188Water management licence

188 Water management licence

188 Water management licence

(1) The Ministerial Corporation—

(a) on the application of a water management authority, and

(b) on payment of the appropriate licence fee,

may grant to the water management authority a water management licence.

(2) The appropriate licence fee is to be determined by the Minister, having regard to the costs incurred by the Ministerial Corporation in dealing with the application for the licence.

(3) Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 does not apply to or in respect of the first water management licence granted to a water management authority under this section.

ss 188–195: Ins 1997 No 128, Sch 1 [21].