Water Act 2007Act No. 137 of 2007 as amendedThis compilation was prepared on 5 March 2010taking into account amendments up to Act No. 8 of 2010The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes sectionThe operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes sectionPrepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,Attorney General’s Department, Canberra ContentsPart 1—Preliminary 11 Short title [see Note 1] 12 Commencement 13 Objects 24 Definitions 35 Application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to Parts 1A, 2A, 4, 4A, 10A and 11A 196 Planned environmental water 197 Infrastructure operators etc. 208 River flow control works 219 Constitutional basis for Act 229A Constitutional basis of Parts 1A, 2A, 4, 4A, 10A and 11A 2210 Basis for Basin water charge, water t...