WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 159
Applying for water allocation dealing consistent with water allocation dealing rules
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 159
Applying for water allocation dealing consistent with water allocation dealing rules
159 Applying for water allocation dealing consistent with water allocation
dealing rules
(1) The holder of a water allocation may apply to the chief executive for a
water allocation dealing, other than a transfer or lease, under the water
allocation dealing rules.
(2) The chief executive must—
(a) if the
application is for a type of dealing permitted under the water allocation
dealing rules—approve the application; or
(b) if the application is for a
type of dealing assessed under the water allocation dealing rules—approve or
refuse the application and, if approved, approve it with or without
conditions;
(c) if the application for a type of dealing prohibited under the
water allocation dealing rules—refuse the application.
(3) The chief
executive must not approve an application unless the dealing is consistent
with the water allocation dealing rules.
(4) If the chief executive approves
an application for a water allocation dealing, the chief executive must give
the applicant a certificate of the dealing.