The Narromine Irrigation Board of Management, in pursuance of the Private Irrigation Districts Act 1973, hereby makes the following By-law:

1   Name of By-law

This By-law may be cited as the Narromine Irrigation Board of Management (General) By-law 1983.

2   Definitions

In this By-law:

Board means the Board of Management for the District.

District means the Narromine–Trangie Private Domestic and Stock Water Supply and Irrigation District as constituted by proclamation in Government Gazette No 19 of 23 January 1981.

the Act means the Private Irrigation Districts Act 1973.

3   Election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman

The election of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Board shall be by secret ballot at a duly constituted meeting of the Board.

4   Annual general meeting of owners

(1)  The Chairman of the Board may, in addition to any other general meeting of owners he may think fit to convene, convene an annual general meeting of owners, to be held once in every calendar year:

(a)  in the September of that year, or

(b)  at such other time, not being more than 15 months after the holding of the last preceding annual general meeting, as the Board may direct.

(2)  At each annual general meeting of owners, the Board shall present its audited books of account to the owners.

5   General meeting of owners

(1)  The quorum for a general meeting of owners shall be 12 owners present in person and holding between them not less than one-fifth of the total voting rights of the owners.

(2)  If, within 30 minutes after the time appointed for a general meeting of owners convened pursuant to a requisition under section 69 (2) of the Act, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be dissolved.

(3)  Motions put to the vote at a general meeting of owners shall be decided by a poll taken in such manner as the Chairman of the meeting may direct.

(4)  Subject to section 70 (1) of the Act at a general meeting of owners, an owner may vote by proxy appointed by instrument under his hand or the hand of his duly authorised attorney.

(5)  An instrument appointing a proxy, as referred to in subclause (4), shall be deposited at the office of the Board at least 48 hours before the time appointed for the meting or adjourned meeting in respect of which the proxy is appointed.

(6)  An owner whose property within the District is subject to management under any law relating to mental health may vote by the committee or trustee of his estate or by such other person as may by law have the management of the property.

(7)  A committee, trustee or other person having the management of the property of an owner referred to in subclause (6) shall be competent to appoint a proxy or attorney for the purpose of voting at any general meeting of owners.

(8)  No objection shall be taken to the validity of any vote except at the meeting at which the vote was tendered and every such vote not disallowed by the chairman of the meeting shall for all purposes be deemed valid.

6   Levy of rates

Rates fixed by the Board under section 48 or 49 of the Act shall be levied by notice in writing served on each owner.

7   Owners’ responsibilities regarding water supply

(1)  An owner requiring water from the Board’s works:

(a)  shall order it from the Board at least 7 days before the date on which he requires the water to be supplied, and

(b)  shall furnish such details relating to the volume of the water required and other matters as the Board may require in order to ensure the efficient supply, and prevent any waste, of the water supplied to him.

(2)  An owner to whom water has been supplied by the Board shall draw the water continuously until the quantity ordered has been delivered to his property.

8   Superannuation scheme

Every servant shall become eligible to participate in any scheme of superannuation provided by the Board after a qualifying period of 12 months’ service with the Board.

9   Access of Board members to Board’s books etc

The documents and books of the Board shall be available during ordinary office hours for inspection by any member of the Board at his request.

10   Cheques

Cheques drawn on the Board’s account shall be signed by a member of the staff and countersigned by any two Board members, or cheques may be signed by any three authorised signatories.

Sealed at Narromine this sixteenth day of August, 1983.

The Common Seal of the Narromine Irrigation Board of Management was affixed hereto pursuant to a resolution of the Board made on sixteenth day of August, 1983, in the presence of:		(L.S.)
		G. SWANE, Chairman and Member of the Board.
		MARGARET BARTLETT, Secretary and Member of the Board.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Narromine Irrigation Board of Management (General) By-law 1983 published in Gazette No 152 of 4.11.1983, p 5004.