WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 392 Direction to propose amendment and consult on proposal

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 392

392 Direction to propose amendment and consult on proposal

(1) This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes—

(a) there has been a material change in the information or a prediction contained in an approved underground water impact report or final report; or

(b) the information or a prediction contained in an approved underground water impact report or final report is incorrect in a material particular.

(2) The chief executive may give to the responsible entity for the report a notice directing the entity to—

(a) propose an amendment of the report to address the material change or correct the material particular; and

(b) consult on the proposed amendment in the way required under subsection (4) ; and

(c) give the proposed amendment to the chief executive for approval under subsection (5) .

(3) The responsible entity must comply with the notice.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

(4) In consulting on the proposed amendment, division 4 , subdivision 2 applies to the proposed amendment as if a reference in that subdivision to an underground water impact report or final report were a reference to the proposed amendment.

(5) In deciding whether to approve the proposed amendment, division 5 applies to the chief executive’s decision as if a reference in that division to an underground water impact report or final report were a reference to the proposed amendment.

(6) The approved underground water impact report or final report, as amended, takes effect on the day the amendment takes effect under section 385 (6) .