National Water Commission (Abolition) Act 2015 (Cth)

National Water Commission (Abolition) Act 2015

No. 63, 2015

An Act to abolish the National Water Commission, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Repeals National Water Commission Act 2004 Part 2—Amendments Productivity Commission Act 1998 Water Act 2007 Part 3—Transitional provisions

National Water Commission (Abolition) Act 2015 No. 63, 2015

An Act to abolish the National Water Commission, and for related purposes

[Assented to 16 June 2015]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the National Water Commission (Abolition) Act 2015.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Repeals

National Water Commission Act 2004

1 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act.

Part 2—Amendments

Productivity Commission Act 1998

1A Section 25 Before "The", insert "(1)".

1B At the end of section 25 Add: (2) Despite subsection (1), the Minister must appoint an Associate Commissioner for the purposes of an inquiry on the matter mentioned in subsection 87(1) or (2) or 88(1) or (2) of the Water Act 2007. (3) An Associate Commissioner appointed under subsection (2) must have extensive skills and experience in water resource management.

Water Act 2007

2 Subsection 4(1) (definition of National Water Commission) Repeal the definition, substitute: National Water Commission means the National Water Commission that was established by section 6 of the National Water Commission Act 2004. Note: The National Water Commission was abolished by the National Water Commission (Abolition) Act 2015.