Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985

This Act may be cited as the Groundwater (Border

Agreement) Act 1985.

This Act binds the Crown.

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

Agreement means the Border Groundwaters

Agreement, a copy of which is set out in

Schedule

2, as that Agreement is amended by the Amending Agreement;

and

Amending Agreement means the Border Groundwaters

Agreement Amendment Agreement, a copy of which is set out in

Schedule

3; and

words and expressions defined in the Agreement have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

The Agreement is approved.

The Amending Agreement is approved.

The Minister shall appoint two members and one deputy member of the

Committee.

A member or deputy member appointed under subsection (1) holds office, subject to this Act, for such period (not exceeding 5 years) as is specified in the instrument of appointment but is eligible for re-appointment.

The Minister may in the instrument of appointment of a member or deputy member specify terms and conditions of appointment not inconsistent with this Act.

The Minister may at any time remove or suspend a member or deputy member from office.

A member or deputy member may resign from the office of member by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Minister but the resignation does not have effect unless and until it is accepted by the

Minister.

A member or deputy member appointed under section 6(1), other than an officer or employee who holds a full-time office in the Public Service of the State, is entitled to be paid—

such remuneration as is specified in the instrument of appointment or as may be fixed from time to time by the Minister; and

such travelling and other allowances and expenses as may be fixed from time to time by the Minister.

The Minister has all the powers conferred on the Minister by the

Agreement and must not exercise those powers except in accordance with this Act and the Agreement.

The Committee has all the powers conferred on the Committee by the

Agreement and must not exercise those powers except in accordance with the

Agreement.

For the purposes of the Agreement—

a member of the Committee; or

a person who is so authorised by the Committee, may enter any lands and have free access to any bore situated on those lands.

The Minister may, subject to and in accordance with the

Land Acquisition Act 1969 acquire land for the purposes of the Agreement.

The Minister or any person authorised by the Minister may establish, equip and maintain bores and ancillary works for any or all of the following purposes:

groundwater observation;

providing data for assessing groundwater resources;

predicting changes in the quality or quantity of groundwater that will be available;

monitoring the level of salinity and other chemical or bacteriological qualities in any aquifer.

Subsection (1) does not derogate from any power under the Landscape South Australia

Act 2019.