Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I foreshadow that I will withdraw Greens amendment (3) on sheet 5659, because we have covered the substantive issue in terms of the water-sharing regime. However, I want to clarify with the minister a point that was raised in the previous discussion about the water-sharing regime. This amendment sought to put an additional amendment in place in section 23 of the act that relates to the long-term average sustainable diversion limits for the basin. It states:

... for the water resources of a particular water resource plan area or for a particular part of those water resources may be specified:

…            …            …

(b) as a formula or other method that may be used to calculate a quantity of water per year; or

(c) in any other way that the Authority determines to be appropriate

I just wish to confirm the previous point that the minister made that that would allow for water shares to be considered if that were determined appropriate by the authority.