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Water Act 2000
sec.360IMinister’s direction about agreement amendment
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### sec.360I Minister’s direction about agreement amendment
The Minister may direct a bulk water party for a bulk water supply agreement to change an agreement amendment if the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term of the bulk water supply agreement.
Before giving a direction under subsection (1) , the Minister must—
within 2 months after the day the Minister receives the agreement amendment, give each bulk water party for the bulk water supply agreement a notice stating—
the reasons why the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term; and
that the bulk water party may, within the period of at least 10 business days stated in the notice, make a submission to the Minister about the agreement amendment and the reasons mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and
consider any submissions made by a bulk water party under paragraph (a) .
If the Minister gives a direction under subsection (1) , the agreement amendment is taken never to have had effect.
s 360I ins 2006 No. 23 s 9
sub 2010 No. 20 s 85 ; 2012 No. 39 s 51
(sec.360I-ssec.1) The Minister may direct a bulk water party for a bulk water supply agreement to change an agreement amendment if the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term of the bulk water supply agreement.
(sec.360I-ssec.2) Before giving a direction under subsection (1) , the Minister must— within 2 months after the day the Minister receives the agreement amendment, give each bulk water party for the bulk water supply agreement a notice stating— the reasons why the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term; and that the bulk water party may, within the period of at least 10 business days stated in the notice, make a submission to the Minister about the agreement amendment and the reasons mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and consider any submissions made by a bulk water party under paragraph (a) .
(sec.360I-ssec.3) If the Minister gives a direction under subsection (1) , the agreement amendment is taken never to have had effect.
- (a) within 2 months after the day the Minister receives the agreement amendment, give each bulk water party for the bulk water supply agreement a notice stating— (i) the reasons why the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term; and (ii) that the bulk water party may, within the period of at least 10 business days stated in the notice, make a submission to the Minister about the agreement amendment and the reasons mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and
- (i) the reasons why the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term; and
- (ii) that the bulk water party may, within the period of at least 10 business days stated in the notice, make a submission to the Minister about the agreement amendment and the reasons mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and
- (b) consider any submissions made by a bulk water party under paragraph (a) .
- (i) the reasons why the Minister considers the agreement amendment conflicts with a mandatory term; and
- (ii) that the bulk water party may, within the period of at least 10 business days stated in the notice, make a submission to the Minister about the agreement amendment and the reasons mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and