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Water Act 1992
71HGranting subsequent licences
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71H Granting subsequent licences
(1) If a licence is granted to a developer under this Part, the Controller
may subsequently grant a licence to take water to any applicant
who wishes to participate in the development.
(2) The application for the licence must be in a form approved by the
Controller.
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(3) A licence must not be granted under this section unless:
(a) the application is consistent with the development and the
conditions of the developer's licence; and
(b) the water will be used only for the beneficial uses authorised
in the developer's licence; and
(c) the applicant's entitlement to water will come by transfer from
the developer's licence or another licence granted in respect
of the same development.
(4) If a licence is to be granted under this section, the Controller must
amend the licence from which the entitlement to water is being
transferred to reduce its entitlement to water.
(5) A decision about a licence under this section is:
(a) not a water extraction licence decision; and
(b) not a decision to which Part 6A and section 90 apply.