❓ Hon. Alison Xamon questions the Minister for Water regarding the Water Resources Management Bill's compliance with the National Water Initiative, particularly concerning environmental protections and stakeholder consultation. The Minister defers detailed answers until the Bill's presentation to Parliament and declines to disclose Cabinet deliberations.
AnsweredQoN 2505Legislative Council
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I refer the Minister to the answer he gave to question No. 2703, asked in the other place, answered 19 May 2010, and ask -
(1) Will the
Water Resources Management Bill
be fully compliant with the National Water Initiative (NWI)?
(2) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 23(iii) - Statutory provision for environmental and other public benefit outcomes, and improved environmental management practices?
(3) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 23(iv) - complete the return of all currently over allocated or overused systems to environmentally-sustainable levels of extraction?
(4) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 35 – Environmental and Other Public Benefit Outcomes?
(5) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 37 (i) - water planning for secure ecological outcomes?
(6) With regard to clauses 84 and 85 (Environmental Water Accounting) of the NWI, how will these principles be applied within the
Water Resources Management Bill
?
(7) As drafting proceeds, which key environmental stakeholders is the Department of Water consulting with regard to environmental and other public benefit outcomes contained within the
Water Resources Management Bill
, which stakeholders have been, and are being consulted, and on which occasions have they been consulted?
(8) What provision will be made to incorporate the statutory determination of environmental and other public benefit outcomes, within a water license regime, and a water resource management regime?
(9) On what date did Cabinet give drafting approval for the
Water Resource Management Bill
?
(10) On what date did Cabinet give drafting approval for the
Water Services Bill
?
(11) On what date did Cabinet give drafting approval for the
Water Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill
?
(1) Will the
Water Resources Management Bill
be fully compliant with the National Water Initiative (NWI)?
(2) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 23(iii) - Statutory provision for environmental and other public benefit outcomes, and improved environmental management practices?
(3) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 23(iv) - complete the return of all currently over allocated or overused systems to environmentally-sustainable levels of extraction?
(4) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 35 – Environmental and Other Public Benefit Outcomes?
(5) Specifically how will the
Water Resources Management Bill
fully comply with NWI objective contained in clause 37 (i) - water planning for secure ecological outcomes?
(6) With regard to clauses 84 and 85 (Environmental Water Accounting) of the NWI, how will these principles be applied within the
Water Resources Management Bill
?
(7) As drafting proceeds, which key environmental stakeholders is the Department of Water consulting with regard to environmental and other public benefit outcomes contained within the
Water Resources Management Bill
, which stakeholders have been, and are being consulted, and on which occasions have they been consulted?
(8) What provision will be made to incorporate the statutory determination of environmental and other public benefit outcomes, within a water license regime, and a water resource management regime?
(9) On what date did Cabinet give drafting approval for the
Water Resource Management Bill
?
(10) On what date did Cabinet give drafting approval for the
Water Services Bill
?
(11) On what date did Cabinet give drafting approval for the
Water Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill
?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 August 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Water
Response time
56 days
(1-6) The Member will be offered a full briefing when the Bill is presented to Parliament as per the usual process. As the Bill is still in the drafting stage, it would be premature to pre-empt the specifics of the eventual Bill and engage in hypothetical debate.
(7) A wide range of stakeholders have been, and will continue to be, consulted as the drafting of the Bill proceeds. As the elected representative of a constituency, the Member will also have the ability to represent the views of other interested parties in the course of the Parliamentary process.
(8) The Member will be offered a full briefing when the Bill is presented to Parliament as per the usual process. As the Bill is still in the drafting stage, it would be premature to pre-empt the specifics of the eventual Bill and engage in hypothetical debate. I appreciate the Member's interest and would welcome her thoughts on specific elements of the eventual Bill, should she wish to have input before her opportunity in Parliament.
(9-11) As the Member would be aware, the deliberations of Cabinet are not made public.
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(7) A wide range of stakeholders have been, and will continue to be, consulted as the drafting of the Bill proceeds. As the elected representative of a constituency, the Member will also have the ability to represent the views of other interested parties in the course of the Parliamentary process.
(8) The Member will be offered a full briefing when the Bill is presented to Parliament as per the usual process. As the Bill is still in the drafting stage, it would be premature to pre-empt the specifics of the eventual Bill and engage in hypothetical debate. I appreciate the Member's interest and would welcome her thoughts on specific elements of the eventual Bill, should she wish to have input before her opportunity in Parliament.
(9-11) As the Member would be aware, the deliberations of Cabinet are not made public.
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