Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:clause:10_16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 10 cl 16
Character Range: 1078036–1079635

16  Audits

Inspector‑General may conduct audit to assess compliance occurring before, on or after commencement day
 (1) The Inspector‑General may conduct an audit under section 73L of this Act to assess the extent of compliance with the Basin Plan or water resource plans occurring before, on or after the commencement day.

Audits to assess compliance with Basin Plan in progress before commencement day
 (2) If:
 (a) an audit was being conducted under Division 3 of Part 3 of Chapter 13 of the Basin Plan before the commencement day; and
 (b) the audit had not been completed before that day;
then, despite the repeal of Division 3 of Part 3 of Chapter 13 and section 13.20 of the Basin Plan (the Basin Plan audit provisions) by items 18 and 20 of Schedule 2 to the Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector‑General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2021, the Basin Plan audit provisions continue to apply on and after the commencement day in relation to the audit.
 (3) Subsection 73M(2) of this Act applies in relation to an audit that is completed after the commencement day under Division 3 of Part 3 of Chapter 13 of the Basin Plan (as that Division continues to apply because of subclause (2) of this clause) if:
 (a) a report setting out the findings of the audit and any recommendations arising from the audit is published under section 13.20 of the Basin Plan (as that section continues to apply because of subclause (2) of this clause); and
 (b) the report includes a recommendation that an agency of the Commonwealth, or an agency of a State or Territory, take certain action.