Western Australia (South-west Region Water Supplies) Agreement

No. 97 of 1971

An Act to amend the Western Australia (South-west Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1965.

[Assented to 17 November 1971]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Western Australia (South-west Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1971.

(2.) The Western Australia (South-west Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1965 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Western Australia (South-west Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1965–1971.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. After section 2 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Definitions.

“2a. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

‘the Agreement’ means the Agreement a copy of which is set out in the First Schedule to this Act;

‘the Amending Agreement’ means the agreement a copy of which is set out in the Second Schedule to this Act.”.

Approval of Agreement.

4. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “agreement a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act” and inserting in their stead the word “Agreement”.

5. After section 3 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Approval of Amending Agreement.

“3a. The Amending Agreement is approved.”.

Financial assistance.

6. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “the agreement referred to in the last preceding section” and inserting in their stead the words “the Agreement as amended by the Amending Agreement”; and

(b) by omitting the words “that agreement” and inserting in their stead the words “the Agreement as so amended”.

First Schedule.

7. The heading to the Schedule to the Principal Act is omitted and the following headings are inserted in its stead:—

“THE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE Section 2a.”.

Second Schedule.

8. The Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:—

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 2a.

This Agreement is made the Fourth day of August One thousand nine hundred and seventy-one between The Commonwealth of Australia (in this agreement called “the Commonwealth”) of the one part and The State of Western Australia (in this agreement called “the State”) of the other part and is supplemental to the agreement made the tenth day of May, 1965 between the Commonwealth and the State and approved by the Parliament of the Commonwealth by the Western Australia (South-West Region Water Supplies) Agreement Act 1965 (in this agreement called “the Principal Agreement”) in relation to the carrying out of works for the development of water supplies in the South-West region of the State.

Whereas—

(a) the Principal Agreement made provision for the grant by the Commonwealth to the State for the carrying out of the said works of financial assistance consisting of an amount which is equivalent to one-half of the cost of the works but does not exceed ten million five hundred thousand dollars ($10,500,000) and which is repayable by the State as provided in the Principal Agreement;

(b) the State has sought an increase in the total amount of the financial assistance to be provided by the Commonwealth for the carrying out of the works;

(c) the Parliament of the Commonwealth will accordingly be asked to approve an increase of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in the total amount of the financial assistance that may be provided by the Commonwealth under the Principal Agreement:

Now it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. This agreement will have no force or effect and shall not be binding on either party until it has been approved by the Parliament of the Commonwealth.

2. Upon the coming into force of this agreement, the Principal Agreement shall be amended by deleting from sub-clause (2.) of clause 4 the words and figures “Five million two hundred and fifty thousand pounds (£5,250,000)” and inserting in their place the words and figures “Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000)”.

3. Subject to clause 2 of this agreement, the Principal Agreement is confirmed.

In witness whereof this agreement has been executed as at the day and year first above written.