6State Water Management Outcomes Plan

#### 6 State Water Management Outcomes Plan 6 State Water Management Outcomes Plan > > (1) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, establish a State Water Management Outcomes Plan for the development, conservation, management and control of the State’s water resources in furtherance of the objects of this Act. > > > (2) The objects of a State Water Management Outcomes Plan are as follows— > > > > > (a) to set the over-arching policy context, targets and strategic outcomes for the management of the State’s water sources, having regard to— > > > > > > > (i) relevant environmental, social and economic considerations, and > > > > > > > (ii) the results of any relevant monitoring programs, > > > > > (b) to promote the water management principles established by this Act, > > > > > (c) to give effect to any State government policy statement in relation to salinity strategies. > > > (3) The State Water Management Outcomes Plan must be consistent with— > > > > > (a) government obligations arising under any inter-governmental agreement to which the government is a party, such as the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement set out in Schedule 1 to the [Water Act 2007](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, and > > > > > (b) government obligations arising in connection with any international agreement to which the government of the Commonwealth is a party, and > > > > > (c) State government policy, including State government policy in relation to the environmental objectives for water quality and river flow. > > > (4) For the purposes of this section, State government policy includes such matters as are declared by the regulations to be State government policy. > > > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the public consultation procedures to be complied with in relation to the establishment or amendment of a State Water Management Outcomes Plan. > > > (6) A State Water Management Outcomes Plan has effect for the period of 5 years commencing on the date on which it is published in the Gazette. > > **s 6:** Am 2008 No 69, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2016 No 27, Sch 1.33 \[2\].