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WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 55

55 When water resource plans may be amended or replaced

(1) The Minister may--

(a) amend a water resource plan; or
(b) prepare a new water resource plan to replace an existing water resource plan.

(2) The Minister must act under subsection (1) if the Minister is satisfied a report prepared under subdivision 2 shows either of the following in relation to a water resource plan--

(a) the plan's outcomes are not being achieved;
(b) the plan's objectives are no longer appropriate for its plan area.

(2A) Also, the Minister must amend a water resource plan if--

(a) the water resource plan, to the extent it applies to a wild river area, is inconsistent with the wild river declaration for the area; and
(b) the inconsistency is in relation to a matter mentioned in the Wild Rivers Act 2005, section 14(1)(j) to (o).

(3) The Minister must act under subsection (1)(b) before the existing water resource plan expires.



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