Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WATER ACT 2007 (NO. 137, 2007) - SECT 114

Annual report to be given to Minister

             (1)  The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report on the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder's operations during that year.

Contents of annual report

             (2)  The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must include in the report particulars of the following:

                     (a)  achievements against the objectives of the environmental watering plan;

                     (b)  management of the Environmental Water Holdings Special Account;

                     (c)  all directions that the Secretary of the Department, or the Minister, gave to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder during the year.

Annual report to be tabled in Parliament

             (3)  The Minister must cause a copy of each annual report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.

Annual report to be given to Basin States

             (4)  The Minister must cause a copy of each annual report to be given to the relevant State Minister for each of the Basin States on or before the day the report is first tabled in a House of the Parliament.