47AAuthority to seek comments from Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council on proposed amendment of Basin Plan

47A  Authority to seek comments from Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council on proposed amendment of Basin Plan  (1) This section applies once the Authority has complied with section 47 in relation to a proposed amendment of the Basin Plan.  (2) Without limiting subsection 46(1), the Authority must give each member of the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council a copy of the proposed amendment of the Basin Plan (incorporating any alterations it has made under paragraph 47(10)(b)).  (3) The Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council must, within 6 weeks after the Authority complied with subsection (2), give the Authority a written notice:  (a) stating that neither the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council nor any of its members have any comments on the proposed amendment; or  (b) stating that the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council, or one or more of its members, disagrees with one or both of the following:  (i) the long‑term average sustainable diversion limits proposed in the proposed amendment;  (ii) any other aspect of the proposed amendment in relation to which the Minister may give a direction under subparagraph 48(3)(b)(ii);   and specifying the nature of the disagreement. Note: Subsection 48(5) specifies matters in relation to which the Minister must not give a direction.  (4) If the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council does not give the Authority such a notice within that period of 6 weeks, the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council and its members are taken not to have any comments on the proposed amendment.  (5) If the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council gives the Authority a notice that states under paragraph (3)(b) matters with which the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council, or one or more of its members, disagrees, the Authority must:  (a) consider the matters; and  (b) undertake such consultations in relation to the matters as the Authority considers necessary or appropriate; and  (c) either:  (i) confirm the proposed amendment, and give each member of the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council a copy of the unaltered proposed amendment, together with the Authority’s views on the matters; or  (ii) alter the proposed amendment, and give each member of the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council a copy of the altered proposed amendment, together with the Authority’s views on the matters; and  (iii) the extent (if any) to which its consideration of those submissions has affected the version of the Plan, or the views, given to the members of the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council under paragraph (c); and  (6) The Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council must, within 3 weeks after the Authority complied with paragraph (5)(c), give the Minister a written notice:  (a) stating that neither the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council nor any of its members express any further views on the proposed amendment; or  (b) setting out the views of the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council, or one or more of its members, on one or both of the following:  (i) the long‑term average sustainable diversion limits proposed in the proposed amendment;  (ii) any other aspect of the proposed Basin Plan in relation to which the Minister may give a direction under subparagraph 48(3)(b)(ii). Note: Subsection 48(5) specifies matters in relation to which the Minister must not give a direction.  (7) If the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council does not give the Minister such a notice within that period of 3 weeks, the Murray‑Darling Basin Ministerial Council and its members are taken not to express any further views on the proposed amendment.