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2008

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

 

Water Amendment Bill 2008

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Siewert on behalf of the Australian Greens in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 2, page 11 (lines 28 to 35), omit subsection 86A(2), substitute:

             (2)  Critical human water needs are the needs for a minimum amount of water, that can only reasonably be provided from Basin water resources, required to meet human drinking, sanitation and health requirements in urban and rural areas.

[critical human water needs definition]

(2)     Schedule 2, page 294 (after line 2), after item 50, insert:

50B  At the end of section 21

Add:

Basin Plan to provide for reduction in use in additional population centres outside Basin

             (9)  The Basin Plan must provide for a reduction over time in the amount of water taken from Basin water resources to meet the needs of population centres outside the Murray-Darling Basin.

[reduction in water use outside Basin]

(3)     Schedule 2, page 294 (after line 6), after item 51, insert:

51A  After paragraph 23(2)(b)

Insert:

                   (ba)  as a regime for the sharing of water; or

[water sharing regime]

(4)     Schedule 2, page 301 (after line 14), after item 75, insert:

75A  Section 64

Repeal the section, substitute:

                   The accreditation of a water resource plan under section 63 ceases to have effect at the end of the period of six months after the Basin Plan first comes into effect.

[duration of accreditation of State plans]