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Local Government Act 1974

Regional drainage

479: Watercourses

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"Rules about rivers and streams, no longer in use"

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You are looking at a part of the Local Government Act 1974 called Watercourses. This part is section 479, but it is no longer in use because it was repealed. It was repealed on 1 July 1992 by section 46 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992.

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Part 27Regional drainage

479Watercourses (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 479: repealed, on , by section 46 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 42).