12Establishment of management committees

#### 12 Establishment of management committees 12 Establishment of management committees > > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette— > > > > > (a) establish a management committee to carry out a specific task in relation to water management in a water management area, and > > > > > (b) set terms of reference in accordance with which the committee is to carry out that task. > > > (2) The task for which a management committee is appointed may relate to any aspect of water management, including (without limitation) water sharing, water source protection, floodplain management and drainage management. > > > (3) At any time the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, abolish a management committee, and may do so whether or not it has completed the task for which it was established. > > > (4) Nothing in this section prevents the establishment of two or more committees for the same water management area so long as they do not have overlapping functions.