Water Industry Act 1994
Sch 2Savings and transitionals
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Schedule 2—Savings and transitionals
1 New and restructured Authorities
The amendments of the Water Act 1989 made by section 192 apply only with respect to an Authority constituted or restructured by an Order made after the commencement of that section.
2 By-laws
(1) Any by-laws made under section 214 of the MMBW Act and in force immediately before the commencement of section 203(1) of this Act continue in force on and after that commencement and have effect as if they were regulations made under section 149 of this Act insofar as they could have been made under section 149 of this Act.
(2) By-laws continued in force by subclause (1) continue in force for so long as, but for this Act, they would have remained in force unless sooner revoked by regulations made under section 149.
3 Metropolitan Improvement Rate
The repeal by section 203(2) of this Act of section 218 of the MMBW Act does not affect any liability to pay a rate made and levied under that section before its repeal.
4 Metropolitan drainage and waterways
Despite the amendments of the MMBW Act made by section 205, Melbourne Water Corporation has power to complete any river improvement works within the meaning of Part X of the MMBW Act as in force immediately before the commencement of section 205(1) that were commenced to be carried out by Melbourne Water Corporation before the commencement of that section but were not completed before then.
5 Floodplain management
Division 4 of Part 10 of the Water Act 1989 applies to a declaration made by Melbourne Water Corporation under section 203 of that Act and in force immediately before the commencement of section 205(2) of this Act as if it had been made by the Minister.
6 MWC directors
The amendments of the Melbourne Water Corporation Act 1992 made by section 214(e) and (f) do not affect any appointment of a person as a director, or the Managing Director, of Melbourne Water Corporation made before the commencement of that section.
Sch. 3 inserted by No. 66/2000 s. 24.