WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 121 Transfer of water allocations
WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 121
Transfer of water allocations
(1) A special licensee may transfer the water allocation of the special licence to any person without any approval being required if (a) the licence is endorsed with a statement that this section applies to the licence; and(b) the water allocation is to be taken from a water resource specified in the licence for the purposes of this section or from a water resource situated in an area so specified.(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) , Division 4 , other than section 95(6) , applies to the transfer of a water allocation of a special licence.(3) Where a transfer of a water allocation of a special licence is absolute, the relevant licences are taken to be varied accordingly.(4) A person who does not hold a licence and who receives a water allocation by a transfer under subsection (1) must, before using the allocation, obtain a licence in which the water allocation is specified.(5) The Minister may issue a licence in which a water allocation transferred under subsection (1) is the only water allocation specified.(6) On a transfer under subsection (1) , a special licensee must provide the Minister, within 14 days and in writing, with full particulars of the transfer.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.(7) This section does not apply to the transfer of a water allocation by the Hydro-Electric Corporation where the transferred water is to be taken for irrigation unless the Advisory Committee, by notice published in the Gazette , determines otherwise.(8) The Advisory Committee may make a determination in respect of a particular water allocation or water allocations of a particular type.(9) A notice under subsection (7) is not a statutory rule.