Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 22A(1) substituted by No. 99/2005 s. 10(2).
(1) The Minister may, from time to time, by Order published in the Government Gazette, declare, in respect of an area or a water system specified in the Order, that the total volume of—
(a) both surface water and groundwater; or
(b) surface water only; or
(c) groundwater only—
that may be taken in the area or from the water system (whether for use in that area or water system or elsewhere) under this or any other Act, during the period specified in the Order, must not exceed the volume specified in the Order for that period.
S. 22A(1A) inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 10(2).
(1A) The Minister may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, revoke an Order made under subsection (1).
(2) If—
(a) an annual reserve volume of groundwater has been specified for the area under section 49A of the Groundwater Act 1969 ; or
(b) a prescription has been made under section 62(1) of the Groundwater Act 1969 of the maximum total amounts of water to be extracted per annum from all licensed bores within the area—
a volume specified in an Order under subsection (1) of this section must not affect the volume referred to in paragraph (a) and must not be less than the amounts referred to in paragraph (b).
(3) The Minister may make an Order under subsection (1) on the Minister's initiative or at the request of an Authority.
S. 22A(3A) inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 10(3).
(3A) The Minister must not make a declaration under subsection (1) unless the Minister has first consulted with the Minister administering Part 4 of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 .
(4) In this section, "area" includes a sub-surface stratum of land or geological formation.
Pt 3 Div. 1B (Heading and ss 22B– 22J) inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 11.
Division 1B—Sustainable water strategies
S. 22B inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 11.