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Land Drainage Act 1908

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The powers and duties delegated are those of the Council as a “local authority” or as the Board of Trustees for a district constituted under the Act (“the Board”), as specified.
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  • Section

    s17

    Summary of Function or Power

    Powers and duties (as Board) in relation to executing the maintenance/alteration /construction etc of drains and watercourses. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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  • Section

    s18

    Summary of Function or Power

    Power (as Board) to enter land to survey, inspect and dig/bore, open/raise floodgates etc, all as specified;

    Duty (as Board) to compensate for damage done as ascertained by the District Court.

    Restriction: Subject also to General Delegations – Legal Proceedings

    

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s19

    Summary of Function or Power

    Power (as Board) to carry away earth/ materials subject to duty to pay reasonable compensation for damage done as agreed or ascertained by the District Court.

    Restriction: Subject also to General Delegations – Legal Proceedings




    

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s20

    Summary of Function or Power

    Duty (as Board) to give prescribed notice to controlling local authority before interfering with any road or footpath. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s21

    Summary of Function or Power

    Duties (as Board) in relation to carrying out work through private land. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s25

    Summary of Function or Power

    Duties (as Board) re maintaining and keeping drains and watercourses clear and clean and re failure to do so. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s26

    Summary of Function or Power

    Power (as Board) to remake branch drains and recover associated costs from offender.


    Restriction: Subject also to General Delegations – Legal Proceedings

     

     

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s27

    Summary of Function or Power

    Powers and duties (as Board) in relation to the removal of any tree that is likely to obstruct or damage drain; recovery of costs of removal. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s28

    Summary of Function or Power

    Duties (as Board), if notified of likelihood of injury or that any bank, dam etc is deficient to take reasonable precautions/pay damages as specified. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    ss29 30

    Summary of Function or Power

    Duty (as Board) to pay compensation for land or water used or damaged etc, by maintenance of any works as agreed or ascertained by the Court. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s61

    Summary of Function or Power

    Powers (as Board) under Part 1 of the Act in regard to the cleansing, repairing, or maintaining of watercourses or drains etc. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    ss62-63

    Summary of Function or Power

    Powers and duties (as local authority) in relation to the removal of obstructions from a watercourse or drain.

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    s63A

    Summary of Function or Power

    Powers and duties (as local authority) in relation to making advances to owner of land to enable works specified to be carried out; to enter into agreements to do such works itself; re repayments, etc. 

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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    ss64-65

    Summary of Function or Power

    Duties (as local authority) re undertaking the care, control and management of drainage works as specified.

    Delegated Officer

    Manager Delivery Sustainability & Infrastructure
    Manager Property
    Manager Three Waters
    Principal Operations Engineer
    Drainage Network Supervisor
    Network Planning Engineer
    Planning Engineer - Network Modelling
    Three Waters Network Manager
    Water Network Supervisor
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