287AMinister may require payment of salinity impact charges

287A Minister may require payment of salinity impact charges

(1) The Minister, by notice in writing, may require a person on whom a capital works salinity impact charge may be imposed under section 232D to pay a capital works salinity impact charge fixed in accordance with a determination under section 232B(1)(a).

(2) The Minister, by notice in writing, may require a person on whom an annual salinity impact charge may be imposed under section 232E to pay an annual salinity impact charge fixed in accordance with a determination under section 232B(1)(b).

S. 287AB inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 89.

287AB Notice of salinity impact charges

(1) A notice under section 287A must specify—

(a) the amount of the salinity impact charge, or, if the salinity impact charge may be paid in instalments, the amount of each instalment; and

(b) the date by which the person must pay the salinity impact charge, or, if the salinity impact charge may be paid in instalments, the date by which the person must pay each instalment; and

(c) whether the salinity impact charge is a capital works salinity impact charge or an annual salinity impact charge; and

(d) the property and the water use licence to which the salinity impact charge relates.

(2) A notice under section 287A is not invalid merely because of a minor error or defect.

S. 287AC inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 89.

287AC Payment of salinity impact charges

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a salinity impact charge must be paid by the date specified in the notice given under section 287A, being a date that is at least 28 days after the date of issue of the notice.

(2) If a salinity impact charge is payable in instalments, each instalment must be paid by the date specified in the notice, being a date that is at least 14 days after the date of issue of the notice.

S. 287AD inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 89.

287AD Unpaid salinity impact charges debts due to Crown

Any unpaid salinity impact charge due to the Minister (including interest) is a debt due to the Crown by the person liable to pay the charge and may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

S. 287AE inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 89.

287AE Interest on unpaid salinity impact charges

(1) Any unpaid salinity impact charge bears interest at the rate set from time to time for the purposes of this section by the Minister from the date specified in the notice under section 287A by which the person must pay the charge to the date that it is paid.