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Water Management Act 2000
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#### 239A Determination of application for amalgamation
239A Determination of application for amalgamation
> > (1) The Minister may grant an application to amalgamate 2 or more trusts if—
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> > > (a) the Minister is satisfied that the purpose of the amalgamated trust is to provide, maintain or operate any or all of a water supply system, water distribution system or drainage system, and
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> > > (b) the trust and any proposed works plan or rules of the trust comply with any requirements of this Act and the regulations.
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> > (2) The amalgamated private water trust is to be constituted by the Minister by order published on the NSW legislation website.
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> > (3) In addition to constituting the trust, the order must specify the following—
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> > > (a) the name of the trust,
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> > > (b) the water supply, water distribution or water drainage purposes of the trust,
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> > > (c) the landholdings for which the trust may exercise functions and the works plan of the trust,
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> > > (d) the members of the trust,
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> > > (e) the trustees of the trust, pending the first election of trustees,
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> > > (f) the date, time and place for the first election of the trustees,
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> > > (g) the rules of the trust.
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> > (4) On the order being published or on such later day as may be specified in the order—
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> > > (a) the new trust is constituted, and
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> > > (b) the members of the trust are the members specified in the order, and
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> > > (c) the rules and works plan specified by the order take effect, and
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> > > (d) the amalgamated trusts are abolished, and
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> > > (e) the new trust is taken for all purposes to be a continuation of and the same legal entity as each of the amalgamated trusts.
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> > (5) The new trust is not a NSW government agency.
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> **s 239A:** Ins 2010 No 133, Sch 2\[59\].