New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe monitoring of the performance indicators specified in clause 13 shall be undertaken by the Minister.
Note: Review and Audit of this Plan
In accordance with section 43A of the Act, the Natural Resources Commission must undertake a review of this Plan prior to any decision to extend its term or to make a new plan. The review must consider the extent to which the Plan’s water sharing provisions have contributed to achieving or not achieving the relevant natural resource management standards and targets in the catchment management area (as referred to in section 5 of the Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003 ).
In its review the Commission should consider:(a) the outcomes of the recalibration and refinement of the groundwater management model and the impact that any variation in irrigation losses may have on the estimated recharge of this groundwater system,(b) the outcomes of studies of the groundwater dependency of ecosystems both within and beyond the groundwater resource.When undertaking this review the Natural Resources Commission is required to call for public submissions. The Commission will take into consideration any submission received as well as any other relevant State-wide or regional government policies or agreements that apply to the catchment management area.
In accordance with section 44 of the Act, this Plan will be audited at intervals of no more than five years, for the purpose of ascertaining whether its provisions are being given effect to. This audit is to be carried out by an audit panel appointed by the Minister in consultation with the water management committee, where one exists.
Note: The Implementation Program
In accordance with section 51 of the Act, the Minister may establish an Implementation Program that sets out the means by which the provisions of this Plan are to be achieved.
It is proposed that the Minister establish an Implementation Program for this Plan. Pursuant to section 51 (5) of the Act, the Implementation Program is to be reviewed annually by the Minister to determine whether it is effective in implementing this Plan.
The results of the review of the Implementation Program will be included in the annual report for the Department.