WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 49A
Suspension of management plans during severe water shortages
WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 49A
Suspension of management plans during severe water shortages
49A Suspension of management plans during severe water shortages
(1) If satisfied that there is a severe water shortage in relation to a
particular water management area or water source, the Minister may, by order
published in the Gazette, suspend the operation of any management plan, either
in whole or in part, in relation to that or any other water management area or
water source.
(2) Before suspending the operation of a management plan in
relation to a water management area or water source, the Minister must obtain
the concurrence of the Minister for the Environment.
(3) As soon as
practicable after an order under this section is published in the Gazette, a
copy of the order must be published in the authorised manner.
(4) An order
under this section expires (unless sooner revoked) at the end of 30 June
following the date on which it is made or, if made on or after 1 April in any
year, at the end of 30 June of the following year.
(5) An order may not be
made under this section or section 49B in relation to a management plan that
has, at any time during the previous 12 months, been subject to a prior order
under this section or section 49B unless the Minister is satisfied, for
reasons specified in the order, that there is no need for the plan to be
amended under Division 9.
