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Water Act 2000
sec.46Publishing draft water plan
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### sec.46 Publishing draft water plan
After the Minister makes a draft of a water plan, the Minister must publish the draft plan.
As soon as practicable after publishing the draft of a water plan, the Minister must publish a notice stating—
the draft plan has been published; and
how the draft plan may be inspected; and
that submissions about the draft plan may be made by any entity; and
the day by which, how and to whom, the submissions must be made.
The period for making submissions must not be less than 30 business days after the notice is published.
To inform the public, the Minister must publish a statement of intent for the draft water plan which provides a summary of the—
intent of the draft plan; and
effect of the draft plan.
s 46 amd 2001 No. 75 s 11 ; 2003 No. 25 s 36 ; 2005 No. 19 s 10 ; 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1 ; 2007 No. 57 s 64 ; 2008 No. 34 s 675 ; 2008 No. 58 s 11 ; 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2011 No. 40 s 16 ; 2013 No. 23 ss 292 , 352 (1) sch 1 pt 2 ; 2014 No. 40 s 134
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
amd 2016 No. 27 s 665 (amdt could not be given effect)
(sec.46-ssec.1) After the Minister makes a draft of a water plan, the Minister must publish the draft plan.
(sec.46-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after publishing the draft of a water plan, the Minister must publish a notice stating— the draft plan has been published; and how the draft plan may be inspected; and that submissions about the draft plan may be made by any entity; and the day by which, how and to whom, the submissions must be made.
(sec.46-ssec.3) The period for making submissions must not be less than 30 business days after the notice is published.
(sec.46-ssec.4) To inform the public, the Minister must publish a statement of intent for the draft water plan which provides a summary of the— intent of the draft plan; and effect of the draft plan.
- (a) the draft plan has been published; and
- (b) how the draft plan may be inspected; and
- (c) that submissions about the draft plan may be made by any entity; and
- (d) the day by which, how and to whom, the submissions must be made.
- (a) intent of the draft plan; and
- (b) effect of the draft plan.