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Water Act 1989
48PRule making powers for environmental entitlements 222
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48P Rule making powers for environmental entitlements 222
48PA Applications under this Division 223
Division 2—Licences 224
49 Advertisement etc. of application 224
50 Appointment of panel 224
51 Licence to take and use water 225
51AA Amendment of original registration licences and issue of new registration licences in certain circumstances 229
51AB Issue of new registration licences in certain circumstances 231
51A Surrender of registration licence 233
51B Application to go to certain bodies 234
51C Bodies must consider application 234
52A Criteria to determine maximum volume of water use for certain licence applications 235
53 Matters to be taken into account 236
54 Minister to defer application in certain circumstances 237
55 Determination of application 239
55A Offence to breach licence conditions 240
56 Conditions of licence 241
57 Sale of licence by Minister 243
58 Renewal of licence 244
59 Amendment of licence issued under section 51(1), or a registration licence, on motion of Minister 246
59A Amendment of licence issued under section 51(1), or a registration licence, on application of licence holder 247
59B Procedure applying to application 247
59C Ministerial consideration of application 247
60 Suspension and cancellation of licence 248
60A Process for suspension or cancellation of licence 249
61 Surrender of licence 250
61A Cancellation of licence where water share obtained in declared water system 250
62 Transfer of licence 251
62A Declaration for taking of water under a licence in subsequent water season 253
63 Offences for taking or using water from a non‑declared water system 254
63A Evidentiary provisions for offences under section 63 257
63B Power to issue infringement notice in relation to offence under section 63(3) 258
64 Review of decisions 259
64AAA Rule making powers for licences under section 51 260
Division 3—Powers of Minister where water taken exceeds authorised amount 261
64A Taking unauthorised amount of water from approved place 261
64B Approval holder's obligation to find out amount of water the holder is authorised to take 263
64C Taking water in excess of amount authorised under a section 51 licence 263
64D Licence holder's obligation to find out the amount of water the licence holder is authorised to take 264
64E When does determination take effect? 265
64EA Notification of determination 265
64EB Matters Minister may refer to in determining amounts of water taken 265
64EC Review by VCAT 266
64ED Time period for making application for review 266
Division 4—Periodic amendment of entitlements 267