South Australian Current Acts

SOUTH EASTERN WATER CONSERVATION AND DRAINAGE ACT 1992 - SECT 18

18—Management plan

        (1)         The Board must, within a year of the commencement of this Act, develop a management plan detailing the action that is to be taken by the Board and the Council in the administration of this Act over the ensuing three years.

        (2)         The Board must review and update its management plan annually and may make such modifications or additions to the plan as it thinks necessary or desirable.

        (3)         The Board must consult with the Council in developing or reviewing its management plan insofar as the plan affects the Council's area.

        (3a)         The Board must consult with the Minister to whom the administration of the River Murray Act 2003 is committed in reviewing its management plan insofar as the plan affects the River Murray within the meaning of that Act.

        (4)         The Board must give the community within the South East a reasonable opportunity to inspect and comment on its management plan as it is developed or reviewed, and must give due consideration to any submissions that may be made.

        (5)         The Board must submit its initial management plan and any subsequent modifications or additions to the plan to the Minister for approval.

        (6)         The Minister may, before giving his or her approval, direct the Board to make any alteration to the management plan that the Minister thinks appropriate and the Board must comply with any such direction.