Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007 (NO. 19 OF 2007) - SECT 15

    (1)     The authority must submit the draft guidelines (including any revision under section 14 (4)) to the Minister for approval, together with a written report—

        (a)     about the authority's consultation with the public and with any particular person or entity about the draft guidelines; and

        (b)     setting out the issues raised in the comments given to the authority under section 14 in the consultation period.

    (2)     On receiving draft guidelines submitted for approval, the Minister may—

        (a)     approve the guidelines as submitted; or

        (b)     refer the draft back to the authority with a written direction to do 1 or more of the following:

              (i)     conduct further stated consultation;

              (ii)     consider any revision suggested by the Minister;

              (iii)     revise the draft in a stated way.

    (3)     If the Minister refers draft guidelines back to the authority under subsection (2) (b), the authority must—

        (a)     comply with the Minister's directions; and

        (b)     resubmit the draft guidelines (with any revisions required) to the Minister for approval together with a written report about the authority's compliance with the Minister's directions and about any revision of the draft guidelines.

    (4)     Subsection (2) applies to draft guidelines resubmitted to the Minister for approval.