(1) The chief executive must give the approval if the chief executive is
satisfied that—
(a) the subartesian water and the water service provider’s
water supply for a retail water service is being taken from the same source;
and
(b) the taking of the subartesian water may threaten the security of the
water service provider’s water supply for the retail water service; and
(c)
service provider water restrictions have been imposed, or are about to be
imposed, in relation to the water supply.
(2) If the chief executive is not
satisfied about the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , (b) and (c) ,
the chief executive must refuse to give the approval.
(3) The approval may be
given with or without conditions.
