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Water Act 1989
64TObjectives as to water use
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64T Objectives as to water use
(1) The Minister may determine, for the whole or any part of the State, objectives that are to apply in the administration of this Part.
(2) The Minister may make a determination under subsection (1), either—
(b) on the recommendation of the Catchment Management Authority for the catchment and land protection region in which the area to which the determination relates is situated.
(3) The Minister must not make a determination of his or her own motion under this section until the Minister has consulted with—
(a) any Catchment Management Authorities and water Authorities that have responsibilities in the part of the State to which the determination relates; and
(b) any bodies, that the Minister thinks fit to consult with, that represent persons whose interests are likely to be affected by the making of the determination.
S. 64U inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 54.