South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Act 1992 (SA)

South Australia South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Act 1992 An Act to provide for the conservation and management of water and the prevention of flooding of rural land in the South East of the State; and for other related purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Minister may direct vesting of works 5 Interaction of this Act with other Acts 6 Power of Minister to delegate 7 Objects of this Act 7A Objects of River Murray Act 2003 Part 2—Administration Division 1—The South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board 8 Establishment of the Board 9 Membership of the Board 10 Board elections 11 Entitlement to vote at Board elections 12 Presiding member and deputies 13 Term of office of Board members 14 Allowances 15 Procedure at meetings 16 Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act Division 2—Functions and general powers of Board 17 Functions of Board 18 Management plan 19 General powers of the Board 20 Board subject to control of Minister 21 Power of Board to delegate 22 Staff 23 Accounts and audit 24 Annual report Division 3—Functions and duties of the Council 25 Functions of the Council 26 Council subject to control of Minister 27 Council to keep a separate fund 28 Power of Council to delegate Division 4—Advisory committees 31 Advisory committees 32 Terms and conditions of office 33 Procedure for advisory committees Part 3—Water management works Division 1—Board and Council water management works 34 Board water management works 35 Council water management works 36 Discharge of stormwater into Council water management works 37 Water in water management works is property of Crown 38 Further powers of Board and Council 39 Power to require landholders to contribute to cost of works 40 Fencing of water management works and drainage reserves Division 2—Private water management works 41 Water management works not to be constructed, altered or removed without a licence 42 Certain bridges and culverts not to be constructed without a licence 43 Grant of licences 44 Power of authority to direct certain work be carried out Division 3—Offences 45 Water not to be taken from Board or Council water management works 46 Board and Council water management works not to be interfered with 47 Permission may be conditional Division 4—Appeals 48 Rights of appeal 49 Decision or requirement may be suspended pending appeal Part 4—Miscellaneous 50 Power to waive or defer payments 51 Appointment of authorised officers 52 Powers of authorised officers 53 Hindering etc persons engaged in the administration of this Act 54 Proceedings for offences 55 Offences by body corporate 56 General defence 57 Evidentiary 59 Regulations Schedule 1—Land comprising the South East Schedule 2—Land excluded from the area of the Council Schedule 3—Central Electoral Zone Schedule 4—Northern Electoral Zone Schedule 5—Southern Electoral Zone Schedule 6—Transitional provisions Legislative history