Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Sources Amendment Order 2011 (NSW)

2011 No 421

2011 No 421

New South Wales

Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee

Groundwater Sources Amendment Order 2011

under the

Water Management Act 2000

I, the Minister for Primary Industries, in pursuance of section 45 (1) (a) of the Water Management Act 2000, being satisfied it is in the public interest to do so, make the following Order to amend the Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Sources 2003.

Dated this 2nd day of August, 2011.

KATRINA HODGKINSON, MP

Minister for Primary Industries

Explanatory note

Section 45 (1) (a) of the Water Management Act 2000 provides that the Minister may, at any time, by order published on the NSW legislation website, amend a management plan if satisfied it is in the public interest to do so. The purpose of this Order is to amend the Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater Sources 2003. The concurrence of the Minister for the Environment was obtained prior to the making of this Order.

Published LW 12 August 2011

2011 No 421

Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee

Groundwater Sources Amendment Order 2011

under the

Water Management Act 2000

1 Name of Order

This Order is the Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater

Sources Amendment Order 2011.

2 Commencement

This Order commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murrumbidgee Groundwater

Sources 2003

(1) Clause 34 Annual accounting for water extraction

Omit “, and total water in any water allocation account associated with such an

access licence at any time” from clause 34 (5).

(2) Clause 34 (9)

Omit the subclause.