WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 1250G Contents and conditions of associated water licence

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 1250G

1250G Contents and conditions of associated water licence

(1) Sections 117 and 118 apply to an associated water licence as if—

(a) a reference in the sections to a water licence were a reference to an associated water licence; and

(b) a reference in the sections to water were a reference to underground water.

(2) Also, without limiting section 118(1), as applied by subsection (1), the conditions may require the holder of the licence—

(a) to carry out a management strategy to manage impacts on natural ecosystems, including springs; or

(b) to undertake a baseline assessment of water bores in the area of the holder’s mining tenure.