Amended By-Law No. 2: Waterways, Land and Works Protection and Management
This By Law has been amended and is now available for viewing.
We are authorised under the Water Act 1989 to make By-Laws in our service areas.
The objectives of this By-Law are:
- the management, protection and use of lands, waterways and works under the management and control of Melbourne Water;
- preventing or minimising interference with or obstruction of the flow of water;
- preventing or minimising the silting up of a designated waterway or designated land or works or any injury to or pollution of it or them, including prohibiting the deposit of material in or near it or them;
- prohibiting or regulating the removal of any material from land forming part of a designated waterway or designated land or works;
- regulating activities carried out on land forming part of a designated waterway or designated land or works; and
- the general management and control of any designated waterways or designated land or works, for the purpose of Melbourne Water discharging its functions under the Act.