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Water Act 1989
356Transition to general place of take approval for persons who do not hold water-use licences or water-use registrations
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356 Transition to general place of take approval for persons who do not hold water-use licences or water-use registrations
(1) On the commencement day, a person who, immediately before the commencement day, was the holder of a water share that is associated with land specified in a water-use licence or water-use registration not held by that person, is taken to hold a general place of take approval for the place at which water can be taken for use on the land specified in the licence or registration.
(2) On the commencement day subsection (3) applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement day—
(a) had approval under section 64K(4) to use relevant water allocations on land specified in a water-use licence or water-use registration not held by the person; and
(b) was authorised to take the water to be used on that land under relevant water allocations under a water share, a limited term transfer or an assignment of water allocations, including a further or standing assignment.
(3) The person who had the approval under section 64K(4) is taken to hold a general place of take approval for the place at which water can be taken under the relevant water allocations.
S. 357 inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 108.