National Parks Act 1975

For the purpose of carrying out duties or obligations or exercising rights under any Desalination Project arrangement, AquaSure, any contractor of Aquasure or any person determined by the Minister may—

enter Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park; and

install, maintain, operate, alter or remove any works in Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park that are necessary or desirable to carry out those duties or obligations or exercise those rights; and

carry out any other actions in Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park that are necessary or desirable to carry out those duties or obligations or exercise those rights.

A determination of the Minister under subsection (1) must—

be in writing; and

published in the Government Gazette.

A person carrying out duties or obligations or exercising rights under any Desalination Project arrangement is not subject to any regulations made under this Act to the extent that the duties or obligations or rights authorised by the Desalination Project arrangement are inconsistent with the regulations.

In this section—

as defined—

in the Nomination Order made under the Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 and published in the Government Gazette on 18 December 2007; or

in the Order referred to in subparagraph (i) as amended; or

as further defined in any subsequent Nomination Order made under the Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994;

a relevant EPA licence;

the Deed;

any document conferring duties or obligations or rights made under the Deed;

any document conferring duties or obligations or rights made under another Act with respect to the Desalination Project;

the licence issued to AquaSure on 10 December 2017 under old section 20 of the EPA; and

any other licence or authority issued to AquaSure or any person determined by the Minister under subsection (1), for the purposes of the Desalination Project, issued under—

old section 20 of the EPA; or

any subsequent corresponding provision to old section 20 of the EPA;