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Water (Register of Interest) Regulations 2000

Made 2000 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
European Union
Country
Australia · Victoria
Subjects
Water
Keywords
water rights, registration, access-to-information

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  1. Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 file:///D/HTML/vic31116.htm[16.01.2025 12:15:51] Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 Version No. 001 Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 S.R. No. 77/2000 Version as at 2 August 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Version No. 001 Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 S.R. No. 77/2000 Version as at 2 August 2000 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the form of returns and provide for applications relating to the register of interests under section 95 of the Water Act 1989. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 324 of the Water Act 1989. 3. Revocation The Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 1990[1] are revoked. 4. Definition In these Regulations "the Act" means the Water Act 1989. 5. Primary return For the purposes of section 95(2) and (4) of the Act, the primary return must be in the form of Schedule 1. 6. Ordinary return For the purposes of section 95(5) of the Act, the ordinary return must be in the form of Schedule 2. 7. Inspection of register of interestsFor the purposes of section 95(10) of the Act, an application by a person to inspect the register of interests must be made in the form of Schedule 3. SCHEDULES Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 file:///D/HTML/vic31116.htm[16.01.2025 12:15:51] SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 5 PRIMARY RETURN (Surname) (Given names) (Name of Authority) Details of registrable interest as at the date of this return: 1. The name of any company or other body, corporate or unincorporate, in which you hold any office whether as director or otherwise at the date of this return. 2. The name or description of any company, partnership, association or other body in which you hold a beneficial interest exceeding $2000 in value. 3. The address or description of any land in the district of the Authority or in a district which adjoins the Authority's district in which you hold any beneficial interest (other than by way of security for any debt). 4. A concise description of any trust in which you hold a beneficial interest or of which you are a trustee and a person related to you by blood or marriage holds a beneficial interest. 5. Any other substantial interest (whether of a pecuniary nature or not) of yours or of a person related to you by blood or marriage of which you are aware and which you ought reasonably to consider might appear to raise a material conflict between your private interest and your public duty as a member or nominated officer (as the case may be). Signature of person making return: Signature of witness: Date: SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 6 ORDINARY RETURN (Surname) (Given names) (Name of Authority) Details of registrable interests in relation to the return period: 1. The name of any company or other body, corporate or unincorporate, in which you held an office as director or otherwise. 2. The name or description of any company, partnership, association or other body in which you hold a beneficial interest exceeding $2000 in value. 3. The address or description of any land in the district of the Authority or in a district which adjoins the Authority's district in which you hold any beneficial interest (other than by way of security for any debt). 4. A concise description of any trust in which you hold a beneficial interest or of which you are a trustee and in which a person related to you by blood or marriage holds a beneficial interest. 5. Particulars of any gift of $2000 or more in value received by you from a person other than a person related to you Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 file:///D/HTML/vic31116.htm[16.01.2025 12:15:51] by blood or by marriage. 6. Any other substantial interest (whether of a pecuniary nature or not) of yours or of a person related to you by blood or marriage, of which you are aware and which you ought reasonably to consider might appear to raise a material conflict between your private interest and your public duty as a member or nominated officer (as the case may be). Signature of person making return: Signature of witness: Date: SCHEDULE 3 APPLICATION TO INSPECT REGISTER OF INTERESTS Regulation 7 (Surname) (Given names) (Address) (Postcode) Telephone Number: I, the undersigned, apply under section 95(10) of the Water Act 1989, to the (Name of Authority) to inspect the register of interests maintained under section 95 of the Act relating to: (Name(s) of person(s) whose return(s) is/are to be inspected) / /20 . (Signed) (Dated) ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ NOTES 1. General Information The Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000, S.R. No. 77/2000 were made on 2 August 2000 by the Governor in Council under section 324 of the Water Act 1989, No. 80/1989 and came into operation on 2 August 2000. The Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 2 August 2010 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994). Table of Amendments There are no amendments made to the Water (Register of Interests) Regulations 2000 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts. Explanatory Details [1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 200/1990.

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