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Public Works Act 1981

Irrigation

211: Water availability charge

You could also call this:

“The Governor-General decides how much water costs in irrigation areas each year”

You can find out how much water costs in an irrigation district. The Governor-General can decide how much to charge for each unit of water every year. They do this by making an Order in Council. This applies even if someone has already set a price or changed it before.

When the Governor-General makes this decision, it becomes a type of law called secondary legislation. You can find out more about how this type of law is published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 19 Irrigation

211Water availability charge

  1. Notwithstanding that a water availability charge may have been notified under section 202 or adjusted under section 212 (before its repeal), the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, determine the annual water availability charge for each unit quantity or unit rate of supply of water 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 211: substituted, on , by section 21(1) of the Irrigation Schemes Act 1990 (1990 No 52).
  • Section 211(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).