WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 222 Amending conditions or cancelling permit

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 222

222 Amending conditions or cancelling permit

(1) The chief executive may amend the conditions of, or cancel, a riverine protection permit if—

(a) the conditions of the permit are not being complied with or have been contravened; or

(b) it becomes evident that any adverse effect of the permitted activity on the physical integrity of the watercourse, lake or spring is greater than was anticipated when the permit was issued.

(2) Before amending or cancelling the riverine protection permit, the chief executive must give the permittee a show cause notice inviting the permittee to show cause, within the reasonable time stated in the notice, why the permit should not be amended or cancelled.