5646

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 2, page 288 (after line 23), after item 22, insert:

22A  Subsection 4(1) (definition of long-term average sustainable diversion limits )

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

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

50A  Subsection 22(1) (table item 4, column 3)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limits”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limits”.

50B  Subsection 22(1) (table item 6, column 2)

Omit “long-term annual average quantities”, substitute “long-term annual quantities”.

50C  Subsection 22(1) (table item 6, column 2)

Omit:

The averages are the long-term average sustainable diversion limits for the Basin water resources, and the water resources, or particular parts of the water resources, of the water resource plan area.

50D  Subsection 22(1) (table item 6, column 3)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

50E  Subsection 22(1) (table item 7, column 2)

Omit “long-term annual average quantities”, substitute “long-term annual quantities”.

50F  Subsection 22(1) (table item 7, column 2)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

50G  Subsection 22(1) (table item 7, column 2)

Omit:

The average is the temporary diversion provision for those water resources or that particular part.

The sum of:

(a) the long-term average sustainable diversion limit; and

(b) the temporary diversion provision;

for those water resources or that particular part is the long-term annual diversion limit for those water resources or that particular part.

50H  Subsection 22(1) (table item 8, column 2)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

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

51A  Subsections 23(1) and (2)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

Note:       The heading to section 23 is altered by omitting “average”.

51B  Subsection 24(1)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

51C  Subsection 24(1)

Omit “long-term average quantity of water”, substitute “long-term quantity of water”.

51D  Subsections 24(6) and (7)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

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

75A  Subsection 74(2)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

 

(5)     Schedule 2, page 301 (after line 16), after item 76, insert:

76A  Subsection 74(4)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

(6)     Schedule 2, page 302 (after line 17), after item 77, insert:

77A  Subsection 75(1)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

Note:       The heading to section 75 is altered by omitting “average”.

[variability of annual flow]

(7)     Schedule 2, page 303 (after line 2), after item 80, insert:

80A  Subsection 75(3)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

(8)     Schedule 2, page 303 (after line 18), after item 82, insert:

82A  Subsection 75(4)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit” (twice occurring), substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

(9)     Schedule 2, page 303 (after line 27), after item 83, insert:

83A  Section 76

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

(10)   Schedule 2, page 303 (after line 31), after item 85, insert:

85A  Subsection 77(4)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]

(11)   Schedule 2, page 303 (after line 33), after item 86, insert:

86A  Subsection 78(2)

Omit “long-term average limit”, substitute “long-term limit”.

86B  Paragraph 78(3)(a)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

86C Subparagraph 78(3)(a)(i)

Omit “long-term average limit”, substitute “long-term limit”.

86D  Subparagraph 78(3)(a)(ii)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

86E  Paragraph 81(1)(b)

Omit “long-term average sustainable diversion limit”, substitute “long-term sustainable diversion limit”.

[variability of annual flow]