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2010-2011-2012-2013

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Senator Joyce in committee of the whole)

[If amendment (1) is not agreed to, amendments (2) to (10) will not be moved.]

(1)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 7 (lines 25 and 26) , omit paragraph 86AD ( 2 )( b ).

[water access rights]

(2)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 7 (line 33) , omit “ or (b) ”.

[water access rights]

(3)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 8 (after line 8) , after subsection 86AD ( 3 ), insert:

          (3A)  To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not permit amounts standing to the credit of the Water for the Environment Special Account to be debited for the purpose of purchasing water access rights in relation to Basin water resources.

[water access rights]

(4)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 8 (line 11) , omit “ or purchase ”.

[water access rights]

(5)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 8 (line 11) , omit “ or (b) ”.

[water access rights]

(6)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 8 (line 12) , omit “ or purchase ”.

[water access rights]

(7)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 8 (line 18) , omit “ or purchase ”.

[water access rights]

(8)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 8 (lines 22 to 36) , section  86AE TO BE OPPOSED .

[water access rights]

(9)     Schedule  1 , item  2 , page 10 (lines 13 to 27) , omit paragraph 86AI ( 2 )( b ), substitute:

                     (b)  achievements against those objectives and priorities;

[water access rights]

(10)   Schedule  1 , items  3 to 5 , page 12 (lines 17 to 33), items TO BE OPPOSED .

[water access rights]