226CApplication for delegation from irrigation entity

226C Application for delegation from irrigation entity

[Section 226C Inserted by No. 36 of 2023, s. 17, Applied:11 Dec 2023]

(1)  An eligible body may apply to an irrigation entity for a delegation of any, or all, of the functions of that irrigation entity under this Act, the Irrigation Clauses Act 1973 , the Waterworks Clauses Act 1952 or a prescribed Act, in relation to an irrigation district specified in the application.

(2)  An application under subsection (1) made to an irrigation entity must –

(a) specify the irrigation district to which the application relates; and

(b) specify the functions of the irrigation entity to which the application relates; and

(c) include a copy of a proposed governance model, in respect of the eligible body, relating to the irrigation district; and

(d) be –

(i) supported by such evidence or information as the irrigation entity may require, either at the time of lodgement or subsequently, in order to consider the application; and

(ii) accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any; and

(iii) in a form, if any, approved by the irrigation entity.

(3)  For the purposes of this Part, a proposed governance model, in respect of an eligible body, is to include the following matters:

(a) a statement regarding the capacity of the eligible body to perform the functions to which the application under subsection (1) relates;

(b) the estimated and quantified costs and benefits of the proposed delegation;

(c) a mechanism for the settling of disputes between any or all of the following:

(i) the eligible body;

(ii) the irrigation entity;