WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 101 Authorisation that may be altered or limited by water planning instrument

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 101

101 Authorisation that may be altered or limited by water planning instrument

(1) A person may, subject to any relevant alteration or limitation prescribed under a moratorium notice, water plan or a regulation under section 1046 do the following—

(a) take water if doing so is necessary to carry out an activity prescribed by regulation;

(b) take overland flow water for any purpose;

(c) take or interfere with underground water for any purpose;

(d) take water that has been collected in a dam for any purpose other than a dam across a watercourse or lake.

(2) A regulation may prescribe limitations on the carrying out of an activity prescribed under subsection (1) (a) .

(3) Despite subsection (1) (b) , the alteration or limitation can not prevent a person from taking overland flow water, that is contaminated agricultural run-off, to the extent the taking is necessary to comply with an obligation on the person under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 .