PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 49N

PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 49N

49N—Special provisions relating to Murray-Darling Basin and River Murray Protection Areas

        (1)         If a proposed wind farm licence relates to an area within the Murray-Darling Basin, the Minister must, in considering whether to grant the licence, take into account the objects of the River Murray Act 2003 and the Objectives for a Healthy River Murray under that Act.

        (2)         If a proposed licence relates to a River Murray Protection Area under the River Murray Act 2003 and is within a class of licences prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this provision (which class may be prescribed so as to consist of all such licences), the Minister must, before deciding whether to grant the licence—

            (a)         consult with the Minister to whom the administration of that Act is committed; and

            (b)         comply with the Minister's directions (if any) in relation to the licence (including a direction that the licence not be granted, or that if it is granted, then the licence be subject to conditions specified by the Minister).