sec.1253Continuation under the amended Act of notices or documents published by Minister or chief executive

### sec.1253 Continuation under the amended Act of notices or documents published by Minister or chief executive This section applies if— the Minister or the chief executive has published a notice or other document before the commencement; and the process relating to the notice or document has not been completed before the commencement; and there are corresponding provisions for dealing with the notice or document under the amended Act. The notice or document is taken to be given under the corresponding provisions of the amended Act and may be continued under that Act after the commencement. This section does not apply to a notice under section 1252. If the Minister has published a statement of proposals to prepare a draft water resource plan under the unamended Act, the process may be continued to make a draft water plan under the amended Act. If the Minister has published a notice about the intention to postpone the expiry of a water resource plan under the unamended Act, the process relating to the postponement may be continued to allow the Minister to decide the matter about the water plan under the amended Act. s 1253 ins 2014 No. 64 s 201 (amd 2016 No. 60 s 18 (2) ) (sec.1253-ssec.1) This section applies if— the Minister or the chief executive has published a notice or other document before the commencement; and the process relating to the notice or document has not been completed before the commencement; and there are corresponding provisions for dealing with the notice or document under the amended Act. (sec.1253-ssec.2) The notice or document is taken to be given under the corresponding provisions of the amended Act and may be continued under that Act after the commencement. (sec.1253-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a notice under section 1252. If the Minister has published a statement of proposals to prepare a draft water resource plan under the unamended Act, the process may be continued to make a draft water plan under the amended Act. If the Minister has published a notice about the intention to postpone the expiry of a water resource plan under the unamended Act, the process relating to the postponement may be continued to allow the Minister to decide the matter about the water plan under the amended Act. - (a) the Minister or the chief executive has published a notice or other document before the commencement; and - (b) the process relating to the notice or document has not been completed before the commencement; and - (c) there are corresponding provisions for dealing with the notice or document under the amended Act. - 1 If the Minister has published a statement of proposals to prepare a draft water resource plan under the unamended Act, the process may be continued to make a draft water plan under the amended Act. - 2 If the Minister has published a notice about the intention to postpone the expiry of a water resource plan under the unamended Act, the process relating to the postponement may be continued to allow the Minister to decide the matter about the water plan under the amended Act.