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Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 No 20

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
30 October 2006 30 October 2006 2006 No 84
20 June 2006 20 June 2006 2006 No 58
20 December 2002 20 December 2002 2002 No 138
01 January 2001 01 January 2001 2000 No 92

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under secs 8 (2) and 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Assented to 9.10.1972. Order dated 13.2.1974, and published in GG No 15 of 15.2.1974, p 510, declaring that the Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972, apply.

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 No 20

Assented to 21.05.1948.

Date of commencement, 30.7.1948, sec 1 (2) and GG No 84 of 23.7.1948, p 1797.

Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Amendment Act 2006 No 84

Assented to 30.10.2006.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 No 58

Assented to 20.06.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.45, assent, sec 2 (2).

Water Management Amendment Act 2002 No 138

Assented to 18.12.2002.

Date of commencement, 20.12.2002, sec 2 and GG No 263 of 20.12.2002, p 10753.

Water Management Act 2000 No 92

Assented to 08.12.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 7, to the extent that it repeals Parts 2 and 3, 1.1.2001, sec 2 and GG No 168 of 22.12.2000, p 13471.

Date of commencement of Sch 7 as it repeals the remaining provisions: not in force.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No 53

Assented to 29.06.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).

Water Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No 98

Assented to 08.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.2, 7.4.2000, sec 2 and GG No 44 of 7.4.2000, p 2886.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999 No 85

Assented to 03.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.56, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998 No 54

Assented to 30.06.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.29, 1.7.1998, Sch 2.29 and GG No 101 of 1.7.1998, p 5119.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 1997 No 152

Assented to 19.12.1997.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 101 of 1.7.1998, p 5119.

Water Legislation Amendment Act 1997 No 128

Assented to 16.12.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 6.2.1998, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 6.2.1998, p 524.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995 No 99

Assented to 21.12.1995.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).

Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 No 13

Assented to 15.06.1995.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 30.6.1995, p 3435.

Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995 No 11

Assented to 09.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement (Amendment) Act 1991 No 90

Assented to 17.12.1991.

Date of commencement, 1.4.1992, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 27.3.1992, p 1982.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991 No 17

Assented to 03.05.1991.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1989 No 226

Assented to 21.12.1989.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948, 11.5.1990, Sch 1 and GG No 62 of 11.5.1990, p 3735.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No 2) Act 1989 No 132

Assented to 05.09.1989.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 No 89

Assented to 13.06.1989.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948, 1.2.1989, sec 2 (7).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement (Amendment) Act 1986 No 202

Assented to 18.12.1986.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.1.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 195 of 19.12.1986, p 6267.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 No 153

Assented to 10.12.1984.

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement (Amendment) Act 1982 No 2

Assented to 08.03.1982.

Miscellaneous Acts (State Bank) Repeal and Amendment Act 1981 No 90

Assented to 10.06.1981.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.11.1981, sec 2 (2) and GG No 168 of 2.11.1981, p 5673.

Miscellaneous Acts (Crown Land Titles) Amendment Act 1980 No 196

Assented to 22.12.1980.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 (except as provided in sec 2 (4)–(6)), 1.10.1981, sec 2 (3) and GG No 141 of 25.9.1981, p 5107.

Miscellaneous Acts (Planning) Repeal and Amendment Act 1979 No 205

Assented to 21.12.1979.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, Part 1, 1.9.1980, sec 2 (4) and GG No 91 of 4.7.1980, p 3366.

Water Resources Commission Act 1976 No 34

Assented to 01.04.1976.

Date of commencement of Sch 6, 30.4.1976, sec 2 (2) and GG No 57 of 23.4.1976, p 1763.

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement (Amendment) Act 1976 No 17

Assented to 31.03.1976.

Date of commencement of sec 3, 23.4.1976, sec 2 (2) and GG No 57 of 23.4.1976, p 1763.

Metric Conversion Act 1974 No 51

Assented to 06.05.1974.

Date of commencement of Sch, Items 602–604, 30.5.1975, sec 4 (2) (b) and GG No 77 of 30.5.1975, p 2052.

Reprints Act 1972 No 48

Assented to 09.10.1972.

Maritime Services (Amendment) Act 1972 No 3

Assented to 06.03.1972.

Water, Crown Lands and Other Acts (Amendment) Act 1970 No 5

Assented to 13.03.1970.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Maritime Services (Amendment) Act 1960 No 51

Assented to 21.11.1960.

Irrigation, Water and Rivers and Foreshores Improvement (Amendment) Act 1955 No 12

Assented to 12.04.1955.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, the Reprints Act 1972, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995.

Long title

Am 1989 No 226, Sch 1.

Sec 1

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (1); 1989 No 226, Sch 1.

Sec 2

Am 1976 No 34, Sch 6; 1980 No 196, Sch 1; 1981 No 90, Sch 1; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (2); 1986 No 202, Sch 1 (1); 1989 No 89, Sch 1; 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 1995 No 11, Sch 1.

Part 2

Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 3

Am 1960 No 51, sec 11; 1995 No 13, Sch 4; 2000 No 53, Sch 2.20 [1]. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 4

Am 1970 No 5, Sch; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (3); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1995 No 13, Sch 4. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 5

Am 1989 No 89, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 6

Am 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Part 1; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (4); 1989 No 89, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 7

Am 1955 No 12, sec 16; 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Part 1; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (5); 1989 No 89, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Part 3

Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Part 3, Div 1

Rep 1989 No 226, Sch 1.

Sec 8

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (6); 1986 No 202, Sch 1 (2). Rep 1989 No 226, Sch 1.

Part 3, Div 2

Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 9

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (7); 1989 No 132, Sch 2; 1989 No 226, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 10

Am 1989 No 132, Sch 2; 1991 No 17, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 11

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (8); 1989 No 132, Sch 2; 1989 No 226, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 12

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (9); 1989 No 132, Sch 2; 1989 No 226, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 13

Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 14

Am 1979 No 205, Sch 2, Part 1; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (10); 1991 No 17, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 15

Am 1989 No 89, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 15A

Ins 1989 No 226, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Part 3, Div 3

Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 16

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (11); 1989 No 89, Sch 1; 1989 No 132, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 17

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (12); 1989 No 132, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 18

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (13); 1986 No 202, Sch 1 (3); 1989 No 89, Sch 1; 1989 No 132, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 19

Am 1965 No 33, First Sch; 1970 No 5, sec 6; 1976 No 17, sec 3; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (14); 1986 No 202, Sch 1 (4); 1989 No 89, Sch 1; 1989 No 132, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 20

Am 1989 No 89, Sch 1. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 21

Am 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (15). Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Sec 22

Am 1989 No 132, Sch 2. Rep 2000 No 92, Sch 7.

Part 3A

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 22A

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (1). Am 1995 No 13, Sch 4; 2000 No 53, Sch 2.20 [2]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.45; 2006 No 84, Sch 2.14 [1].

Sec 22B

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (1). Am 1999 No 98, Sch 4.2.

Sec 22C

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (1). Am 1997 No 128, Sch 2.3 [1]; 1997 No 152, Sch 4.33; 1998 No 54, Sch 2.29.

Secs 22D–22K

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 22L

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (1). Am 1997 No 128, Sch 2.3 [2].

Sec 22M

Ins 2002 No 138, Sch 5.3 [1].

Sec 23

Am 1974 No 51, Sch; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (16); 1995 No 13, Sch 4; 2006 No 84, Sch 2.14 [2].

Sec 23A

Ins 1955 No 12, sec 17. Am 1972 No 3, sec 4; 1974 No 51, Sch; 1982 No 2, Schs 1, 2 (17); 1984 No 153, Sch 16; 1986 No 202, Sch 1 (5); 1989 No 132, Sch 2. Rep 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 24

Am 1981 No 90, Sch 1. See also 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (18). Rep 1989 No 89, Sch 1.

Sec 25

Am 1970 No 5, Sch; 1982 No 2, Sch 2 (19); 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 2002 No 138, Sch 5.3 [2].

Sec 26

Subst 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (3). Am 1999 No 85, Sch 2.56.

Secs 27, 28

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (3).

Sch 1

Ins 1991 No 90, Sch 1 (3).

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Bill 1948

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