WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 69 Amending or replacing a water management protocol

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 69

69 Amending or replacing a water management protocol

(1) The chief executive may amend or replace a water management protocol at any time.

(2) The amendment or replacement must—

(a) be consistent with the water plan outcomes and the measures that contribute to achieving them; and

(b) achieve any objectives stated in the plan, including the water allocation security objective and the environmental flow objectives; and

(c) be developed with adequate consultation with persons affected by the protocol as it implements the plan.

(3) If the water plan outcomes, measures or objectives are changed, the chief executive must amend the relevant water management protocol to the extent necessary to be consistent with the water plan.

(4) If the chief executive amends or replaces a water management protocol, the chief executive must publish a statement of changes made to the protocol.