21A decision of the Controller under

21 A decision of the Controller under section 71AA to refuse to approve the transfer of an entitlement to water The holder of the licence who applied for the transfer of water entitlement 22 A decision of the Controller under section 71G(1) to refuse to grant a licence to take water in respect of a development 23 A decision of the Controller under section 71H to grant a licence to take water 24 A decision of the Controller under section 71H to refuse to grant a licence to take water 27 A decision of the Controller under section 74(1) to refuse to grant a waste discharge licence Water Act 1992 112 28 A decision of the Minister under section 88A(1) to issue an action notice The person to whom the notice is issued 29 A decision of the Controller under section 93(1) to amend or modify the terms or conditions of a licence The holder of the licence 30 A decision of the Controller under section 93(2) to revoke or suspend a licence The holder or former holder of the licence 31 A decision of the Controller under section 93A(4) to refuse to renew a permit or licence The holder of the permit or licence Water Act 1992 113 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Water Act 1992 (Act No. 19, 1992) Assent date 30 April 1992 Commenced 1 July 1992 (Gaz S35, 30 June 1992) Statute Law Revision Act 1993 (Act No. 6, 1993) Assent date 18 March 1993 Commenced 18 March 1993 Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1993 (Act No. 70, 1993) Assent date 9 November 1993 Commenced 9 November 1993 Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993) Assent date 31 December 1993 Commenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act No. 83, 1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994) Statute Law Revision Act 1994 (Act No. 50, 1994) Assent date 20 September 1994 Commenced 20 September 1994 Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 (Act No. 5, 1995) Assent date 21 March 1995 Commenced 1 April 1995 (s 2, s 2 Financial Management Act 1992 (Act No. 4, 1995) and Gaz S13, 31 March 1995) Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996) Assent date 19 April 1996 Commenced s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996) Water Act 1992 114 Water Amendment Act 1996 (Act No. 66, 1996) Assent date 31 December 1996 Commenced 19 February 1997 (s 2, s 2 Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1996 (Act No. 60, 1996) and Gaz G7, 19 February 1997, p 2) Water Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 61, 1998) Assent date 3 September 1998 Commenced 3 September 1998 Waste Management and Pollution Control (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (Act No. 72, 1998) Assent date 28 September 1998 Commenced 9 June 1999 (Gaz G22, 9 June 1999, p 7) Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (Act No. 56, 1999) Assent date 14 December 1999 Commenced 12 April 2000 (s 2, s 2 Planning Act 1999 (Act No. 55, 1999) and Gaz S15, 12 April 1999) Water Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 20, 2000) Assent date 6 June 2000 Commenced 6 June 2000 Land Title (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Act No. 45, 2000) Assent date 12 September 2000 Commenced 1 December 2000 (s 2, s 2 Land Title Act 2000 (Act No. 2, 2000) and Gaz G38, 27 September 2000, p 2) Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001) Assent date 29 June 2001 Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50, 2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001) Water Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 57, 2003) Assent date 22 October 2003 Commenced 14 January 2004 (Gaz G2, 14 January 2004, p 2) Water Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 33, 2007) Assent date 12 December 2007 Commenced 26 November 2008 (Gaz G47, 26 November 2008, p 6) Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008) Assent date 14 November 2008 Commenced 1 July 2008 (s 2) Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009) Assent date 1 September 2009 Commenced 16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3) Mineral Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 37, 2010) Assent date 18 November 2010 Commenced 7 November 2011 (Gaz G41, 12 October 2011, p 5) Water Act 1992 115 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40, 2010) Assent date 18 November 2010 Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4) Water Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 48, 2010) Assent date 13 December 2010 Commenced 13 December 2010 Penalties Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013 (Act No. 23, 2013) Assent date 12 July 2013 Commenced 28 August 2013 (Gaz G35, 28 August 2013, p 2) Red Tape Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 12, 2016) Assent date 10 May 2016 Commenced 1 July 2016 (Gaz G26, 29 June 2016, p 2) Water Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 29, 2018) Assent date 4 December 2018 Commenced 31 December 2018 (Gaz S107, 17 December 2018) Water Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 19, 2019) Assent date 30 May 2019 Commenced 19 June 2019 (Gaz S44, 19 June 2019) Water Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 26, 2019) Assent date 2 September 2019 Commenced 25 September 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2) Water Further Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 36, 2019) Assent date 6 November 2019 Commenced 8 July 2020 (Gaz G27, 8 July 2020, p 2) Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019) Assent date 13 December 2019 Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27, 30 June 2021) Amending Legislation Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020) Assent date 19 November 2020 Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2) Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021) Assent date 25 May 2021 Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2) Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020) Assent date 19 November 2020 Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2) Water Act 1992 116 Statute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2021 (Act No. 19, 2021) Assent date 31 August 2021 Commenced pt 6: 2 October 2021; rem: 29 September 2021 (Gaz G39, 29 September 2021, p 1) Statute Law Revision Act 2023 (Act No. 4, 2023) Assent date 2 March 2023 Commenced 3 March 2023 (s 2) Water Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 13, 2023) Assent date 31 May 2023 Commenced 1 August 2023 (Gaz G14, 6 July 2023, p 1) Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 34, 2023) Assent date 6 December 2023 Commenced pt 1, pt 3, div 1, ss 207 and 219 and pt 5: 7 December 2023 (s 2(1)); pt 3, div 2: 1 March 2024 (s 2(2), s 2 Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Chain of Responsibility) Act 2022 (Act No. 32, 2022) and (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024, p 1); pt 4: 1 July 2024 (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024, p 2); rem: 1 March 2024 (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024, p 2) Parks and Water Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 13, 2024) Assent date 11 June 2024 Commenced pt 3: 2 July 2024 (s 2(2)); rem: 12 June 2024 (s 2(1)) Petroleum, Planning and Water Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 7, 2025) Assent date 7 April 2025 Commenced 8 April 2025 (s 2) Water Amendment (Aboriginal Water Reserves) Act 2025 (Act No. 13, 2025) Assent date 6 June 2025 Commenced 7 June 2025 (s 2) Lands, Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 25, 2025) Assent date 12 September 2025 Commenced pt 6: nc; rem: 13 September 2025 (s 2(1)) 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 12, 13, 15, 39, 74A, 90, 109 and 113. Water Act 1992 117 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS lt amd No. 20, 2000, s 3 s 3 amd No. 13, 2024, s 34 s 4 amd No. 6, 1993, ss 6 and 8; No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 66, 1996, s 4; No. 61, 1998, s 2; No. 20, 2000, s 4; No. 57, 2003, s 4; No. 33, 2007, s 4; No. 28, 2008, s 20; No. 48, 2010, s 3; No. 29, 2018, s 4; No. 19, 2019, s 4; No. 26, 2019, s 10; No. 36, 2019, s 4; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 39, 2019, s 370; No. 19, 2021, s 111; No. 13, 2023, s 4; No. 34, 2023, s 229; No. 13, 2024, s 35; No. 25, 2025, s 96 s 4A ins No. 19, 2019, s 5 s 4B ins No. 36, 2019, s 5 s 5 amd No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 19, 2021, s 112 s 7 sub No. 57, 2003, s 5 amd No. 29, 2018, s 5 sub No. 34, 2023, s 230 s 8 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 50, 1994, s 16 sub No. 28, 2008, s 21 amd No. 13, 2024, s 36 s 8A ins No. 29, 2018, s 6 pt 2 hdg amd No. 19, 2019, s 6; No. 26, 2020, s 3 pt 2 div 1 hdg amd No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 11 amd No. 13, 2023, s 5 s 12 amd No. 45, 2000, s 11 s 13 amd No. 25, 2009, s 10; No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 14 amd No. 26, 2019, s 10; No. 13, 2023, s 6 ss 14A – 14E ins No. 13, 2023, s 7 s 15 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 7 s 16 amd No. 66, 1996, s 5; No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 26, 2019, s 10; No. 13, 2024, s 37 pt 2 div 3 hdg ins No. 19, 2019, s 7 s 17A ins No. 19, 2019, s 7 ss 17B – 17C ins No. 19, 2019, s 7 s 18 sub No. 13, 2024, s 38 ss 18A – 18B ins No. 13, 2024, s 38 s 19 amd No. 13, 2023, s 8 s 20 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 19, 2021, s 113 rep No. 13, 2024, s 39 s 21 amd No. 26, 2020, s 3 rep No. 13, 2024, s 39 s 22 amd No. 6, 1993, s 8 s 22A ins No. 20, 2000, s 5 amd No. 36, 2019, s 6 s 22B ins No. 20, 2000, s 5 amd No. 57, 2003, s 6; No. 36, 2019, s 7; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 4, 2023, s 22; No. 25, 2025, s 97 s 22C ins No. 36, 2019, s 8 amd No. 13, 2025, s 4 s 23 amd No. 20, 2000, s 6; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 13, 2024, s 40 pt 3 div 2 hdg sub No. 13, 2024, s 41 s 24 amd No. 70, 1993, s 8; No. 29, 2018, s 8 Water Act 1992 118 ss 25 – 26 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45 s 27 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 9; No. 13, 2024, s 41 ss 28 – 29 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45 pt 3 div 3 hdg amd No. 33, 2007, s 5 rep No. 13, 2024, s 41 s 30 amd No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 31 amd No. 40, 2010, s 118; No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 10 s 32 sub No. 13, 2024, s 41 s 32A ins No. 13, 2024, s 41 pt 3 div 4 hdg amd No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 33 sub No. 29, 2018, s 11 pt 3 div 5 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 11 s 33A ins No. 29, 2018, s 11 s 33B ins No. 29, 2018, s 11 amd No. 19, 2021, s 114; No. 13, 2024, s 42 s 33C ins No. 29, 2018, s 11 s 33D ins No. 29, 2018, s 11 sub No. 13, 2024, s 43 s 34 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 13, 2024, s 44 s 35 amd No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 13, 2024, s 45 s 36 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 13, 2024, s 46 s 37 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 12 s 38 amd No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 19, 2021, s 115 s 39 sub No. 37, 2010, s 12 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 29, 2018, s 13; No. 13, 2024, s 47 s 40 amd No. 25, 2009, s 10; No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 14 s 41 amd No. 29, 2018, s 15 s 42 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 16 s 44 amd No. 20, 2000, s 7; No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 17 s 45 amd No. 20, 2000, s 8; No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 19, 2021, s 116; No. 13, 2023, s 9; No. 25, 2025, s 98 s 45A ins No. 19, 2019, s 8 s 46 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 18 pt 6 hdg amd No. 26, 2019, s 10 s 47 amd No. 19, 2019, s 9 s 48 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 19 s 49 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45 s 50 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 20 s 51 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 19, 2021, s 117 s 52 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 13, 2024, s 48 s 53 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 21 Water Act 1992 119 s 54 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45 pt 6 div 3 hdg amd No. 29, 2018, s 22 ss 55 – 56 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 23 s 57 amd No. 12, 2016, s 30 amd No. 29, 2018, s 24 s 58 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 25 pt 6 div 4 hdg amd No. 26, 2019, s 10 s 59 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 26 s 60 amd No. 20, 2000, s 9; No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 26, 2019, s 10; No. 19, 2021, s 118; No. 13, 2023, s 10; No. 25, 2025, s 99 s 60A ins No. 19, 2019, s 10 amd No. 26, 2019, s 10; No. 19, 2021, s 119 s 61 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 27 s 62 amd No. 66, 1996, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 14 s 63 amd No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 64 amd No. 66, 1996, s 7; No. 23, 2013, s 14 s 65 amd No. 66, 1996, s 8; No. 23, 2013, s 14 s 66 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 28 s 67 amd No. 29, 2018, s 45; No. 19, 2019, s 11 s 68 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 29 s 69 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 rep No. 29, 2018, s 30 s 70 amd No. 26, 2019, s 10; No. 13, 2024, s 49 s 71 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 31 pt 6AA hdg ins No. 25, 2025, s 100 ss 71AA – 71AB ins No. 25, 2025, s 100 pt 6A hdg ins No. 33, 2007, s 6 s 71A ins No. 33, 2007, s 6 amd No. 26, 2019, s 4; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 25, 2025, s 101 s 71B ins No. 33, 2007, s 6 amd No. 26, 2019, s 5; No. 19, 2021, s 120; No. 25, 2025, s 102 s 71BA ins No. 36, 2019, s 9 sub No. 13, 2025, s 5 s 71C ins No. 33, 2007, s 6 amd No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 19, 2021, s 121 s 71D ins No. 33, 2007, s 6 amd No. 19, 2021, s 122; No. 13, 2024, s 50; No. 25, 2025, s 103 s 71E ins No. 33, 2007, s 6 amd No. 19, 2021, s 123 rep No. 13, 2024, s 51 pt 6B hdg ins No. 19, 2021, s 124 s 71F ins No. 19, 2021, s 124 amd No. 13, 2023, s 11; No. 25, 2025, s 104 s 71G ins No. 19, 2021, s 124 s 71H ins No. 19, 2021, s 124 amd No. 13, 2024, s 52 Water Act 1992 120 s 71J ins No. 19, 2021, s 124 rep No. 25, 2025, s 105 ss 71K – 71L ins No. 19, 2021, s 124 pt 6C hdg ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 pt 6C div 1 hdg ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 s 71M ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 amd No. 13, 2024, s 53 pt 6C div 2 hdg ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 ss 71N – 71Q ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 s 71R ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 amd No. 34, 2023, s 231; No. 13, 2024, s 54 s 71S ins No. 13, 2023, s 12 amd No. 34, 2023, s 232 s 72 amd No. 48, 2010, s 6; No. 26, 2019, s 10 s 73 amd No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 48, 2010, s 6 s 74 amd No. 48, 2010, s 4; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 19, 2021, s 125 s 74A ins No. 72, 1998, s 4 amd No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 75 amd No. 48, 2010, s 6 s 76 amd No. 66, 1996, s 9; No. 48, 2010, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 14 s 77 amd No. 48, 2010, s 6 No. 13, 2024, s 55 s 78 amd No. 26, 2019, s 10 s 79 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 29, 2018, s 32 No. 13, 2024, s 56 s 80 amd No. 13, 2024, s 57 s 81 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 29, 2018, s 33; No. 13, 2024, s 58 s 84 sub No. 13, 2024, s 59 s 84A ins No. 13, 2024, s 59 s 85 rep No. 5, 1995, s 19 s 87 amd No. 13, 2024, s 60 s 88 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 34 amd No. 13, 2024, s 61 ss 88A – 88D ins No. 13, 2024, s 62 s 89 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 34 s 90 amd No. 56, 1999, s 3; No. 20, 2000, s 10; No. 33, 2007, s 7; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 13, 2024, s 63; No. 25, 2025, s 106 s 91 amd No. 13, 2024, s 64 s 92 sub No. 25, 2025, s 107 s 93 amd No. 33, 2007, s 8; No. 26, 2019, s 6; No. 25, 2025, s 108 s 93A ins No. 25, 2025, s 109 s 95 sub No. 33, 2007, s 9; No. 19, 2021, s 126 s 96 amd No. 37, 2010, s 12; No. 23, 2013, s 14 sub No. 29, 2018, s 35 amd No. 13, 2024, s 65 s 97 amd No. 66, 1996, s 10; No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 13, 2024, s 66 ss 98 – 100 amd No. 23, 2013, s 14 s 101 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 14 pt 10 div 4 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 36 s 102 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 14 Water Act 1992 121 ss 102A – 102D ins No. 29, 2018, s 36 s 103 amd No. 13, 2024, s 67 s 104 amd No. 17, 1996, s 6; No. 23, 2013, s 14 pt 10 div 5 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 37 s 104A ins No. 29, 2018, s 37 s 105 amd No. 13, 2024, s 68 s 105A ins No. 66, 1996, s 11 ss 105B – 105C ins No. 29, 2018, s 38 pt 10A hdg ins No. 13, 2024, s 69 s 105D ins No. 13, 2024, s 69 amd No. 7, 2025, s 28 s 106 amd No. 17, 2001, s 21; No. 26, 2019, s 7; No. 26, 2020, s 3 s 108 amd No. 6, 1993, s 8; No. 33, 2007, s 10; No. 23, 2013, s 14; No. 26, 2019, s 8; No. 36, 2019, s 10; No. 19, 2021, s 127; No. 13, 2023, s 13; No. 13, 2024, s 70 pt 12 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 39 s 109 amd No. 70, 1993, s 5; No. 57, 2003, s 7; No. 37, 2010, s 12; No. 29, 2018, s 40 pt 13 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 41 s 110 ins No. 33, 2007, s 11 amd No. 29, 2018, s 42 pt 14 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 43 s 111 ins No. 48, 2010, s 5 pt 15 hdg ins No. 29, 2018, s 44 s 112 ins No. 29, 2018, s 44 s 113 ins No. 29, 2018, s 44 ss 114 – 116 ins No. 29, 2018, s 44 pt 16 hdg ins No. 19, 2019, s 12 s 117 ins No. 19, 2019, s 12 pt 17 hdg ins No. 26, 2019, s 9 s 118 ins No. 26, 2019, s 9 pt 18 hdg ins No. 36, 2019, s 11 ss 119 – 120 ins No. 36, 2019, s 11 pt 19 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 233 s 121 ins No. 34, 2023, s 233 pt 20 hdg ins No. 13, 2024, s 71 ss 122 – 132 ins No. 13, 2024, s 71 pt 21 hdg ins No. 7, 2025, s 29 s 133 ins No. 7, 2025, s 29 sch 1 amd No. 13, 2024, s 72; No. 7, 2025, s 30 sch 2 ins No. 13, 2024, s 73 amd No. 7, 2025, s 31; No. 25, 2025, s 110