Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SEWERAGE AGREEMENTS ACT 1974 - NOTES

Act No. 73 of 1974 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 28 February 2005
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 8 of 2005

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

3 Interpretation

4 Approval of Supplemental Agreements

5 Certain provisions of Sewerage Agreements Act 1973 cease to have effect

6 Financial assistance

7 Authority to borrow

8 Application of moneys borrowed

10 Appropriation

Schedule

Notes

WHEREAS the execution, on behalf of the Government of Australia, of agreements between the Government of Australia and the Government of each of the States with respect to the provision of financial assistance for sewerage works, being agreements substantially in accordance with the form set out in the Schedule to the Sewerage Agreements Act 1973, was approved by that Act:

AND WHEREAS the following agreements in accordance with the form set out in the Schedule to that Act have been made:

(a) an agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the State of Victoria dated 18 March 1974;

(b) an agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the State of Queensland dated 18 March 1974;

(c) an agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the State of Western Australia dated 18 January 1974;

AND WHEREAS further agreements varying those agreements have been executed on behalf of the Government of Australia and the Government of each of those States:

AND WHEREAS it is provided in each of those further agreements that the agreement shall have no force or effect until it has been approved by the Parliament of Australia:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows: