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Public Works Act 1981

Irrigation

209: Basic charge

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“The Governor-General sets the price for irrigated land”

The Governor-General can decide how much money you have to pay for each hectare of land that can be watered in an irrigation district. This is called the basic charge. The Governor-General can change this amount whenever they want to by making an order.

When the Governor-General makes an order about the basic charge, it becomes a type of law called secondary legislation. This means it has to follow certain rules about how it’s published, which you can find in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 19 Irrigation

209Basic charge

  1. Notwithstanding that a basic charge may have been notified under section 202 or adjusted under section 210 (before its repeal), the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, determine the basic charge for each hectare of irrigable land in any irrigation district.

  2. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 209: substituted, on , by section 20(1) of the Irrigation Schemes Act 1990 (1990 No 52).
  • Section 209(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).