New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SNOWY HYDRO CORPORATISATION ACT 1997 - SECT 25

25 Review of licence

(1) The Water Administration Ministerial Corporation is to review the obligations under the Snowy water licence at such intervals, and in such manner, as the licence provides.

(2) The licence must provide for such reviews at the following intervals:

(a) after the first 5 years (being a review of the provisions of the licence relating to the initial release of water to the Snowy River for environmental reasons), and

(b) at intervals of 10 years thereafter.

(3) It is the duty of the Water Administration Ministerial Corporation to use its best endeavours to complete that first review, and to give effect to the results of the review, within 6 months after the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence. For that purpose, the Corporation may commence public consultation on the review before that anniversary.