New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE PHILLIPS CREEK, MOOKI RIVER, QUIRINDI CREEK AND WARRAH CREEK WATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 49

49 Granting of unassigned TDEL

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

(a) where they are applied for as part of a new access licence application,

(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 48 for that water source, as amended by clause 50.