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Water Act 2000
sec.357Special procedures for draft water security program if changes recommended
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### sec.357 Special procedures for draft water security program if changes recommended
This section applies if the chief executive decides to recommend a change, other than a change to correct a minor error or another change that is not a change of substance, to the draft water security program.
Within 30 days after receiving the draft water security program, the chief executive must give the designated water security entity notice of the decision and request it to—
consider, or further consider, any matter and deal with the matter in the draft program; and
revise the draft program in the light of its consideration or further consideration.
Within 14 days after receiving the notice, the designated water security entity must consider the request and decide whether to revise the draft program.
If the designated water security entity decides to revise the draft water security program, the designated water security entity must prepare a revised draft water security program within 14 days after making the decision.
If the designated water security entity prepares a revised draft water security program, section 356 and this section apply—
as if a reference in the subdivision to a draft water security program were a reference to the revised draft water security program; and
with any other necessary changes.
If the designated water security entity decides not to revise the draft water security program, the designated water security entity must, within 14 days after making the decision, give the chief executive notice of the decision and the reasons for the decision.
s 357 prev s 357 ins 2006 No. 23 s 9
om 2009 No. 18 s 5
pres s 357 ins 2010 No. 20 s 83
sub 2012 No. 39 s 51
(sec.357-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive decides to recommend a change, other than a change to correct a minor error or another change that is not a change of substance, to the draft water security program.
(sec.357-ssec.2) Within 30 days after receiving the draft water security program, the chief executive must give the designated water security entity notice of the decision and request it to— consider, or further consider, any matter and deal with the matter in the draft program; and revise the draft program in the light of its consideration or further consideration.
(sec.357-ssec.3) Within 14 days after receiving the notice, the designated water security entity must consider the request and decide whether to revise the draft program.
(sec.357-ssec.4) If the designated water security entity decides to revise the draft water security program, the designated water security entity must prepare a revised draft water security program within 14 days after making the decision.
(sec.357-ssec.5) If the designated water security entity prepares a revised draft water security program, section 356 and this section apply— as if a reference in the subdivision to a draft water security program were a reference to the revised draft water security program; and with any other necessary changes.
(sec.357-ssec.6) If the designated water security entity decides not to revise the draft water security program, the designated water security entity must, within 14 days after making the decision, give the chief executive notice of the decision and the reasons for the decision.
- (a) consider, or further consider, any matter and deal with the matter in the draft program; and
- (b) revise the draft program in the light of its consideration or further consideration.
- (a) as if a reference in the subdivision to a draft water security program were a reference to the revised draft water security program; and
- (b) with any other necessary changes.