Water Management Regulations 2019

For the purposes of section 165 of the Act, the terms of review, in accordance with which an annual review of the operation of administrative processes under Part 8 of the Act is to be conducted, are as specified in this regulation.

An annual review is to consist of a review of the operation of administrative processes undertaken, in the year to which the review relates, for the purposes of processing and determining applications for Division 3 permits under Part 8 of the Act.

An annual review is to begin within 90 days after an annual report is prepared in accordance with section 164ZN of the Act.

The following matters are to be considered by the Minister in an annual review:the reasons why particular administrative processes are performed in relation to applications for Division 3 permits under Part 8 of the Act and the determination of such applications; the simplicity, cost-effectiveness and timeliness of those administrative processes; what improvements, if any, may be made to those administrative processes.