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Water Act 1989
46BOffence to give an assignment without Ministerial approval
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46B Offence to give an assignment without Ministerial approval
S. 46B(1) amended by No. 48/2021 s. 50(1).
(1) A generation company must not assign a water allocation under section 46 unless the Minister has approved the assignment.
S. 46B(2) amended by No. 48/2021 s. 50(2).
(2) A person to whom the whole or a part of a water allocation under a bulk entitlement has been assigned under section 46 or 46A, must not further assign the water allocation under section 46A unless the Minister has approved the assignment.
S. 46C inserted by No. 50/2010 s. 11.