WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 176 What is a resource operations licence

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 176

176 What is a resource operations licence

(1) A resource operations licence is an authorisation—

(a) to interfere with the flow of water to the extent necessary to construct or operate the water infrastructure to which the licence applies; or

(b) to take water or interfere with the flow of water to distribute water under water allocations.

(2) A resource operations licence can only be held by the owner of the water infrastructure to which the licence applies or the parent company of a subsidiary company that is the owner that holds the infrastructure.