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Water Act 1989
Div 13Rule making powers of Minister 171
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Division 13—Rule making powers of Minister 171
33AZ Rule making powers for water shares 171
Part 4—Allocation of water 173
Division 1—Bulk entitlements 173
34 Definition and disallowance 173
34A Grant of bulk entitlement 174
36 Application for bulk entitlement 175
38 Advertisement etc. of application 177
39 Appointment of panel 178
40 Matters to be taken into account 179
41 Application to be deferred in certain circumstances 182
42 Determination of application 183
43 Order granting entitlement 183
43A Appointment of resource managers and environmental managers 186
44 Amendment of entitlement by Order 187
44A Amendment of entitlement where water allocated to environmental entitlement 187
44B Cancellation of bulk entitlement where water to be transferred to environmental entitlement 188
45 Minor amendment of bulk entitlement by notice 188
46 Assignment of water allocation 189
46A Further assignment of water allocation 190
46B Offence to give an assignment without Ministerial approval 191
46C Ministerial approval 191
46CA Effect of death of person who holds a water allocation 192
46D Transfer of bulk entitlement 193
46E Ministerial approval for transfer 193
46F Sale of bulk entitlement 194
46G Effect of transfer of bulk entitlement 195
47 Conversion of existing entitlements 196
47A Compliance with terms of bulk entitlement 197
47B Minister may request application 198
47C Application for conversion of licences or water shares to bulk entitlements 200
47CA Minister may convert licence or water share to bulk entitlement 200
47CB Effect of conversion 201