48BAllocation of environmental entitlement

48B Allocation of environmental entitlement S. 48B(1) amended by No. 50/2010 s. 13(1). (1) The Minister may, by instrument, allocate to the Water Holder, an entitlement to— (a) water in a waterway (including the River Murray); or (c) water (other than recycled water) in any works of an Authority; or S. 48B(1)(d) amended by No. 23/2019 s. 106(a). (d) water (other than recycled water) in any works of the Melbourne Water Corporation. S. 48B(1)(e) repealed by No. 23/2019 s. 106(b). (2) The Minister may allocate an environmental entitlement under subsection (1) for the purpose of— (a) maintaining the environmental water reserve in accordance with the environmental water reserve objective; or (b) improving the environmental values and health of water ecosystems, including their biodiversity, ecological functioning and water quality, and the other uses that depend on environmental condition. S. 48BA inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 27, amended by No. 32/2010 s. 39, substituted by No. 48/2021 s. 52. 48BA Purpose of assigned entitlement A person to whom a water allocation has been assigned under section 48L or 48M, despite the purpose set out in section 48B(2), may apply water under the assigned water allocation for any purpose. S. 48C inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 24.