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Public Works Act 1981

Irrigation

217: Supply of water

You could also call this:

“Water supply rules for irrigation districts”

The Minister decides when water will start being available for an irrigation district or part of it. This is when a big part of the area can get water. The Minister will tell everyone in writing about this start time. They will do this within 3 months before or after the start time.

Before the official start time, the Minister can give water to anyone from the water supply works. They can decide what rules to use for this.

After the official start time, if there’s more water than what’s needed for the water availability agreements, the Minister can give this extra water to anyone. But the rules for this can’t be better than the rules in the water availability agreements.

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Part 19 Irrigation

217Supply of water

  1. The Minister shall determine a time as the commencement of availability of supply of water for each irrigation district or each part of it (being a time when water is made available to a substantial proportion of the district or part of it, as the case may be), and shall ensure that all occupiers in the district or part of it are notified in writing of the time of such commencement within 3 months before or after that time.

  2. At any time before the commencement of availability of supply in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister may supply any person with water from the water supply works on such terms and conditions as he thinks reasonable.

  3. If, at any time after the commencement of availability of supply, the Minister is of the opinion that the supply of water from the water supply works is likely to be in excess of the amount to be supplied in accordance with water availability agreements, the Minister may supply the surplus water to any person on conditions not more favourable than those applicable to water availability agreements.

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  • 1975 No 138 s 21
Notes
  • Section 217(1): amended, on , by section 65(1) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 43).
  • Section 217(2): amended, on , by section 65(2) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 43).
  • Section 217(3): substituted, on , by section 65(3) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 43).