New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE HUNTER REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 44

44 Volume taken under access licences

(1) The water allocation taken under domestic and stock access licences, local water utility access licences, regulated river (high security) access licences and regulated river (general security) access licences shall be assessed as:

(a) the volume of water extracted by the approved water supply works nominated by the access licence, or

(b) where the Minister has applied such a discretionary condition to the access licence, the greater of:

(i) the volume of water extracted by the approved water supply works nominated by the access licence, and

(ii) the volume of water ordered for extraction by the approved water supply works nominated by the access licence.

(2) The Minister should only apply a discretionary condition in relation to subclause (1) (b) where this has been provided for in a compliance management strategy, approved by the Minister.

(3) The water allocation taken under a major utility access licence shall be assessed as stated on the relevant access licence.

(4) The allocation taken under a regulated river (high security) access licence will be debited from the water allocation account subject to the provisions of clause 39 (9) and relevant available water determinations.

(5) The allocation taken under a regulated river (general security) access licence will be debited from the water allocation account subject to the provisions of clause 39 (10) and relevant available water determinations.

(6) The allocation taken under supplementary water access licences will be the volume of water extracted, in accordance with announcements made and access licence conditions, by the approved water supply works nominated by the access licence.