331Transitional provisions—Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002

331 Transitional provisions—Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002

(1) A groundwater supply protection area declared by Order under section 27(1) that is in force immediately before the commencement of section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm
Dams) Act 2002 is deemed, on and from that commencement, to be a water supply protection area for the protection of the groundwater resources in the area concerned and may be abolished, or its boundaries amended, in accordance with Division 3 of Part 3 accordingly.

(2) A management plan approved by the Minister under section 30(4) that is in force immediately before the commencement of section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002 is deemed, on and from that commencement, to be an approved management plan for groundwater resources for the relevant water supply protection area and may be amended or revoked in accordance with Division 3 of Part 3 accordingly.

(3) A notice of an application for the declaration of an area to be a groundwater supply protection area—

(a) that was published under section 27(3)(b)(i) as in force at any time before the commencement of section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002; and

(b) in relation to which an Order declaring the area to be a groundwater supply protection area had not been made before that commencement—

is deemed, on that commencement, to be a notice published under section 27(4)(a)(i).

(4) A notice to amend the boundaries of, or abolish, a groundwater supply protection area—

(a) that was published in accordance with section 28(2) as in force at any time before the commencement of section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002; and

(b) in relation to which an Order amending the boundaries of, or abolishing, the groundwater supply protection area (as the case requires) had not been made before that commencement—

is deemed, on that commencement, to be a notice published under section 28(2) (as substituted by section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002).

(5) A consultative committee appointed under section 29(1), as in force before the commencement of section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002, and existing immediately before that commencement is deemed, on that commencement, to be a consultative committee appointed under section 29(1) (as substituted by section 10 of the Water (Irrigation Farm Dams) Act 2002).

(6) A draft management plan that—

(a) had been prepared under Division 3 of Part 3 at any time before the commencement of section 10 of the ; and