389AConferral of water management functions on public authorities

389A Conferral of water management functions on public authorities

389A Conferral of water management functions on public authorities

(1) The Minister may authorise a public authority to exercise the following functions—

(a) assisting the Minister or a management committee in the development of, in consultations about or in the implementation of management plans,

(b) managing licensed environmental water (within the meaning of section 8) under access licences,

(c) monitoring water quality and other environmental health objectives of management plans (including in connection with a review or audit of any such plan).

(2) A public authority may, with the approval of the Minister, acquire, hold and deal with access licences.

(3) This section does not limit section 389.

s 389A: Ins 2004 No 39, Sch 1 [26]. Am 2010 No 133, Sch 2 [75]; 2013 No 51, Sch 7.53 [13].