Water Act 1989

In conducting a review under section 22P, the Minister must—

consult with the consultative committee appointed by the Minister under section 22Q;

give notice of the review to—

any Authority or other person whose interests the Minister considers are likely to be affected by the review; and

each specified Aboriginal party for an area that is wholly or partly within the area to which the water resources the subject of the review are related;

publish notice of the commencement of the review in a local newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the review relates;

make any draft review available for inspection by the public for at least 2 months after its preparation;

publish a notice in a newspaper, circulating generally in the State and a local newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the review relates, stating where and when the draft review can be inspected and inviting public comment by a set date;

consider any comments made by the set date;

consider any comments of the panel appointed under section 22S;

make any appropriate changes to the draft review.