WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 85 Payment for allocation
WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 85
Payment for allocation
(1) The Minister may charge a fee for the granting of a water allocation.(2) The Minister may sell a water allocation by public auction or tender to any person who holds a licence.(3) The purchaser of a water allocation under subsection (2) must hold a licence before he or she is entitled to the allocation.(4) The Minister may refuse to accept a bid or tender for a water allocation under subsection (2) from a person who has been convicted of an offence against this Act.