Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 22G

    (1)     The Minister must consider the draft Strategy and may—

        (a)     endorse the Strategy; or

        (b)     endorse the Strategy with any amendments the Minister considers appropriate; or

        (c)     refuse to endorse the draft strategy.

    (2)     Before making a decision under subsection (1) the Minister must—

        (a)     consider a report of any panel prepared on the draft Strategy under section 22F; and

        (b)     make any such report available to the public under section 22F(7).

S. 22G(3) inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 12.

    (3)     If the Minister endorses a Sustainable Water Strategy for a region under subsection (1)(a) or (b), the Minister may revoke or amend an existing Sustainable Water Strategy for all or part of the same region.

S. 22G(4) inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 12.

    (4)     If the Minister revokes or amends an existing Sustainable Water Strategy under subsection (3), the Minister must include a notice of the revocation or amendment in the Strategy that the Minister endorses.

S. 22H inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 11.