Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) After section 324(1)(a) of the Water Act 1989 insert —
"(ab) prescribing fees that may differ according to the class or nature of the application, licence, registration, variation, renewal or transfer; and
(ac) prescribing the form and manner in which the water register is to be established and maintained, including, but not limited to, the establishment, maintenance and alteration of the system of the water register; and
(ad) prescribing fees for—
(i) making recordings in the part of the water register for which the Registrar or the Minister is responsible; or
(ii) searching for or obtaining information or records in the part of the water register for which the Registrar or the Minister is responsible; or
(iii) any other matters related to the water register in relation to water shares; or
(iv) any other matters in relation to the water register, including, but not limited to, services provided by the Registrar or the Minister as a recording body under Part 5A; and
(ae) prescribing, in respect of the water register—
(i) persons or classes of person who may search for or obtain information or records in the water register; and
(ii) information or records or classes of information or records which may be searched or obtained by those persons; and
(iii) information or records or classes of information or records which are not available to the public; and
(af) regulating places at which water may be taken and times and rates at which water may be taken; and
(ag) prescribing matters, in addition to those set out in section 33G, that the Minister must determine when issuing a water share; and".
(2) After section 324(1) of the Water Act 1989 insert —
"(1A) Regulations fixing fees under sub-section (1)(ad) may provide for the waiver of those fees.".