Water Management Act 1999
124BNotice of appointment of groundwater area
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124B Notice of appointment of groundwater area
[Section 124B Inserted by No. 12 of 2004, s. 34, Applied:09 Jun 2004]
(1) Before appointing a groundwater area, the Minister must, by notice published in a local newspaper, invite written representations from any person who may be affected by the appointment.
(2) The notice is to state –
(a) [Section 124B Subsection (2) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 58, Applied:11 Feb 2009] details of the appointment, the relevant water resource and such other information as the Minister thinks fit; and
(b) the name and address of a person to whom representations may be sent and the time before which they are to be received.
(3) Before making an appointment under this section, the Minister must have regard to any representations received.