Water Management Act 1999

This clause applies to a permission in force under section 90 of this Act as in force immediately before the day on which section 43 of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commences.

The permission continues in force according to its terms on and after the day referred to in subclause (1) until the expiry of the period not exceeding 3 months for which the permission was granted.

Notwithstanding section 136A(1) of the amended Act –

it is not an offence for a person to physically undertake well works contrary to that section during the first 2 months of the lead-in period; and

it is not an offence for a person to physically undertake well works contrary to paragraph (a) of that section during the last 4 months of the lead-in period if the person –

it is not an offence for a person to physically undertake well works contrary to paragraph (b) of that section during the last 4 months of the lead-in period if the person is an employee of, and working under the on-site supervision of, someone who has or is reasonably believed by the first-mentioned person to have –

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This clause applies if any elections of trustees are in the process of being conducted immediately before the day on which section 96 of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commences.

The elections are to proceed as if the former Act and the former electoral regulations were still in force.

The elections have effect under and for the amended Act.

For the purposes of this clause, an election of trustees is taken to be in the process of being conducted if the returning officer has not issued a certificate of the result of the election.

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This clause applies if any polls under section 213 are in the process of being taken immediately before the day on which section 97 of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commences.

The polls are to proceed as if the former Act and the former polling regulations were still in force.

The polls have effect under and for the amended Act.

For the purposes of this clause, a poll is taken to be in the process of being taken if the returning officer has not finished counting the ballot papers.

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Subject to clause 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the amended Act, a person who was an elected trustee under the former Act retires at the same time as he or she would have retired had the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 not been enacted.

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The Governor may make regulations of a savings and transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008.

A regulation made under subclause (1) in respect of any matter may take effect on a day on which any provision of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 relating to that matter commences or a later day.

The provisions of Division 4 of Part 15 have, subject to any necessary modification, the same application to regulations made under subclause (1) as they have to any of the regulations to which that Division applies.