Natural Resources Management (General) (Water Allocation Plans—Transitional Provisions) Variation Regulations 2009 (SA)

South Australia

Natural Resources Management (General) (Water Allocation Plans—Transitional Provisions) Variation Regulations 2009

under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1Short title

2Commencement

3Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Natural Resources Management (General) Regulations 2005

4Variation of regulation 47—Transitional provisions—Water licences and plans—2007 Amendments

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Natural Resources Management (General) (Water Allocation Plans—Transitional Provisions) Variation Regulations 2009.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Natural Resources Management (General) Regulations 2005

4—Variation of regulation 47—Transitional provisions—Water licences and plans—2007 Amendments

Regulation 47—after subregulation (6) insert:

(6a)Pending steps being taken to take into account the operation of Part 3 of the 2007 Amendment Act—

(a)a water allocation plan in existence immediately before the commencement of this subregulation may continue to operate despite section 76(4)(ab) and (b) of the Act; and

(b)a proposed water allocation plan, or a proposed amendment of a water allocation plan, the subject of a concept statement prepared by a regional NRM board and made available to the public under section 78(8) of the Act before the commencement of this subregulation may be considered under the Act, and may be adopted by the Minister under the Act, without complying with section 76(4)(ab) and (b) of the Act.

(6b)An entitlement created by Schedule 4 clause 54(5) of the Act continues under section 164N of the Act (as enacted by the 2007 Amendment Act).

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 16 July 2009

No 202 of 2009