New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE MACQUARIE AND CUDGEGONG REGULATED RIVERS WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 33

33 Compliance Assessment Advisory Committee

(1) The Minister should establish a Compliance Assessment Advisory Committee under section 388 of the Act for the purposes of providing advice regarding assessments under clauses 31 and 32.

(2) In providing its advice, the Compliance Assessment Advisory Committee should consider possible improvements to:

(a) assessment of extraction compared to the long-term extraction limit, under clause 31,

(b) the computer model referred to in clause 31,

(c) the data used in the computer model referred to in clause 31, and

(d) the effectiveness of any actions taken in accordance with clauses 32 (2) and 32 (9).

(13) Membership of the Compliance Assessment Advisory Committee should be for a period of 5 years and should consist of the following:

(a) a person representing the Department, or its successor,

(b) a person representing the State Water arm of the Department, or its successor,

(c) a person representing NSW Agriculture, or its successor,

(d) no more that 3 persons representing the irrigation industry,

(e) a person representing local government,

(f) a person representing either the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Authority or NSW Fisheries or their successors,

(g) a person representing nature conservation interests, and

(h) other members, as appointed by the Minister.