WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 229
Criteria for deciding application for allocation of quarry material
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 229
Criteria for deciding application for allocation of quarry material
229 Criteria for deciding application for allocation of quarry material
(1) In deciding whether to grant or refuse the application or what should be
the conditions of the allocation, the chief executive must consider the impact
the removal of the quarry material will have on the long-term sustainable use
of the watercourse or lake, including the following—
(a) the physical
integrity of the watercourse or lake, including bed and bank stability;
(b)
the condition of the watercourse or lake, including its ability to function
naturally;
(c) the supply of sediments to estuaries and the sea from the
watercourse or lake;
(d) the quarry material available in the watercourse or
lake and any existing quarry material allocations in relation to the
watercourse or lake.
(2) Subsection (1) does not stop the chief executive
from considering other matters relevant to the removal of the quarry material.