Water Resources Act 2007

The coordination group has the following functions:

to advise the following on matters relating to water catchment management in the ACT and the Australian capital water catchment region:

the Minister;

the director-general;

any other function given to the group under this Act or another territory law.

Note 1 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

Note 2 A provision of a law that gives an entity a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).

In exercising its functions, the coordination group—

must try to—

encourage early and effective information sharing between members of the group, and any relevant agency or community group; and

raise awareness of catchment management issues to encourage community action in promoting catchment health; and

must consider—

any relevant information the group is aware of from the business and community sector; and

information available in a report that the Minister requires the group to consider; and

may consider any other relevant information.

In this section:

Australian capital water catchment region means the catchment area of the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Burrinjuck Dam.