New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE COOPERS CREEK WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 50

50 Granting of unassigned TDEL

(1) Any unassigned TDEL may be assigned to access licences in the following circumstances:

(a) where they are granted as part of a new access licence,

(b) to a local water utility access licence where the Minister varies the access licence in accordance with sections 66 (3) or 66 (4) of the Act, or

(c) to existing access licences for the purpose of pumping into farm dams if:

(i) the purpose of the additional IDEL sought is established by the proponent,

(ii) the IDEL sought is the minimum required to satisfy that purpose, and

(iii) the extraction is consistent with the objectives and principles of this Plan.

(2) Where additional IDELs are assigned to an access licence in accordance with this clause, the amount of IDEL so assigned shall be determined by the Minister consistent with the ratios of share component to IDEL for the specific category of access licence as initially assigned under clause 49, as amended by clause 51.