New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE HUNTER REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 30

30 Access licence applications

(1) This Part is made in accordance with sections 20 (2) (b) and 63 of the Act.

(2) Access licences may be granted in this water source, subject to any embargo on the making of applications for access licences made under Chapter 3 Part 2 Division 7 of the Act.

(3) The Minister should declare an embargo on the making of applications for access licences in this water source, other than for access licences of the following kinds:

(a) regulated river (high security)-(Aboriginal cultural) access licences, providing that the application does not exceed 10 megalitres per year,

(b) regulated river (high security-research) access licences for water supply for research purposes, provided that such research is undertaken by an organisation approved by the Minister as an accredited research body, and

(c) specific purpose access licences for which applications are provided for under the regulations in accordance with section 61 (1) (a).

(4) In applying for a new access licence, the applicant must establish the purpose and circumstances relating to that access licence, and that the share component sought will be the minimum required to meet that purpose and circumstances.

(5) Subclause (4) does not apply to an application for a new access licence arising from:

(a) section 61 (1) (c), of the Act, where the right has been acquired by auction, tender or other open market process., or

(b) an access licence dealing.