Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Act 2000

Before the Minister and the Trust vary the classification of land under section 33 or before the Minister refers a question of the variation of classifications to the Governor under that section, the Trust must serve notice on the owner of each irrigated property that will be involved in, or affected by, the reclassification, inviting the owner to make written submissions as to the impact of irrigation on his or her land or neighbouring land.

The notice must provide a period of at least 28 days within which the owner may make submissions.

Before varying the classification of land under section 33, the Minister and the Trust (or, where the Governor is making a determination under section 33(9), the Governor) must have regard to all submissions made in accordance with the notice.

Where two or more persons are members of the Trust by virtue of ownership of the same irrigated property, service of the notice under subsection (1) on one of them will be taken to be service on all of them.