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Water Act 1989
Div 11Rule making powers of Minister 329
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Division 11—Rule making powers of Minister 329
64AZ Rule making powers for water‑use licences and water-use registrations 329
Part 5—Works 330
Division 1—General 330
65 Advertisement etc. of application 330
66 Appointment of panel 330
Division 2—Licence to construct works, etc. 331
67 Licence to construct works etc. 331
67A Application to go to certain bodies 333
67B Bodies must consider application 333
68 Matters to be taken into account 334
69 Determination of application 335
70 Other permits etc. still necessary 336
70A Offence to breach licence conditions under section 71 336
71 Conditions on which licence may be issued 336
72 Renewal of licence 339
73 Amendment of licence 341
73A Amendment of conditions on works licences 341
74 Transfer of licence 342
74A Annual charge for surveillance etc. 344
74AA Licence fees for works licences 345
74AB Suspension or cancellation of licence 345
74AC Process for suspension or cancellation of licence 347
75 Offences 348
75A Offences as to obstruction of waterways etc. 349
Division 3—Underground disposal 351
76 Power of Minister to approve underground disposal 351
76A Offences as to disposal of matter underground 354
77 Other permits etc. still necessary 355
Division 4—Directions 355
78 Power of Minister to give directions 355
78A Offence not to comply with section 78 direction 357
79 Power of Minister to give direction to bore occupier 357
79A Offence not to comply with section 79 direction 358
80 Power to give directions concerning dams 358
80AA Offence not to comply with section 80 direction 359
80A Design criteria etc. for re-use dams 360
81 Power of Minister to carry out work 360
81A Minister may apply for injunction 362
82 Compensation 362
Division 5—Review of decisions 363
83 Review of decisions 363
Part 5AA—Levee maintenance on Crown land 366
Division 1—Definitions 366
84AAA Definitions 366
Division 2—Authority conferred by permits 367
84AAB What a levee maintenance permit authorises 367
Division 3—Application for permit 368
84AAC Application 368
84AAD Referral of application to land manager 368
Division 4—Dealing with application for permit 369
84AAE Determination of application 369
84AAF Matters to be set out in permit 369
84AAG Conditions of levee maintenance permit 370
84AAH Period a levee maintenance permit is in effect 370
Division 5—Variation of conditions or revocation of permit 371
Subdivision 1—Variation of conditions on application by permit holder 371
84AAI Application 371
84AAJ Referral of application to land manager 371
84AAK Determination of application 372
Subdivision 2—Variation of conditions on Minister's initiative 373
84AAL Variation of conditions on Minister's initiative 373
84AAM Referral of proposal to land manager in certain circumstances 373
Subdivision 3—Revocation 375
84AAN Revocation of permit 375
Division 6—Apportionment of application fee 375
84AAO Payment to land manager of portion of application fee 375
Part 5A—Victorian water register 377
Division 1—Victorian water register 377
84A Object of this Part 377
84B Purpose of water register 377
84C Responsibilities for water register 378
84D Form and manner of keeping water register 378
84E Disclosure of information 379
Division 1A—Minister's functions 381
84EA Functions of Minister as to water register 381
Division 2—Registrar 382
84F Employment of Registrar and staff 382
84G Registrar's functions 382
84H Delegation 383
Division 3—Recordings of water shares by the Registrar 383
84I What is recorded in the water register about water shares? 383
84J Recording of transfers 384
84JA Recording of surrender of limited term transfer 385
84K Recording of legal personal representatives 385
84L Recording of survivor of joint ownership or holding 387
84M Recording of trustee of bankrupt 388
84N Recording of mortgages 389
84O Electronic lodgement system 389
84P Recording and incorporation of common provisions 389
84Q Priority of recordings 390
Division 4—Recordings by the Minister 390
84R What is recorded in the water register about water-use licences? 390
84S What is recorded in the water register about water‑use registration? 391
84T What is recorded in the water register about bulk entitlements? 391
84U What is recorded in the water register about environmental entitlements? 392
84V What is recorded in the water register about works licences? 392
84VA What is recorded in the water register about licences to take and use water? 392
84VB What details about the holders of certain water rights must be recorded in the water register? 393
84VC What is recorded in the water register about place of take approvals under Part 4AA? 394
Division 5—Recordings by Authorities 395