202Notification of proposed irrigation scheme

1. Where the investigation under section 200 has been completed and the Minister is of the opinion that the proposed irrigation scheme is practicable and economic and would result in increased productivity of the land, the Minister may publicly notify—

2. the following matters:
   1. the land to be included in or excluded from the proposed irrigation district;
   2. a description of the nature and extent of the proposed headworks; the nature and extent of the works that are to be included as off-farm distribution works for inclusion within the water charge calculation; and the nature of works that may form part of the on-farm irrigation development;
   3. the annual basic charge or charges payable in respect of each hectare of irrigable land in the proposed irrigation district for the purpose of recovering a proportion of the capital costs of the headworks and of the off-farm distribution works;
   4. the annual water availability charge or charges for each unit quantity or unit rate of supply of water to land in the proposed irrigation district;
   5. the scale of the reduced charges payable for each season of the development period, together with advice about when, after that period, the reductions become payable;
   6. the number of seasons of supply over which the charges payable under section 214 are to be payable, commencing from the time of availability of supply of water as determined under section 217;
   7. a statement that the charges are based on the estimated costs of the proposed scheme and the demand for water, and shall be subject to adjustment from the commencement of the supply of water and from the end of the season in which the charges reach the full amount to conform to the actual or re-estimated costs and demand as provided for in sections 210 and 212;
   8. the general objectives of the scheme;
   9. the estimated capability of the scheme;
   10. the general conditions of supply, including any proposed basis of allocation of water;
   11. any factors which may have a bearing on supply generally or in particular cases;
   12. the intended order of construction or availability of supply to any specified part of the scheme;
   13. the minimum percentage, being not less than 60%, of valid votes cast at any poll under this Part required by the Minister to be in favour of the proposed irrigation scheme as a prerequisite to its construction;
   14. the season; and
   15. the minimum aggregate area of land occupied by any occupier that it is proposed to include in the proposed irrigation scheme:
3. such other matters as the Minister considers relevant.

4. For the purposes of any notice publicly notified under this section, the proposed irrigation district may be defined by survey data or by physical features or by such other means as in the opinion of the Minister may seem best suited in the circumstances.

5. Any notice under this section may from time to time be amended or revoked by a subsequent notice publicly notified before any public notification of a poll under section 206 or any inquiry of occupiers under section 203(2).

Compare

• 1975 No 138 s 6

Notes

• Section 202(1): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 56(1) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 43).
• Section 202(1)(a): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 56(2) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 43).
• Section 202(1)(a)(iii): amended, on 16 December 1983, by section 9(a) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 150).
• Section 202(1)(a)(iii): amended, on 1 November 1982, by section 5 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1982 (1982 No 182).
• Section 202(1)(a)(iv): amended, on 16 December 1983, by section 9(b) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1983 (1983 No 150).
• Section 202(3): amended, on 1 April 1988, by section 56(3) of the Public Works Amendment Act 1988 (1988 No 43).