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This order may be cited as the Water Management (Watercourse Authority Exemption) Order 2009 .
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Tasmania regulation
This order declares that Part 6A of the Water Management Act 1999 does not apply to a specified list of water entities (see s4). It names particular irrigation schemes, corporations, trusts, a government business enterprise, and the Director of Inland Fisheries as exempt. As a result, those listed entities are relieved of the regulatory obligations and compliance costs that Part 6A would impose; the order is administered by the Department of Primary Industries and Water.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Water Management (Watercourse Authority Exemption) Order 2009.
This order may be cited as the Water Management (Watercourse Authority Exemption) Order 2009 .
This order takes effect on the day on which the provisions of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commence.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were regulations within the meaning of that Act.
It is declared that Part 6A of the Water Management Act 1999 does not apply to the following water entities:
(a) [Clause 4 Amended by No. 51 of 2012, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2013] the following bodies corporate under the Corporations Act:
(i) Cressy Longford Irrigation Scheme Ltd. (ACN 097 994 100);
(ii) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 74, Applied:07 Sep 2016] . . . . . . . .
(b) [Clause 4 Amended by No. 51 of 2012, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2013] the Corporation within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012 ;
(c) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 74, Applied:07 Sep 2016] . . . . . . . .
(d) the Director of Inland Fisheries;
(e) the following Government Business Enterprises:
(i) Hydro-Electric Corporation;
(ii) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 63, Applied:01 Jul 2011] . . . . . . . .
(ea) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 74, Applied:07 Sep 2016] the River Clyde Trust, a trust reconstituted under section 308 of the Water Management Act 1999 ;
(f) the Elizabeth Macquarie Irrigation Trust, a trust established under Part 10 of the Water Management Act 1999 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 February 2009
This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries and Water.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Water Management (Watercourse Authority Exemption) Order 2009 .
This order takes effect on the day on which the provisions of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commence.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were regulations within the meaning of that Act.
It is declared that Part 6A of the Water Management Act 1999 does not apply to the following water entities:
(a) [Clause 4 Amended by No. 51 of 2012, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2013] the following bodies corporate under the Corporations Act:
(i) Cressy Longford Irrigation Scheme Ltd. (ACN 097 994 100);
(ii) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 74, Applied:07 Sep 2016] . . . . . . . .
(b) [Clause 4 Amended by No. 51 of 2012, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2013] the Corporation within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012 ;
(c) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 74, Applied:07 Sep 2016] . . . . . . . .
(d) the Director of Inland Fisheries;
(e) the following Government Business Enterprises:
(i) Hydro-Electric Corporation;
(ii) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2011, No. 63, Applied:01 Jul 2011] . . . . . . . .
(ea) [Clause 4 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 74, Applied:07 Sep 2016] the River Clyde Trust, a trust reconstituted under section 308 of the ;
(f) the Elizabeth Macquarie Irrigation Trust, a trust established under Part 10 of the Water Management Act 1999 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 February 2009
This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries and Water.