Planning Regulation 2017
sch.10-sec.29Assessable development—operational work that involves taking or interfering with water
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sch.10-sec.29 Assessable development—operational work that involves taking or interfering with water
Operational work that involves the following work is assessable development, unless the work is PDA-related development or accepted development under schedule 7 , part 3 , section 5 — taking or interfering with water in— a watercourse, lake or spring; or a dam constructed on a watercourse or lake; taking or interfering with underground water through an artesian bore, as defined under the Water Act , schedule 4 , other than through a monitoring bore; taking or interfering with underground water through a subartesian bore, if— the works are prescribed as assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or the work does not comply with the requirements that are prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (f) for the work to be characterised as accepted development; taking or interfering with underground water in a part of an underground water area, if the work is prescribed as assessable development for the part under the Water Act , section 1046 (2) (b) ; See also the Water Act , section 1046 (3) . taking overland flow water, if— the works are prescribed as assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or the work does not comply with the requirements that are prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (f) for the work to be characterised as accepted development. sch 10 s 29 amd 2017 SL No. 103 s 93 ; 2018 SL No. 91 s 15 (42) – (43) ; 2025 SL No. 149 s 29
- (a) taking or interfering with water in— (i) a watercourse, lake or spring; or (ii) a dam constructed on a watercourse or lake;
- (i) a watercourse, lake or spring; or
- (ii) a dam constructed on a watercourse or lake;
- (b) taking or interfering with underground water through an artesian bore, as defined under the Water Act , schedule 4 , other than through a monitoring bore;
- (c) taking or interfering with underground water through a subartesian bore, if— (i) the works are prescribed as assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or (ii) the work does not comply with the requirements that are prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (f) for the work to be characterised as accepted development;
- (i) the works are prescribed as assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or
- (ii) the work does not comply with the requirements that are prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (f) for the work to be characterised as accepted development;
- (d) taking or interfering with underground water in a part of an underground water area, if the work is prescribed as assessable development for the part under the Water Act , section 1046 (2) (b) ; Note— See also the Water Act , section 1046 (3) .