Dictionary
Schedule 3 Dictionary
section 5
agent, of an entity, includes a person engaged by the entity.
annual report, for chapter 2, part 4, division 3, see section 40.
annual return means the annual return payable under chapter 2, part 5.
asset includes a right.
Authority see section 6(1).
board means the Authority’s board.
chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed under section 27.
community service obligations see section 56.
Coordinator-General means the Coordinator-General under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971.
government entity see the Public Sector Act 2022, section 276.
indictable offence includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily, whether or not the Criminal Code, section 659 applies to the indictable offence.
information includes a document.
instrument means any document, and includes—
an oral agreement; and
an application; and
an accreditation, allocation, approval, certificate, entitlement, exemption, licence, manual, notice, permit, plan and any other authority.
operational plan, of the Authority, means the Authority’s operational plan in force under chapter 2, part 4, division 4.
relevant water entity see section 104.
responsible Ministers means—
the Minister administering this Act; and
the Minister administering the Authority.
restructure, of a relevant water entity, includes the transfer of a share, business, asset, liability, instrument or employee of the relevant water entity to another relevant water entity.
right includes power, privilege and immunity.
senior executive, of the Authority, includes the holder of an office in the Authority that reports directly to the chief executive officer and that is commensurate with an office held by a senior executive under the Public Sector Act 2022.
statement of obligations, of the Authority, means a statement of obligations issued to the Authority and in effect under chapter 2, part 4, division 5.
strategic plan, of the Authority, means the Authority’s strategic plan in force under chapter 2, part 4, division 4.
subsidiary, of the Authority, means a body corporate that would be a subsidiary of the Authority under the Corporations Act, part 1.2, division 6 if the Authority were a body corporate.
trust land means land dedicated as a reserve, or granted in fee simple in trust, under the Land Act 1994, chapter 3, part 1.
water chief executive means the chief executive under the Water Act 2000.
water service see the Water Supply Act, schedule 3.
Water Supply Act means the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008.
water supply works see the Water Act 2000, schedule 4.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.