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2013-2014-2015
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Water Amendment (Review
Implementation and Other Measures)
Bill 2015
No. , 2015
(Agriculture and Water Resources)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Water Act 2007, and
for related purposes
No. , 2015
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
2
Commencement ................................................................................. 1
3
Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments arising from review of the Water
Act 2007
3
Part 1--Reviews and reporting requirements
3
Water Act 2007
3
Part 2--Accrediting water resource plans
5
Water Act 2007
5
Part 3--Indigenous matters relevant to Basin water resources
10
Water Act 2007
10
Part 4--Trading by Commonwealth Environmental Water
Holder
11
Water Act 2007
11
Part 5--Murray-Darling Basin Water Rights Information
Service
15
Water Act 2007
15
Part 6--Miscellaneous amendments
16
Water Act 2007
16
Schedule 2--Technical amendments
18
Part 1--Technical amendments affecting definition of referring
State
18
Water Act 2007
18
Part 2--Amendments consequential on the Acts and
Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015
19
Water Act 2007
19
Part 3--Spent provisions
20
Water Act 2007
20
No. , 2015
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
1
A Bill for an Act to amend the Water Act 2007, and
1
for related purposes
2
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
3
1 Short title
4
This Act may be cited as the Water Amendment (Review
5
Implementation and Other Measures) Act 2015.
6
2 Commencement
7
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
8
commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
9
column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
10
according to its terms.
11
12
2
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
No. , 2015
Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1,
item 1
1 January 2020.
1 January 2020
3. Schedule 1,
items 2 to 9
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
4. Schedule 1,
Parts 2 to 6
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
5. Schedule 2,
Part 1
Immediately after the commencement of
Schedule 1 to the Water Amendment Act
2008.
15 December
2008
6. Schedule 2,
Part 2
The later of:
(a) the start of the day after this Act receives
the Royal Assent; and
(b) immediately after the commencement of
Schedule 1 to the Acts and Instruments
(Framework Reform) Act 2015.
7. Schedule 2,
Part 3
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
1
enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
2
this Act.
3
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
4
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
5
may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
6
3 Schedules
7
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
8
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
9
concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
10
according to its terms.
11
Amendments arising from review of the Water Act 2007 Schedule 1
Reviews and reporting requirements Part 1
No. , 2015
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
3
Schedule 1--Amendments arising from review
1
of the Water Act 2007
2
Part 1--Reviews and reporting requirements
3
Water Act 2007
4
1 Subsection 22(1) (at the end of the cell at table item 13,
5
column headed "Specific requirements")
6
Add:
7
; and (c) the social and economic impacts of the Basin Plan.
8
The program must provide for the first of each of those reviews to be completed before
9
the end of 2020.
10
2 Subsection 49A(1)
11
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
12
(1) The Authority must, before the end of 2020, give advice to the
13
Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council on the impacts of the
14
Basin Plan.
15
3 Paragraph 50(1)(a)
16
Omit "the tenth year of the period that starts when the Basin Plan first
17
takes effect", substitute "2026".
18
4 At the end of section 50
19
Add:
20
(6) Subsection (5) must be complied with in relation to a review under
21
subsection (1) before the end of the year during which the review is
22
conducted.
23
5 At the end of Division 1 of Part 2
24
Add:
25
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Subdivision H--Annual analysis of Basin Plan's effectiveness
1
52A Annual analysis of Basin Plan's effectiveness
2
(1) The Authority must, after the end of each financial year, cause an
3
analysis of the Basin Plan's effectiveness to be conducted.
4
(2) The Authority must prepare and give to the Minister a written
5
report of the analysis within 6 months after the end of the financial
6
year.
7
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each
8
House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after
9
the Minister receives the report.
10
(4) A copy of the report must also be given to each other member of
11
the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council.
12
6 Paragraph 214(3)(a)
13
Repeal the paragraph.
14
7 Subsection 253(1)
15
Omit "2014", substitute "2024".
16
8 Subsection 253(2)
17
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
18
(2) The terms of reference for the review are to be determined by the
19
Minister in consultation with the States.
20
9
Annual analysis of Basin Plan's effectiveness
21
Section 52A and subsection 214(3) of the Water Act 2007, as in force
22
on and after the commencement of this item, apply in relation to a
23
financial year if:
24
(a) the financial year ends on or after that commencement; or
25
(b) the financial year ends before that commencement and an
26
annual report for the Authority for the financial year has not
27
been given to the Minister before that commencement.
28
Amendments arising from review of the Water Act 2007 Schedule 1
Accrediting water resource plans Part 2
No. , 2015
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
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Part 2--Accrediting water resource plans
1
Water Act 2007
2
10 Subsection 4(1)
3
Insert:
4
affects water resource plan accreditations, in relation to an
5
amendment of the Basin Plan, has the meaning given by
6
subsection 48(8).
7
notifiable instrument has the same meaning as in the Legislation
8
Act 2003.
9
11 At the end of section 48
10
Add:
11
(8) If any part of the amendment was prepared by the Authority
12
because, after having reviewed the Basin Plan under section 50, the
13
Authority was satisfied that the Basin Plan should be amended (see
14
section 52), the Minister must, by notifiable instrument, determine
15
that the amendment affects water resource plan accreditations.
16
Note:
Broadly, the accreditation of a water resource plan ceases to have
17
effect 3 years after an amendment that affects water resource plan
18
accreditations comes into effect (see subsection 64(1)).
19
12 Section 52 (note)
20
Omit "Note", substitute "Note 1".
21
13 At the end of section 52
22
Add:
23
Note 2:
An amendment of the Basin Plan prepared as mentioned in this section
24
will be an amendment that affects water resource plan accreditations
25
(see subsection 48(8)). Broadly, the accreditation of a water resource
26
plan ceases to have effect 3 years after such an amendment comes into
27
effect (see subsection 64(1)).
28
14 Before subsection 56(1)
29
Insert:
30
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Matters to which Authority and Minister are to have regard
1
15 Subsection 56(2)
2
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
3
Version of Basin Plan to be applied--general
4
(2) For the purposes of applying subsection (1) to the exercise of a
5
particular power, or the performance of a particular function, the
6
Basin Plan that is to be applied is (subject to subsection (2A)) the
7
Basin Plan as in effect when the power is exercised or the function
8
is performed.
9
Version of Basin Plan to be applied--accrediting water resource
10
plans prepared by Basin States
11
(2A) If the exercise of the power, or the performance of the function, is
12
in relation to a proposed water resource plan for a water resource
13
plan area that is:
14
(a) given to the Minister under Subdivision D (accrediting water
15
resource plans prepared by Basin States); and
16
(b) covered by an item in the following table;
17
the Basin Plan that is to be applied is worked out in accordance
18
with that item.
19
20
Version of Basin Plan to be applied for proposed water resource plans given
under Subdivision D
Item
If ...
the Basin Plan to be applied is ...
1
the proposed water resource plan is
given to the Minister under
subsection 63(3) before the report of
the first review of the Basin Plan is
given to the Minister under
paragraph 50(5)(b)
the Basin Plan as in effect 2 years
before the proposed water resource
plan is given under that subsection,
unless the proposed water resource
plan is covered by item 4.
2
both of the following apply:
(a) the proposed water resource plan
is given to the Minister under
subsection 63(3) after the report
of the first review of the Basin
Plan is given to the Minister
the Basin Plan as in effect
immediately after that amendment
came into effect, unless the proposed
water resource plan is covered by
item 4.
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Accrediting water resource plans Part 2
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2015
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Version of Basin Plan to be applied for proposed water resource plans given
under Subdivision D
Item
If ...
the Basin Plan to be applied is ...
under paragraph 50(5)(b);
(b) an amendment of the Basin Plan
that affects water resource plan
accreditations came into effect
within 3 years before the
proposed water resource plan is
so given
3
all of the following apply:
(a) the proposed water resource plan
is given to the Minister under
subsection 63(3) after the report
of the first review of the Basin
Plan is given to the Minister
under paragraph 50(5)(b);
(b) the most recent report was given
under that paragraph within 3
years before the giving of the
proposed water resource plan
under that subsection;
(c) an amendment of the Basin Plan
that affects water resource plan
accreditations did not come into
effect during that 3 year period
the Basin Plan as in effect
immediately before the most recent
report was given under that
paragraph, unless the proposed
water resource plan is covered by
item 4.
4
all of the following apply:
(a) the Basin State when giving the
proposed water resource plan
under subsection 63(3) also gives
the Authority a written notice
nominating a version of the
Basin Plan as in effect at a
specified time to be applied;
(b) the nominated version is not an
earlier version of the Basin Plan
than that which would otherwise
have been applied under item 1,
2 or 3;
(c) the nominated version is not a
later version of the Basin Plan
the nominated version of the Basin
Plan.
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Version of Basin Plan to be applied for proposed water resource plans given
under Subdivision D
Item
If ...
the Basin Plan to be applied is ...
than that which would otherwise
have been applied under
subsection (2) of this section
16 Before subsection 56(3)
1
Insert:
2
Minister to have regard to Authority's advice
3
17 Subsection 64(1)
4
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
5
(1) The accreditation of a water resource plan ceases to have effect at
6
the earlier of the following times:
7
(a) when the water resource plan ceases to have effect;
8
(b) the end of the period of 3 years after an amendment of the
9
Basin Plan that affects water resource plan accreditations
10
comes into effect, if the version of the Basin Plan used under
11
subsection 63(6) in accrediting the water resource plan was in
12
effect before that amendment came into effect.
13
Note:
For when an amendment of the Basin Plan affects water resource
14
plan accreditations, see subsection 48(8).
15
18 Subsection 64(2)
16
Omit "the period for which the accreditation has effect", substitute "the
17
3 year period mentioned in paragraph (1)(b)".
18
19 Subsection 64(4)
19
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
20
(4) An extension or further extension made under subsection (2) must
21
not have the effect of extending the 3 year period mentioned in
22
paragraph (1)(b) by more than one year.
23
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2015
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20 Duration of accreditation
1
Section 64 of the Water Act 2007, as amended by this Part, applies in
2
relation to a water resource plan even if it is accredited before the
3
commencement of this Part.
4
Schedule 1 Amendments arising from review of the Water Act 2007
Part 3 Indigenous matters relevant to Basin water resources
10
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2015
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Part 3--Indigenous matters relevant to Basin water
1
resources
2
Water Act 2007
3
21 Subsection 4(1)
4
Insert:
5
Indigenous person means a person who is:
6
(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or
7
(b) a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait
8
Islands.
9
22 After paragraph 22(3)(c)
10
Insert:
11
(ca) having regard to social, spiritual and cultural matters relevant
12
to Indigenous people in relation to the water resources of the
13
water resource plan area in the preparation of the water
14
resource plan; and
15
23 After paragraph 172(1)(i)
16
Insert:
17
(ia) to engage the Indigenous community on the use and
18
management of Basin water resources;
19
24 At the end of subsection 178(3)
20
Add:
21
; (h) Indigenous matters relevant to Basin water resources.
22
25 Paragraph 202(5)(c)
23
Omit "an individual", substitute "at least 2 Indigenous persons".
24
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Trading by Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder Part 4
No. , 2015
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2015
11
Part 4--Trading by Commonwealth Environmental
1
Water Holder
2
Water Act 2007
3
26 Subsection 86AE(2)
4
Omit "and 106(2)(b) and (c),", substitute ", subparagraphs 106(3)(c)(ii)
5
and (iii),".
6
27 Section 106
7
Repeal the section, substitute:
8
106 Limitation on disposal of water and Commonwealth
9
environmental water holdings
10
(1) The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder may only
11
dispose of water or Commonwealth environmental water holdings
12
in accordance with subsection (2) or (3).
13
Water or holdings that cannot be carried over, or that are likely to
14
result in a reduced allocation
15
(2) The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder may dispose of
16
water or Commonwealth environmental water holdings during a
17
water accounting period if he or she reasonably believes that:
18
(a) the water or the water holdings are not required in the water
19
accounting period to meet the objectives of:
20
(i) if the water is in, or the water holdings relate to water
21
in, the Murray-Darling Basin--the environmental
22
watering plan; or
23
(ii) if the water is in, or the water holdings relate to water
24
in, an area outside the Murray-Darling Basin--any
25
plans specified in the regulations in relation to that area;
26
or
27
(iii) any applicable environmental watering schedules; and
28
(b) either:
29
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(i) the water or the water holdings cannot be carried over
1
into the next water accounting period; or
2
(ii) a water allocation in respect of particular
3
Commonwealth environmental water holdings is likely
4
to be reduced (including to nil) if the disposal does not
5
occur.
6
Proceeds of disposal used for new acquisitions or environmental
7
activities
8
(3) The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder may dispose of
9
water or Commonwealth environmental water holdings if:
10
(a) the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder uses the
11
proceeds of the disposal for either or both of the following
12
activities:
13
(i) acquiring water or Commonwealth environmental water
14
holdings;
15
(ii) for a disposal of a water allocation--environmental
16
activities; and
17
(b) if the disposal is of a water allocation and any of the proceeds
18
of the disposal are used for environmental activities--the
19
long-term annual diversion limit condition is satisfied in
20
relation to the disposal (see subsections (5) and (6)); and
21
(c) in any case--the Commonwealth Environmental Water
22
Holder reasonably believes, at the time of the disposal, that
23
using the proceeds for activities of the kind mentioned in
24
subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) (if applicable) would improve the
25
capacity of the Commonwealth environmental water holdings
26
to be applied to meet the objectives of one or more of the
27
following:
28
(i) the environmental watering plan;
29
(ii) a plan specified in the regulations in relation to an area
30
outside the Murray-Darling Basin;
31
(iii) protecting or restoring the environmental assets of an
32
area outside the Murray-Darling Basin in relation to
33
which those regulations do not specify a plan.
34
Note:
Paragraph (c) is modified in relation to water access rights acquired by
35
the Commonwealth with amounts debited from the Water for the
36
Environment Special Account (see subsection 86AE(2)).
37
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(4) For the purposes of subparagraph (3)(a)(ii) and paragraph (3)(b),
1
environmental activities do not include paying a fee or charge of
2
the kind referred to in paragraph 91(1)(a), (b) or (c), or
3
subparagraph 91(1)(d)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), in relation to
4
Commonwealth environmental water holdings.
5
Note:
Section 91 is about regulated water charges.
6
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), the long-term annual
7
diversion limit condition is satisfied in relation to a disposal of a
8
water allocation if:
9
(a) before the disposal, the Authority had published information
10
indicating whether the long-term annual diversion limit had
11
been complied with for a water accounting period for the part
12
of the water resources of the water resource plan area to
13
which the water allocation relates; and
14
(b) the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is satisfied,
15
at the time of the disposal and on the basis of information
16
published as mentioned in paragraph (a), that, for the most
17
recent water accounting period for which such information
18
had been published, the limit had been complied with for that
19
part of those water resources.
20
(6) The long-term annual diversion limit condition is also satisfied in
21
relation to a disposal of a water allocation if the Authority had not
22
published information of the kind mentioned in paragraph (5)(a)
23
before the disposal for any water accounting period.
24
28 After paragraph 114(2)(a)
25
Insert:
26
(aa) for each disposal of water or Commonwealth environmental
27
water holdings by the Commonwealth Environmental Water
28
Holder during the year:
29
(i) sufficient information to identify the water or water
30
holdings disposed of; and
31
(ii) the amount of the proceeds of the disposal;
32
(ab) the purposes for which the proceeds of disposals of water or
33
Commonwealth environmental water holdings have been
34
used during the year;
35
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29 Annual report of the Commonwealth Environmental Water
1
Holder
2
Paragraphs 114(2)(aa) and (ab), as inserted by this Part, apply in
3
relation to a disposal of water or Commonwealth environmental water
4
holdings by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder that
5
occurs on or after the commencement of this Part.
6
Amendments arising from review of the Water Act 2007 Schedule 1
Murray-Darling Basin Water Rights Information Service Part 5
No. , 2015
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
15
Part 5--Murray-Darling Basin Water Rights
1
Information Service
2
Water Act 2007
3
30 Subsection 4(1) (definition of registrable water rights)
4
Repeal the definition.
5
31 Part 5
6
Repeal the Part.
7
32 Subparagraph 172(1)(a)(ii)
8
Repeal the subparagraph.
9
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Part 6 Miscellaneous amendments
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Part 6--Miscellaneous amendments
1
Water Act 2007
2
33 Subsection 4(1) (definition of bulk water charge)
3
Omit "for the storage of water for, and the delivery of water to,",
4
substitute "for either or both the storage of water for, or the delivery of
5
water to,".
6
34 Subsection 7(1)
7
Omit "another person", substitute "someone who does not own or
8
operate the infrastructure".
9
35 Subsection 7(4)
10
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
11
(4) If water service infrastructure is operated for the purposes of
12
delivering water for the primary purpose of being used for
13
irrigation:
14
(a) each infrastructure operator for the water service
15
infrastructure is an irrigation infrastructure operator; and
16
(b) the water service infrastructure is the irrigation network of
17
each of those irrigation infrastructure operators.
18
36 Subsection 74(4)
19
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
20
(4) A water access entitlement holder is entitled to a payment if
21
(despite the Commonwealth's efforts) there is a reduction in, or a
22
change in the reliability of, the holder's water allocations that is
23
reasonably attributable to the Commonwealth's share of the
24
reduction in the long-term average sustainable diversion limit (and
25
if certain other conditions are met).
26
Note:
See section 77.
27
37 Subsection 92(4)
28
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
29
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(4) Without limiting paragraph (3)(c), water charge rules may:
1
(a) specify the effect, and the period of effect, of a determination
2
or approval of the kind referred to in that paragraph; and
3
(b) allow the ACCC to extend the period of effect of a particular
4
determination or approval of the kind referred to in that
5
paragraph beyond the period specified for the purposes of
6
paragraph (a) of this subsection.
7
Schedule 2 Technical amendments
Part 1 Technical amendments affecting definition of referring State
18
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
No. , 2015
Schedule 2--Technical amendments
1
Part 1--Technical amendments affecting definition of
2
referring State
3
Water Act 2007
4
1 Subsection 18B(3)
5
After "including the referred provisions", insert ", as originally enacted
6
by the Water Amendment Act 2008,".
7
2 Subsection 18B(9) (definition of amendment)
8
Repeal the definition.
9
3 Subsection 18B(9) (definition of express amendment)
10
After "direct amendment", insert "(whether by the insertion, omission,
11
repeal, substitution or relocation of words or matter)".
12
4 Subsection 18B(9) (paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition
13
of referred provisions)
14
Omit ", as originally enacted by the Water Amendment Act 2008,".
15
Note:
Section 18B of the Water Act 2007 was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Water Amendment
16
Act 2008. That Schedule commenced on 15 December 2008. The amendments to
17
section 18B made by this Part are taken to have commenced immediately after the
18
commencement of that Schedule (see section 2 (commencement) of this Act).
19
Technical amendments Schedule 2
Amendments consequential on the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015
Part 2
No. , 2015
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
19
Part 2--Amendments consequential on the Acts and
1
Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015
2
Water Act 2007
3
5 Subsection 18C(3)
4
Omit "Part 6 (sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003",
5
substitute "Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003".
6
6 Section 18D
7
Omit "Part 6 (sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003",
8
substitute "Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003".
9
7 Subsections 135(3) and 175(4)
10
Omit "Part 6 (sunsetting) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003",
11
substitute "Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003".
12
8 Amendments of listed provisions
13
Omit "Legislative Instruments Act 2003" and substitute "Legislation Act
14
2003" in the following provisions:
15
(a) paragraph 23B(7)(a);
16
(b) subsection 44(7);
17
(c) subsection 48(7);
18
(d) paragraph 63(7)(b);
19
(e) subsection 63(8);
20
(f) subsection 64(3);
21
(g) paragraph 65(7)(b);
22
(h) subsection 65(8);
23
(i) subsection 69(7);
24
(j) subsection 93(7);
25
(k) subsection 98(6);
26
(l) subsection 131(2);
27
(m) subsection 212(2) (note);
28
(n) subsection 239Q(5);
29
(o) subsection 256(4).
30
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Part 3 Spent provisions
20
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill
2015
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Part 3--Spent provisions
1
Water Act 2007
2
9 Subsection 68(1)
3
Omit "Division 1 of".
4
10 Part 11 (heading)
5
Repeal the heading, substitute:
6
Part 11--Transitional arrangements for water
7
resource plans
8
11 Division 1 of Part 11 (heading)
9
Repeal the heading.
10
12 Section 240
11
Repeal the section.
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Repeal the Divisions.
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