The Order operates by doing designation and by imposing a process obligation. The main concepts that determine legal effect are therefore (1) "designated water user", (2) "area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation", (3) the Act's sections invoked by the Order (s 34A, s 34Q(1) and s 34R), and (4) the content and application of the Schedules.

Designated water user, as used in the Order, is a statutory label created elsewhere in law. The Order prescribes particular bodies as designated water users for the purposes of s 34A of the Act (cl 4). The Order does not itself define the regulatory consequences of that status; it imports the legal effect of designation from the Act by reference. Practically, the Order creates a population of entities subject to whatever duties, powers or regulatory instruments the Act attaches to the status of "designated water user." Clause 4 qualifies the prescription: it applies only to each body listed in Schedule 1 that uses water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation. Therefore designation is conditional on geographic and operational facts: a listed body must actually use water within Sydney Water Corporation’s operational area to be in scope.

The area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation is a geographic determinant. The Order does not define the precise boundary inside the instrument; it is a cross-reference to the operational area of the corporation that will be established under the relevant statute or corporate instruments. That means a body listed in Schedule 1 could be excluded from designation if it does not in fact use water within that area.

The Act's sections are the substantive rulebook. The Order repeatedly ties requirements back to the Act: clause 3 defines "the Act" as the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987; clause 4 prescribes designated water users "for the purposes of section 34A of the Act"; clause 5 invokes s 34Q(1) and instructs preparation in accordance with s 34R. The Order therefore performs a targeted application of the Act’s mechanisms to a defined list of large-scale water users and metropolitan councils.

Schedules as administrative targeting. Schedule 1 is long and specific: it lists named businesses and institutional bodies with site addresses, including multiple sites for some corporate groups and an array of sectors , food and beverage processing, textiles and laundries, packaging, pharmaceuticals, hotels, shopping centres, universities, hospitals, refineries, ports and heavy industry. Schedule 2 lists metropolitan local councils. The Schedules therefore operationalise a policy choice to treat large water-consuming commercial, industrial and institutional sites, and certain councils, as subjects for statutory planning obligations.

Temporal obligation. Clause 5 sets a single submission deadline: draft water savings action plans must be submitted to the Minister for approval by 31 March 2006. The Order commenced on 28 October 2005, giving a short window between commencement and the statutory deadline. The Order does not provide any transitional or staged timetable; it requires preparation "in accordance with section 34R of the Act", and submission to the Minister by the stated date.

Amendments to the Schedule. The footnote to Schedule 1 shows the Schedule has been amended in subsequent years (2008, 2010, 2020). Those amendment citations indicate the list is capable of legislative change and was in fact varied. The Order’s method therefore is to set an initial prescribed list and allow later statutory amendment to add, remove or vary entries.

Administrative discretion and delegation. While the Order speaks directly to designated bodies and deadlines, it leaves the Ministerial approval and the technical contents of plans to the Act. The Order thus creates an interface in which administrative discretion and statutory power under the Act will determine approval, follow-up, enforcement and any further requirements.

Primary affected population. The Order directly affects two classes of entities. First, bodies named in Schedule 1 that actually use water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation are prescribed as "designated water users" (cl 4). Second, local councils that are both designated water users under s 34A(a) of the Act and listed in Schedule 2 are required by clause 5 to prepare draft water savings action plans. Practically, the large list in Schedule 1 concentrates on major private and institutional water users: food and beverage manufacturers (for example, Cadbury Schweppes, Lion Nathan, Coca‑Cola Amatil), hotels and hospitality groups (for example, Four Seasons, Sheraton, Shangri‑La), shopping centres and retail trusts (for example, Westfield, GPT properties, Centro), heavy industry and resources firms (for example, Bluescope Steel, Qenos, Shell), hospitals and aged care providers, universities, airports, port and logistics operators, and other heavy water users.

Geographic boundary and conditional exposure. A named entity in Schedule 1 is only captured if it uses water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation (cl 4). That conditionality matters because some listed sites or corporate groups might operate multiple facilities, some inside and some outside Sydney Water’s area. An entity whose listed site does not actually draw water from Sydney Water’s operational area would not be designated by the Order, on the text of cl 4.

Corporate groups and multiple sites. The Schedule lists corporate groups with multiple addresses; for example, Unilever is listed with two site addresses, AMP and Westfield appear with many properties, and hotel groups are listed with multiple properties. Where corporations operate multiple listed sites within Sydney Water’s area, each such body appears captured. The Order prescribes entities by legal name rather than by activity type, so it affects corporate decision-making at the legal entity level named in Schedule 1.

Local government obligations. Schedule 2 lists metropolitan local councils. Clause 5 requires each local council that is a designated water user pursuant to s 34A(a) and listed in Schedule 2 to prepare a draft plan. The Order therefore targets metropolitan councils alongside private sector operators, making a municipal planning obligation explicit for the listed councils.

Who bears costs. The Order does not create a mechanism for the State to fund plan preparation or implementation. It requires the designated entities to prepare and submit plans "in accordance with s 34R" and to obtain Ministerial approval (cl 5). On its face, compliance costs will fall on the designated bodies and councils that must prepare the plans, unless the Act or separate instruments provide funding or cost‑sharing; the Order itself contains no appropriation or funding provisions.

Who decides and who approves. The Order requires submission "to the Minister for approval" (cl 5). It does not name the Minister in the text of the Order. Consequently the Minister with power under the Act will decide on approval, and the Act will determine the approval test, and any subsequent directions or enforcement options available to the Minister.

Temporal effect and scope of influence. The Order’s deadline was 31 March 2006, a single date within five months of commencement (cl 2 and cl 5). For contemporary readers, the deadline is historical; however the Order’s designation and any subsequent obligations or powers that derive from the Act remain relevant insofar as the Act allows ongoing compliance, approvals, or enforcement actions based on designation. The Schedule amendments recorded in the footnote show that the Order’s list was updated in later years, indicating legal effect beyond the initial deadline.

Duty to prepare and submit a draft water savings action plan. Clause 5 imposes a preparatory duty: each designated water user in Schedule 1, and each local council listed in Schedule 2 that is a designated water user under s 34A(a), is to prepare a draft water savings action plan in accordance with s 34R of the Act and submit it to the Minister for approval by 31 March 2006. The duty is defined by reference to the Act, so the content, form, and procedural requirements for the plan are to be those laid down by s 34R.

Duty to be prescribed as a designated water user. Clause 4 creates the legal status of "designated water user" for each body in Schedule 1 that uses water in Sydney Water’s operational area. The Order thus imports whatever corresponding duties the Act attaches to designated water users by creating the status.

Duty to liaise with the Minister. Clause 5 requires submission to the Minister for approval. The practical consequence is that designated water users must engage with the Ministerial approval process under the Act. The Order does not specify the Minister’s standard of review, approval criteria, or timelines beyond the submission date.

Rights and limitations. The Order does not itself enumerate rights such as appeal rights, confidential treatment, or entitlement to assistance. Those legal rights, whether to seek review of decisions, request confidentiality for commercially sensitive information, or obtain variations, must derive from the Act or other applicable administrative law instruments. The Order’s silence means it neither creates nor removes such rights on its own text.

Conditional scope. The prescription in clause 4 is conditional on the entity "using water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation." The conditional phrasing creates a factual right: an entity listed in Schedule 1 that does not in fact use water in Sydney Water’s area is not designated by the Order. That is a limiting right in the sense that it excludes non-relevant sites even when the legal person is listed.

Ministerial discretion and approval power. Clause 5 requires submission "to the Minister for approval," thereby setting up a discretionary administrative checkpoint. The Order leaves the nature, extent and exercise of that discretion to the Act; it does not constrain or define how the Minister must make the approval decision, nor does it detail post‑approval obligations or enforcement options. Rights to resubmission, amendment or ministerial direction will be determined by the Act’s provisions.

Timing obligations and consequences. The Order imposes a fixed deadline, 31 March 2006, meaning designated water users had a discrete compliance window after commencement on 28 October 2005. The Order does not set out the consequences of missing the deadline; such consequences must be located in the Act or in secondary instruments issued under it. Therefore duty exists but the Order requires consulting the Act to understand remedies, penalties or extensions.

Amendment and ongoing obligations. The Schedule has been amended in later years. A duty created by the Order could therefore be added to or modified by later amendments. The Order itself does not specify a continuing reporting cadence after the initial submission; any continuing duties would be created by the Act or by subsequent Ministerial instruments under the Act.

The Order itself does not specify sanctions, penalty amounts, enforcement mechanisms, inspection powers, or administrative remedies. The instrument functions as a prescription and a process direction: it designates entities and requires the preparation and submission of draft water savings action plans by a fixed date (cls 4 and 5). Any penalties or enforcement measures necessarily sit in the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 or in statutory instruments made under that Act.

Reference to the Act for enforcement. Clause 4 prescribes designated status "for the purposes of section 34A of the Act" and clause 5 invokes s 34Q(1) and s 34R. Enforcement powers, offences, fines or civil penalties attached to failure to prepare, submit, or implement a water savings action plan, or to contraventions of any plan subsequently approved, are not contained in the Order and must therefore be identified in the Act at the referenced sections or elsewhere in that statute. Practitioners must consult s 34A, s 34Q, s 34R and adjacent provisions of the Act to find the enforcement architecture.

Administrative approvals and directions. Clause 5 requires submission "to the Minister for approval". Ministerial approval is an administrative decision which, depending on the Act, may be capable of being accompanied by directions, conditions, or requirements. If the Act empowers the Minister to issue directions post‑approval, then enforcement could flow from non‑compliance with a Ministerial direction. The Order is silent as to whether the Minister can require amendments, impose conditions, or enforce implementation; the Act will set the scope of any such powers.

Absence of Order-level penalties. Because the Order does not create or state any offences, it does not itself provide criminal or civil penalty provisions. Consequently, the only penalties that can be applied in relation to this Order derive from operative provisions of the Act. Lawyers advising clients must therefore read the relevant Act sections for penalties, time limits for prosecution or administrative penalty notices, and whether breaches are subject to court enforcement, administrative sanctions, or injunctive relief.

Records, compliance and audit. The Order requires plan preparation and submission, activities which create records that the Minister may request to be produced in support of approval, audit or enforcement. The Order does not detail retention periods, audit powers, or compliance inspection rights. Those functions, if required, will stem from the Act or from secondary instruments and policies administered by the Minister or the relevant regulatory agency.

Remedies and review. The Order does not specify any rights to review or appeal against Ministerial decisions. Rights of review under administrative law (for example, judicial review on public law grounds, or statutory review and merits review if provided in the Act) are not mentioned. To determine remedies against adverse administrative decisions (such as refusal to approve a draft plan), one must consult the Act and the general administrative law framework.

Primary statutory interface with the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987. The Order expressly incorporates the Act by definition and by reference. Clause 3 defines "the Act" as the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987. Clauses 4 and 5 refer directly to s 34A, s 34Q(1) and s 34R of that Act. The Order therefore operates as an instrument that applies discrete obligations found in the Act to a specified list of entities and councils. Any substantive duties, enforcement powers or appeal rights must be read with the Act.

Schedules amended by subsequent legislation. The footnote to Schedule 1 records legislative amendments: sch 1: Am 2008 No 52, Sch 2.6; 2010 No 93, Sch 3.7; 2020 No 29, Sch 2.14. Those citations show that other statutes subsequently amended the Order’s Schedule; hence the Order functions in a statutory corpus where other Acts have modified the list. When advising, practitioners must cross-reference the consolidated statutes to ensure they are looking at the current Schedule as amended.

Relationship to Sydney Water Corporation governance. Clause 4 conditions designation on a listed body's use of water "in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation." That phrase ties the Order to the legal and operational boundary of Sydney Water Corporation. Interactions with water supply, pricing, and licence regimes administered by Sydney Water, and any contractual arrangements between listed bodies and Sydney Water, will be material to determining actual coverage. The Order does not interact directly with water supply contracts or pricing instruments, but by conditioning designation on the area of operations it places the practical interface with Sydney Water’s operational and contractual footprint.

Overlap with industry-specific regulation. The Schedule lists entities that are regulated under other industry regimes (for example, food and beverage processors, health facilities, universities, airports, port operations, mining and heavy industry). The Order’s effect may therefore overlap with sectoral regulation concerning environmental approvals, tradeable water rights, water extraction licences and planning consents. The Order does not displace or override those instruments; it only prescribes designated water users for the purposes of the Act. Where other laws require separate approvals, planners will need to reconcile multiple compliance regimes.

Local government statutes. Schedule 2 lists metropolitan local councils. Councils are creatures of local government legislation and have separate statutory obligations under local government acts. The Order imposes a specific duty on some councils to prepare draft water savings action plans in accordance with s 34R of the Act. This creates a statutory intersection between state-level energy and utilities administration obligations and the local government regulatory regime. The Order does not address any inconsistency or preemption issues; those would be resolved by general statutory interpretation principles and the Acts' respective priority provisions if conflict arises.

Administrative law and review. Because the Order requires submission to the Minister for approval, administrative law principles govern procedural fairness, reasonableness, and lawful exercise of power when the Minister acts on the plans. Judicial review and statutory appeal regimes in the Act or elsewhere will interact with decisions made under the Order’s mandate. The Order itself offers no procedural protections or review mechanisms; those are supplied by the Act and general administrative law.

Interaction with procurement, contract and corporate law. Designation of specified corporate entities potentially affects contractual negotiations with suppliers, tenants and customers where those parties must operate under an approved water savings action plan. The Order does not alter corporate liability rules or contracts, but plan requirements approved under the Act may necessitate capital investment or operational changes that flow through contractual relationships. The Order does not address compensation or contractual relief for costs imposed by plan requirements.

The Order as printed contains one explicit amendment footnote to Schedule 1. The Schedule notes: "sch 1: Am 2008 No 52, Sch 2.6; 2010 No 93, Sch 3.7; 2020 No 29, Sch 2.14." That indicates Schedule 1 was amended in 2008, 2010 and 2020 via later Acts. The Order itself does not provide the text of those amendments, or indicate which entries were added or removed; it simply records that amendments occurred.

Mechanics of amendment. Because the Schedule is attached to an Order under the Act, amendments to the Schedule were effected by subsequent statutory instruments or Acts cited. The presence of three separate amendment references across 12 years shows that the list of designated water users was intended to be updated over time, and was in fact adjusted. Those amendments may reflect additions of new bodies, removal of entities, or site address changes.

No amendment to primary operative clauses recorded in the Order text. The operative clauses (name, commencement, definition, designation and plan preparation requirement) are not annotated in the Order text with later amendment footnotes. The only explicit amendment record in this text relates to Schedule 1. If the legislative record elsewhere contains further amendments to clauses 4 or 5, they are not reflected in the supplied text. Practitioners should consult the consolidated statutes or the official government consolidation to confirm whether other substantive clauses have been amended.

Relevance to subsequent policy changes. The amendment entries indicate the Order’s Schedules were updated to reflect changing administrative lists of major water users. The Order’s central mechanism , prescribing a defined list and invoking the Act’s plan requirements , is therefore a template that allowed the legislature to update the scope of who was designated without replacing the entire instrument. The Order’s architecture is therefore amendment‑friendly, by keeping the list in a Schedule that can be updated by later legislative action.

Commemorative notes on repeal or supersession. The Order text provided does not include any repeal or expiry clause. Its commencement date is 28 October 2005 (cl 2). Whether the Order remains in force, or whether later instruments repealed it or subsumed its effects into other regulation, is not indicated in the supplied text. The presence of amendment citations implies ongoing operation at least up to the latest amendment cited in 2020. To determine current law practitioners must consult the consolidated legislation database or government legislative register.

Practical implication of amendments. When advising clients, confirm the current status of Schedule entries; an entity added in 2020 will be subject to the Order’s designation if its operations fall within Sydney Water’s area, and may therefore be subject to any ongoing obligations under the Act. Conversely, businesses removed by amendment would no longer be designated by this Order. Because Schedule amendments were effected across several years, prior compliance obligations (such as the 2006 deadline) may have passed, but some obligations under the Act may be ongoing and still apply.

The Order text supplied contains no reference to court decisions, tribunal determinations or any litigation arising from the Order. It names no judicial authority and lists no cases. Therefore, as per the instrument itself, there is no litigation history recorded within the Order.

What the absence of litigation in the instrument means. The lack of litigation references in the Order should not be read as indicating there has been no legal challenge in practice; it simply reflects that the Order is a statutory instrument and does not record subsequent case law. To obtain a litigation history practitioners must search court databases, tribunal records, and administrative law judgments for disputes involving the Order, the Act’s sections invoked by the Order (s 34A, s 34Q, s 34R), or controversies about the plans or Ministerial approvals.

Where litigation is most likely to arise. If disputes occurred, they would most likely address: whether a listed entity in Schedule 1 was in fact a designated water user by operation of cl 4 (i.e., whether it used water in Sydney Water’s area); whether a draft water savings action plan complied with s 34R of the Act; the lawfulness of a Ministerial approval decision; or enforcement action taken under the Act for non-compliance with plan requirements. Challenges could also arise under administrative law principles (procedural fairness, jurisdictional error) if the Minister exercised power in a way that affected rights or obligations.

Search strategy. For a complete litigation history, counsel must search decisions naming the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 and the relevant sections. They should also search for judicial review applications or merits review decisions involving "water savings action plan", "designated water user", "Sydney Water" and the specific corporate names in Schedule 1 where those entities litigated in relation to water-saving obligations. The Order itself does not provide such a history.

Conditional designation by geography. Clause 4’s phrase "that uses water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation" is a gating factual test. Entities listed in Schedule 1 that do not draw from Sydney Water’s system, or whose listed site is outside that area, are not captured by the Order. Do not assume that appearing in Schedule 1 automatically means every legal person with that name is designated irrespective of location. Practitioners must verify the actual water supply source and the precise boundaries of Sydney Water’s area of operations.

Single-entity listing versus multiple sites. The Schedule lists legal entities by name and site addresses. It is not explicit whether the obligation is site-specific or entity-wide. Clause 4 prescribes "each body listed in Schedule 1 that uses water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation". Because it operates at the body level, a multi-site corporate that has some sites within and some outside Sydney Water’s area may have a partially triggered obligation. Clients should clarify whether the intended application is per site or per legal entity and, if necessary, consult the Act for interpretative guidance.

Deadline pressure and retrospective risk. Clause 5 imposed a hard deadline: draft plans were to be submitted by 31 March 2006. The instrument commenced on 28 October 2005, giving designated bodies fewer than five months to prepare plans in accordance with s 34R. If a listed entity did not submit by that date, the Order does not indicate the consequences; those consequences would come from the Act. However, late submissions or failures to submit could have created retrospective exposure to enforcement action under the Act. Practitioners reviewing historical compliance must check whether the Act provided any grace periods, extensions, or retrospective relief.

Ministerial approval without specified criteria. The Order requires submission "to the Minister for approval" (cl 5) but does not set approval criteria or standards. This means approval could be subject to wide administrative discretion under the Act. If a client is negotiating plan content, the absence of criteria increases legal uncertainty about whether a plan will be approved. Practitioners should therefore review s 34R and s 34Q of the Act to identify objective criteria, mandatory elements, or Ministerial discretion limits.

No funding or cost-sharing mechanism in the Order. The Order imposes a plan-preparation duty but is silent on funding for plan development or for capital works to achieve water savings. Absent separate appropriation or grant schemes, the financial burden of plan preparation and any plan-driven capital investment falls on the designated body or council. This is an implementation cost risk often overlooked when instruments require plans without providing funding.

Ambiguity over who is "the Minister". The Order requires submission "to the Minister" but does not name the portfolio. The Act may define which Minister exercises those functions; until that is checked, plan-senders may be uncertain about the correct recipient or submission process. This procedural ambiguity could create administrative delays or invalid submissions.

Potential duplication with other regulatory obligations. Many Schedule 1 entities are already subject to sectoral environmental, public health, or development consent conditions that may require water conservation measures. The Order does not address duplication or conflict. Entities should check other statutory obligations to avoid contravening overlapping requirements or duplicating compliance efforts.

Schedule amendments change obligations over time. The footnote indicates Schedule 1 was amended in 2008, 2010 and 2020. Practitioners must not rely on the Schedule as static. Historical compliance obligations and contemporary designations may differ based on later amendments. Always consult the consolidated, up-to-date Schedule.

No express privacy or commercial-in-confidence protection. The Order does not include provisions protecting information in the draft plans. If plans contain commercially sensitive information, entities should ascertain whether the Act supplies confidentiality protections, or whether administrative practice protects submissions from disclosure. Failure to check could expose commercially sensitive data.

Uncertain ongoing obligations. The Order requires a draft plan submission by a date, but does not specify whether the plan imposes recurring reporting or implementation duties after approval. The Act likely provides for ongoing obligations, but that is not in the Order. Advisors must map continuing compliance duties to the Act rather than relying on the Order alone.

Step 1: Confirm whether your entity is designated. Review Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 in the Order and determine if your legal entity is named. For Schedule 1 entities, verify the factual trigger in clause 4: confirm whether your site uses water in the area of operations of Sydney Water Corporation. If your listed site is outside that area or you do not use water supplied by Sydney Water, the Order’s designation does not apply, on its face.

Step 2: Read the Act’s sections specified in the Order. The Order requires plans "in accordance with section 34R of the Act" and references s 34Q(1) and s 34A. Do not attempt to prepare a compliant plan without reading those sections. Section 34R will likely prescribe the required content, methodology and any consultation or modelling requirements. Section 34Q(1) may set procedural or timing rules. The Order delegates substantive plan detail to those provisions; compliance depends on following them exactly.

Step 3: Identify the correct Minister and submission process. The Order says "submit it to the Minister for approval" (cl 5). Determine which Minister under the Act is responsible for plan approval and obtain administrative guidance on submission format, required supporting documents, and whether electronic or hard-copy submission is acceptable. If the Minister’s office has issued templates or guidance, use them.

Step 4: Assemble required internal resources and contractors. The Order imposes a preparation duty. Assemble a compliance team, assign responsibility, and where necessary procure technical consultants to measure baseline water use, model savings opportunities, estimate costs and benefits, and draft the plan in the form required by s 34R. Because the Deadline in the Order was 31 March 2006, where retrospective compliance is at issue, document all steps taken and any communications with the Minister’s office.

Step 5: Map interactions with other approvals and consents. If the plan contemplates capital works, check if separate environmental approvals, planning consents, or water extraction licences are required. Integrate planning for those consents so that any implementation is not delayed by missing approvals.

Step 6: Record-keeping and confidentiality. Maintain a clear audit trail of plan preparation, approvals sought, submission dates and Ministerial correspondence. Because the Order does not provide express confidentiality protections, identify whether s 34R or other provisions in the Act provide confidentiality for material submitted. If the Act is silent, consider making a contemporaneous request, where appropriate, for commercial-in-confidence treatment when submitting the plan, and note statutory limitations on such claims.

Step 7: Engage stakeholders, including tenants and suppliers. For bodies with multiple tenants (for example, shopping centres, multi-tenant office buildings, universities), water savings often require coordination. Secure buy-in from tenants whose activities might be materially affected by plan measures. For councils, engage local stakeholders and ratepayers as required by local governance norms and any consultation elements in s 34R.

Step 8: Plan for implementation and budgeting. Even where the Order only requires a draft plan, approvals may be conditional on commitments or timelines for implementation. Prepare a budget, phasing plan and monitoring framework that can be presented for Ministerial approval. Identify funding sources for capital works and forecast operating cost impacts, remembering the Order itself does not provide funding.

Step 9: Consider legal review. Before submission, have legal counsel check the draft plan for compliance with s 34R, administrative law pitfalls, confidentiality claims, and interaction with existing contractual obligations. Counsel should also identify any potential for dispute and draft submissions to the Minister that address approval criteria and risk minimisation.

Step 10: Prepare for post‑approval obligations and enforcement. Although the Order does not set out enforcement terms, approvals may carry implementation or reporting requirements under the Act. Ensure systems are in place to monitor water use against plan commitments, to collect data for reporting, and to document remedial steps in case of non‑performance. Where necessary, negotiate reasonable implementation timeframes with the Minister, recording any agreed variations in writing.

Checklist summary tied to Order clauses:

• Confirm designation status under cl 4 by verifying use of water in Sydney Water Corporation’s operational area.
• Read s 34R and s 34Q(1) of the Act as required by cl 5 to determine plan content and process.
• Prepare draft water savings action plan in accordance with s 34R.
• Submit the plan to "the Minister for approval" as required by cl 5; seek clarification on the identity of the Minister and submission format.
• Retain records of submission and all correspondence, noting the Order’s deadline of 31 March 2006 and the Order’s commencement date of 28 October 2005 (cls 2 and 5).
• Check the current, consolidated Schedule as amended (see sch 1 amendment citations) to verify current designation status.

Final note. The Order prescribes who must enter the statutory process under the Act and sets a submission deadline. Full legal compliance requires reading and following the Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 at the sections the Order invokes. The Order creates obligations but delegates substantive detail, standard of approval, and enforcement architecture to the Act; compliance is therefore a two-step exercise of confirming designation under the Order and then satisfying the Act’s plan requirements.