a condition that—
terminates, or allows a person to terminate, an instrument or obligation; or
modifies, or allows a person to modify, the operation or effect of an instrument or obligation; or
allows a person to avoid or enforce a liability contained in an instrument or requires a person to perform an obligation contained in an instrument; or
requires any money to be paid before its stated maturity; or
releases a surety or other obligee, wholly or partly, from an obligation.
If, apart from this subsection, the advice, consent or approval of a person would be necessary to do something under this chapter, the advice is taken to have been obtained or the consent or approval is taken to have been given unconditionally.
If, apart from this subsection, giving notice to a person would be necessary to do something under this chapter, the notice is taken to have been given.
A transfer to an irrigation entity has effect despite any other contract, law or instrument.
In this section—
relevant entity means—
the State or an employee or agent of the State; or
SunWater or an employee or agent of SunWater; or
an irrigation entity or an employee or agent of an irrigation entity.
s 738ZA ins 2017 No. 2 s 4
exp 1 July 2027 (see s 738ZJ)
AIA s 20A applies (see s 738ZK)
(sec.738ZA-ssec.1) Nothing done under this chapter— makes a relevant entity liable for a civil wrong or contravention of a law, including for a breach of a contract, confidence or duty; or makes a relevant entity in breach of any instrument, including an instrument prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment, novation or transfer of a right or liability or the disclosure of information; or except as expressly provided under a transfer notice, is taken to fulfil a condition that— terminates, or allows a person to terminate, an instrument or obligation; or modifies, or allows a person to modify, the operation or effect of an instrument or obligation; or allows a person to avoid or enforce a liability contained in an instrument or requires a person to perform an obligation contained in an instrument; or requires any money to be paid before its stated maturity; or releases a surety or other obligee, wholly or partly, from an obligation.
(sec.738ZA-ssec.2) If, apart from this subsection, the advice, consent or approval of a person would be necessary to do something under this chapter, the advice is taken to have been obtained or the consent or approval is taken to have been given unconditionally.
(sec.738ZA-ssec.3) If, apart from this subsection, giving notice to a person would be necessary to do something under this chapter, the notice is taken to have been given.
(sec.738ZA-ssec.4) A transfer to an irrigation entity has effect despite any other contract, law or instrument.
(sec.738ZA-ssec.5) In this section— relevant entity means— the State or an employee or agent of the State; or SunWater or an employee or agent of SunWater; or an irrigation entity or an employee or agent of an irrigation entity.
- (a) makes a relevant entity liable for a civil wrong or contravention of a law, including for a breach of a contract, confidence or duty; or
- (b) makes a relevant entity in breach of any instrument, including an instrument prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment, novation or transfer of a right or liability or the disclosure of information; or
- (c) except as expressly provided under a transfer notice, is taken to fulfil a condition that— (i) terminates, or allows a person to terminate, an instrument or obligation; or (ii) modifies, or allows a person to modify, the operation or effect of an instrument or obligation; or (iii) allows a person to avoid or enforce a liability contained in an instrument or requires a person to perform an obligation contained in an instrument; or (iv) requires any money to be paid before its stated maturity; or
- (i) terminates, or allows a person to terminate, an instrument or obligation; or
- (ii) modifies, or allows a person to modify, the operation or effect of an instrument or obligation; or
- (iii) allows a person to avoid or enforce a liability contained in an instrument or requires a person to perform an obligation contained in an instrument; or
- (iv) requires any money to be paid before its stated maturity; or
- (d) releases a surety or other obligee, wholly or partly, from an obligation.
- (i) terminates, or allows a person to terminate, an instrument or obligation; or
- (ii) modifies, or allows a person to modify, the operation or effect of an instrument or obligation; or
- (iii) allows a person to avoid or enforce a liability contained in an instrument or requires a person to perform an obligation contained in an instrument; or
- (iv) requires any money to be paid before its stated maturity; or
- (a) the State or an employee or agent of the State; or
- (b) SunWater or an employee or agent of SunWater; or
- (c) an irrigation entity or an employee or agent of an irrigation entity.