Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this Part
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authorised person means —
(a) the
Minister, a Minister for the time being administering any Act relating to
water supply, and any local authority; and
(b) a
person authorised, whether generally or specially to carry out testing work,
by one of those Ministers or a local authority;
testing work means work which in the opinion of an
authorised person is necessary for general investigation for water supply
purposes, and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
carrying out of tests, gaugings, borings, the construction of gauging weirs,
the sinking of shafts, the digging of trenches and other incidental work and
things used for or in connection with that work.
(2) An authorised
person may from time to time lawfully enter upon land with such assistants and
things as the authorised person thinks fit for the purpose and carry out
testing work and alter, remove, inspect, reinstate and repair testing work
upon the land.
(3) Where an
authorised person intends to enter upon land the authorised person shall, if
it is practicable, give to the owner or occupier of the land at least 48
hours’ notice of their intention, and if required by the owner or
occupier shall produce to the owner or occupier their authority to enter the
land.
[Section 83A inserted: No. 48 of 1953 s. 6;
amended: No. 27 of 1974 s. 22; No. 4 of 2023 s. 101.]