Planning Regulation 2017
sch.7-sec.5Operational work for taking or interfering with water
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sch.7-sec.5
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Planning Regulation 2017.
sch.7-sec.5 Operational work for taking or interfering with water
Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that involves taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, if— the taking or interfering is allowed under the Water Act , chapter 2 , part 3 , division 1 ; or the work involves the replacement of a pump and the capacity of the new pump to take water is no more than the capacity of the existing pump; or the work involves the installation of a pump to take water under a water entitlement that— is managed under a resource operations licence, an interim resource operations licence or a distribution operations licence under the Water Act ; or states the rate at which water may be taken; or the interfering is allowed under a water licence under the Water Act and the work complies with the conditions of the licence; or the taking or interfering involves using a water truck to pump water. Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that— involves 1 or more of the following— taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, other than as stated in subsection (1) ; taking or interfering with underground water through a subartesian bore ; taking overland flow water; and is— prescribed as not assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or particular operational work that complies with the requirements prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (f) . Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that— involves taking or interfering with underground water in part of an underground water area; and is prescribed as accepted development for the part under the Water Act , section 1046 (2) (b) . See also the Water Act , section 1046 (3) . In this section— water entitlement see the Water Act , schedule 4 . sch 7 s 5 amd 2017 SL No. 103 s 90 ; 2018 SL No. 91 s 12 ; 2025 SL No. 149 s 22 (sch.7-sec.5-ssec.1) Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that involves taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, if— the taking or interfering is allowed under the Water Act , chapter 2 , part 3 , division 1 ; or the work involves the replacement of a pump and the capacity of the new pump to take water is no more than the capacity of the existing pump; or the work involves the installation of a pump to take water under a water entitlement that— is managed under a resource operations licence, an interim resource operations licence or a distribution operations licence under the Water Act ; or states the rate at which water may be taken; or the interfering is allowed under a water licence under the Water Act and the work complies with the conditions of the licence; or the taking or interfering involves using a water truck to pump water. (sch.7-sec.5-ssec.2) Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that— involves 1 or more of the following— taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, other than as stated in subsection (1) ; taking or interfering with underground water through a subartesian bore ; taking overland flow water; and is— prescribed as not assessable development under the Water Act , section 39 (f) ; or particular operational work that complies with the requirements prescribed under the Water Act , section 1014 (2) (f) . (sch.7-sec.5-ssec.3) Operational work, other than PDA-related development, that— involves taking or interfering with underground water in part of an underground water area; and is prescribed as accepted development for the part under the Water Act , section 1046 (2) (b) . See also the Water Act , section 1046 (3) . (sch.7-sec.5-ssec.4) In this section— water entitlement see the Water Act , schedule 4 .