4AInquiries and appeals—requirement to take certain matters into account

#### 4A Inquiries and appeals—requirement to take certain matters into account 4A Inquiries and appeals—requirement to take certain matters into account > > (1) A judicial body is required, in carrying out any of its inquiry or appeal functions under this Act and in making any determination or recommendation with respect to any such inquiry or appeal, to take into account, and to have due regard to, the following matters— > > > > > (a) any relevant policy that concerns the subject-matter of the inquiry or appeal and that is brought to the attention of the judicial body, > > > > > (b) any State-wide water resource management objectives that are brought to the attention of the judicial body, > > > > > (c) any relevant inter-government agreement, treaty or arrangement relating to the management, preservation or sharing of the State’s water resources that is brought to the attention of the judicial body, > > > > > (d) the state of water resources, and the state of the environment generally, at a local, regional and State-wide level as brought to the attention of the judicial body, > > > > > (e) the impact that the judicial body’s determination or recommendation could or might have— > > > > > > > (i) on the allocation of water resources at a local, regional and State-wide level, and > > > > > > > (ii) on other persons who are entitled to take and use water (apart from those to whom the inquiry or appeal relates), and > > > > > > > (iii) on the state of water resources, and on the state of the environment generally, at a local, regional and State-wide level, and > > > > > > > (iv) in relation to the management, protection and enhancement of the State’s water resources. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > judicial body means the Land and Environment Court, the Civil and Administrative Tribunal or the Local Court. > > > > relevant policy means any governmental policy relating to the management, protection and enhancement of the State’s water resources. > > > (3) The Minister may certify, in writing, that a particular policy is, or was, a relevant policy in relation to a particular matter. The certificate is evidence of the relevant policy concerned. > > **s 4A:** Ins 1930 No 15, sec 2 (a). Am 1943 No 2, sec 8 (a); 1955 No 12, sec 10 (a); 1966 No 14, sec 3 (b); 1984 No 66, Sch 4 (3). Rep 1986 No 196, Sch 1 (3). Ins 1997 No 63, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 8.20 \[3\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.89\[2\].