New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 49A

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 Climate Change and 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 an appropriate newspaper.

(4) An order under this section expires 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 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 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.