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Water Act 1989
Div 6Ministerial rules relating to Water Holder 135
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Division 6—Ministerial rules relating to Water Holder 135
33DZA Ministerial rules relating to Water Holder 135
Part 3A—Water shares 138
Division 1—Offence as to taking of water 138
33E Offences for taking water without a water share 138
33EA Evidentiary provisions for offences under section 33E 140
33EB Power to issue infringement notice in relation to offence under section 33E(3) 141
Division 2—Issuing and nature of water share 142
33F Issuing and nature of water shares 142
33G Matters the Minister must determine in issuing a water share 143
33H Matters Minister must specify in issuing water share 143
33I Circumstances in which Minister must not issue a share 144
33J Matters to be considered in issuing certain water shares 144
33K Matters to be considered in issuing water shares on interstate applications 147
Division 3—Application for or sale of water shares 147
33L Application for water share 147
33M Applications for water shares by holders of interstate right 147
33N Minister to defer application where area is proposed to be a water supply protection area 148
33O Minister to advise applicant of decision 149
33P Sale of water shares by Minister 149
Division 4—Variation of water shares 149
33Q Power of Minister to vary water shares 149
33R Applications for variation of water shares 150
Division 5—Dealings with water shares 150
33S Transfer of ownership of water share 150
33T Limited term transfers of rights to future water allocations under water shares 151
33TA Standing assignments of future allocations under water shares 152
33TB Ministerial approval of revocation of standing assignment 154
33U Assignment of water allocation 154
33V Further assignment of water allocation 156
33W Offence to give a transfer, standing assignment or assignment without Ministerial approval 157
33X Ministerial approval 158
33Y Division of water shares 159
33Z Consolidation of water shares 160
Division 6—Surrender and cancellation of water shares 161
33AA Surrender of water share 161
33AB Cancellation where interstate rights are obtained 162
33ABA Cancellation where rights outside declared water system are obtained 162