Water Act 2000

This section applies if—

the chief executive reasonably believes—

there has been a material change in the information or a prediction contained in an approved underground water impact report or final report; or

the information or a prediction contained in an approved underground water impact report or final report is incorrect in a material particular; and

section 392A does not apply for the amendment.

The chief executive may give to the responsible entity for the report a notice directing the entity to, within a stated reasonable period—

propose an amendment of the report to address the material change or correct the material particular; and

consult on the proposed amendment in the way required under subsection (4); and

give the proposed amendment to the chief executive for approval under subsection (5).

The responsible entity must comply with the notice.Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

In consulting on the proposed amendment, division 4, subdivision 2 applies to the proposed amendment as if a reference in that subdivision to an underground water impact report or final report were a reference to the proposed amendment.

In deciding whether to approve the proposed amendment, division 5 applies to the chief executive’s decision as if a reference in that division to an underground water impact report or final report were a reference to the proposed amendment.

The approved underground water impact report or final report, as amended, takes effect on the day the amendment takes effect under section 385(6).