Water Amendment (Non Water User Limit) Act 2009

i Water Amendment (Non Water User Limit) Act 2009 No. 54 of 2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Principal Act 2 4 Definitions 2 5 Circumstances in which Minister must not issue a share 2 6 Ministerial approval 2 7 Cancellation where interstate rights are obtained 2 8 Revocation of associated water share determination on application 2 9 Repeal of heading to Division 11 of Part 3A 2 10 Repeal of section 33AR 3 11 Obligations for water share owners on cessation of ownership or occupation of land 3 12 Repeal of sections 33AT and 33AU 3 13 Application for Tribunal to review certain decisions of Minister as to water shares 3 14 Statute law revision 3 15 Repeal of amending Act 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 Water Amendment (Non Water User Limit) Act 2009 † No. 54 of 2009 [Assented to 15 September 2009] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Water Act 1989 to remove the non water user limit, a legislative cap on the volume of water shares that can be owned if those water shares are not associated with a parcel of land. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Victoria -- 2 of 5 -- Water Amendment (Non Water User Limit) Act 2009 No. 54 of 2009 2 3 Principal Act In this Act, the Water Act 1989 is called the Principal Act. 4 Definitions (1) In section 3(1) of the Principal Act, the definition of non water user limit is repealed. (2) Section 3(4) of the Principal Act is repealed. 5 Circumstances in which Minister must not issue a share Section 33I(1) of the Principal Act is repealed. 6 Ministerial approval Section 33X(2) of the Principal Act is repealed. 7 Cancellation where interstate rights are obtained Section 33AB(2) of the Principal Act is repealed. 8 Revocation of associated water share determination on application Section 33AP(2) of the Principal Act is repealed. 9 Repeal of heading to Division 11 of Part 3A The heading to Division 11 of Part 3A of the Principal Act is repealed. s. 3 See: Act No. 80/1989. Reprint No. 9 as at 24 April 2008 and amending Act Nos 4/2008, 12/2008, 46/2008, 61/2008, 75/2008 and 4/2009. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au -- 3 of 5 -- Water Amendment (Non Water User Limit) Act 2009 No. 54 of 2009 3 10 Repeal of section 33AR Section 33AR of the Principal Act is repealed. 11 Obligations for water share owners on cessation of ownership or occupation of land Sections 33AS(2), 33AS(3) and 33AS(4) of the Principal Act are repealed. 12 Repeal of sections 33AT and 33AU Sections 33AT and 33AU of the Principal Act are repealed. 13 Application for Tribunal to review certain decisions of Minister as to water shares In section 33AX(d) of the Principal Act omit ", unless the refusal is under section 33X(2)". 14 Statute law revision In section 33F(1) of the Principal Act, for "Minister, may" substitute "Minister may". 15 Repeal of amending Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement. ═══════════════ s. 10 -- 4 of 5 -- Water Amendment (Non Water User Limit) Act 2009 No. 54 of 2009 4 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 29 July 2009 Legislative Council: 13 August 2009 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Water Act 1989 to remove the non water user limit and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --