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HERITAGE RIVERS ACT 1992 - SECT 10 Land and water uses which are not permitted in heritage river areas

HERITAGE RIVERS ACT 1992 - SECT 10

Land and water uses which are not permitted in heritage river areas

S. 10(1) substituted by No. 68/2006 s. 7.

    (1)     An impoundment must not be constructed or extended in a heritage river area.

    (2)     There must not be a new water diversion in a heritage river area specified in Column 2 of Schedule 3 unless it is approved by the Governor in Council by notice published in the Government Gazette.

    (3)     Any new water diversion from a waterway upstream from the lowest point of a heritage river area specified in Column 3 of Schedule 3 must not significantly impair the nature conservation, recreation, scenic or cultural heritage attributes of the area.

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply to a water diversion approved by the Governor in Council by notice published in the Government Gazette.

    (5)     Timber harvesting is not to be carried out in any heritage river area specified in Column 4 of Schedule 3.