Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 (62 of 2014)

Schedule 12   Amendments of Acts starting with S to W

Water Act 2007

277   Section 214

Repeal the section, substitute:

214 Annual report

(1) The annual report prepared by the Chief Executive and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must also be given to each other member of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council.

(2) Despite that section, the Chief Executive must give the annual report to the Minister as soon as practicable after the end of the period.

(3) The report must include:

(a) an analysis of the effectiveness of the Basin Plan; and

(b) particulars of all directions given by the Minister under section 175 during the period; and

(c) information about the Authority’s activities during the period, including information about any matters on which the Authority is required to report under the Agreement.