Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 232A

    (1)     The Minister has the following functions in relation to salinity mitigation—

        (a)     to carry out works and measures to mitigate or offset salinity impacts of irrigation;

        (b)     in relation to actions described in paragraph (a)—

              (i)     to carry out research, investigation and assessment into those actions or the need for those actions; or

              (ii)     to meet the State's obligations under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement in relation to those actions;

        (c)     to operate and maintain works carried out under paragraph (a) or other works to mitigate or offset salinity impacts of irrigation;

        (d)     to monitor groundwater, surface water and irrigation development for salinity impacts of irrigation;

        (e)     to develop and manage programs—

              (i)     to mitigate or offset salinity impacts of irrigation; and

              (ii)     to improve irrigation, drainage and other salinity mitigation or offsetting practices;

        (f)     to monitor, evaluate, report on and account for programs or other actions to mitigate or offset salinity impacts of irrigation;

        (g)     in relation to actions described in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (f)—

              (i)     to carry out research, investigation and assessment into those actions or the need for those actions; or

              (ii)     to meet the State's obligations under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement.

    (2)     The Minister has all the powers that are necessary to carry out the functions set out in subsection (1).

Division 3—Imposition of salinity impact charges

S. 232B inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 83.