Farm Water Development Act 1985 (Tas)

Farm Water Development Act 1985

An Act to provide for the making of loans to assist in the development of water resources for use on farms and to make provision for incidental matters [Royal Assent 23 May 1985]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm Water Development Act 1985 .

2. Commencement This Act shall commence on the day on which it receives the Royal assent.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – eligible person means a person who is engaged in farming operations and whose sole or principal source of income is derived from those operations; loan means a loan under this Act; TDR means Tasmania Development and Resources.

4. Power of TDR to make loans Subject to this Act, TDR may, out of the money available to it under section 12 , make loans to eligible persons for the purposes specified in section 5 .

5. Loans for development of farm water A loan may be made to an eligible person for the purposes of – (a) undertaking, in accordance with a permit under the Water Management Act 1999 , dam works that are to be used in connection with the storage of water for irrigation on a farm owned or occupied by that eligible person; or (b) the drilling or construction of a well or bore in order to take water for use on a farm owned or occupied by that eligible person; or (c) the provision of an irrigation system on a farm owned or occupied by that eligible person.

6. Terms and conditions of loans A loan made under this Act shall be made subject to terms and conditions determined by TDR.