Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2021 (Cth)

Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector‑General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2021

No. 74, 2021

An Act to amend the Water Act 2007 and the Basin Plan 2012, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendment of the Water Act 2007 Part 1—Management of Basin water resources Water Act 2007 Part 2—Compliance and enforcement Water Act 2007 Part 3—Transitional provisions Water Act 2007 Schedule 2—Amendment of the Basin Plan 2012 Basin Plan 2012 Schedule 3—Other amendments of the Water Act 2007 Water Act 2007

Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2021 No. 74, 2021

An Act to amend the Water Act 2007 and the Basin Plan 2012, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2021]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act is the Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector‑General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2021.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 5 August 2021 A Proclamation must not specify a day earlier than the day after the day the Minister is satisfied that the amendments of the referred provisions to be made by this Act have been approved by all referring States. The Minister must announce by notifiable instrument the day the Minister is so satisfied. (F2021N00176) However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day after the day the Minister is satisfied that the amendments of the referred provisions to be made by this Act have been approved by all referring States, they commence on the day after the end of that period. If the provisions commence in this way, the Minister must announce by notifiable instrument the day the provisions commenced.