Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 22R

    (1)     In conducting a review under section 22P, the Minister must—

        (a)     consult with the consultative committee appointed by the Minister under section 22Q;

S. 22R(1)(b) substituted by No. 23/2019 s. 20(1).

        (b)     give notice of the review to—

              (i)     any Authority or other person whose interests the Minister considers are likely to be affected by the review; and

              (ii)     each specified Aboriginal party for an area that is wholly or partly within the area to which the water resources the subject of the review are related;

        (c)     publish notice of the commencement of the review in a local newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the review relates;

        (d)     make any draft review available for inspection by the public for at least 2 months after its preparation;

        (e)     publish a notice in a newspaper, circulating generally in the State and a local newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the review relates, stating where and when the draft review can be inspected and inviting public comment by a set date;

        (f)     consider any comments made by the set date;

        (g)     consider any comments of the panel appointed under section 22S ;

        (h)     make any appropriate changes to the draft review.

S. 22R(2)(3) repealed by No. 23/2019 s. 20(2).

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S. 22S inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 11.