Meander Dam Project Act 2003
7Water licence and water allocation
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7 Water licence and water allocation
(1) On and after the works commencement day, the responsible entity is taken to hold a licence under Part 6 of the Water Management Act 1999 specifying that the responsible entity may take water from the Meander River and the following, secondary, water resources:
(a) Dunning Rivulet;
(b) Huntsman Rivulet;
(c) Sales Rivulet;
(d) Warners Creek;
(e) unnamed tributaries of the water resources referred to in paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) and (d) .
(2) The licence is taken to –
(a) have been granted by the responsible Minister on such initial terms and conditions as he or she determines before the works commencement day; and
(b) be endorsed with the water allocation that is transferred to the responsible entity by the HEC from the water allocation of the special licence.
(3) None of the following is reviewable or appealable under the Judicial Review Act 2000 or any other law of the State:
(a) the granting or holding of the licence;
(b) the initial terms or conditions of the licence;
(c) a decision of the responsible Minister under Division 4 of Part 6 of the Water Management Act 1999 approving the transfer by the HEC of a water allocation of the special licence to the responsible entity.