Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Without limiting section 56, the Minister may determine that a water allocation of a licence may be –
(a) taken from, or used on, only a specified area of land; or
(b) used only for a specified purpose; or
(c) used only to allow the taking of water into a specified dam or proposed dam; or
(d) used only in accordance with conditions for the avoidance, minimisation or management of associated environmental risks.
(2) Where a water allocation is determined under subsection (1)(c) to be used for the taking of water into a proposed dam or to increase the quantity of water to be taken into an existing dam, the allocation may be made conditional on the completion of –
(a) the construction of the proposed dam; or
(b) the dam works increasing the existing dam's capacity.
(3) In this section –
"environmental risk" means a material risk that a water allocation may, in respect of any water resource or land, cause –(a) a rise in underground water levels; or
(b) soil waterlogging; or
(c) increased salination; or
(d) increased soil erosion; or
(e) the destabilisation of the bank or bed of a watercourse; or
(f) the degradation of a riverine or estuarine environment; or
(g) a deterioration of water quality.