New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER AREA UNREGULATED AND ALLUVIAL WATER SOURCES 2008 - REG 74

74 Rules for conversion of access licence category

(1) This clause relates to dealings under section 71O of the Act.

(2) Conversion of an access licence of one category to an access licence of another category are permitted only if the conversion is from:

(a) an unregulated river access licence to an aquifer access licence, or

(b) an unregulated river access licence to an unregulated river high flow access licence in the Never Never and Hydes Creek Water Sources.

(3) For any conversion of an access licence under subclauses (2) (a) and 2 (b) the access licence being converted shall be cancelled and a new licence issued.

(4) The share component on an access licence issued under subclause 2 (a) is to be equal to the cancelled access licence share component.

(5) The volume of share component on an access licence issued under subclause (2) (b) is to be equal to 2.5 times the cancelled access licence share component.

(6) The total amount of all access licence share component that can be converted to unregulated high flow access licences under subclause (2) (b) shall be limited to:

(a) 250.8 unit shares in the Hydes Creek Water Source, and

(b) 723.2 unit shares in the Never Never Water Source.

Note: Approval for conversion of an unregulated river access licence to an unregulated river high flow access licence will be subject to assessment of the application in regard to the level of impact of the proposed conversion. This should include consideration of the potential impact on high flow (eg flows greater than the 50 th percentile flow) values, and any potential impact on the water source as a whole.