Water Management Act 1999
139Non-application of Part
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139 Non-application of Part
[Section 139 Subsection (6) amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 17, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 139 Subsection (6A) inserted by No. 6 of 2007, s. 17, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 139 Subsection (7) substituted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 64, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 139 Subsection (8) inserted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 64, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 139 Substituted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016] This Part does not apply to dam works that –
(a) are undertaken for the primary purpose of storing waste; or
(b) consist of the construction, erection, enlargement or modification of a levee or bank, in preparation for or during a flood, that is a levee or bank that is entirely removed within 4 weeks after the day on which the levee or bank was constructed or the flood ceases; or
(c) are exempted from the operation of this Part under section 140 .