Water Management Act 1999
141Minister to take certain matters into account
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141 Minister to take certain matters into account
[Section 141 Amended by No. 49 of 2002, s. 21, Applied:01 Mar 2003] [Section 141 Substituted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016] When making a decision under this Part in relation to the determination of an application for a Division 3 permit, or of any conditions to which such a permit is to be subject, the Minister must take into account –
(a) the objectives of this Act; and
(b) any prescribed requirements for the design, construction, erection, enlargement, modification, maintenance, repair, surveillance, decommissioning and removal of dams, for the conversion of land to a dam or for carrying out dam works and related matters; and
(c) any relevant codes issued under section 301 or adopted under section 304B ; and
(d) any relevant approval guidelines.