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Water Act 2000
sec.106What is a water licence
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### sec.106 What is a water licence
A water licence may authorise the taking of water from a location or the interference with water at a location.
A water licence attaches to the water licensee’s land unless—
the licensee is a prescribed entity; or
the water licence is an associated water licence granted under chapter 9 , part 8 , division 2 .
Unless this Act provides otherwise, a water licence may be amended, renewed, reinstated, relocated, transferred, amalgamated, subdivided, surrendered, cancelled or repealed.
s 106 amd 2003 No. 25 s 44 ; 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1 ; 2010 No. 20 s 81 ; 2011 No. 40 s 41 ; 2013 No. 23 s 233 ; 2014 No. 40 s 137
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
amd 2019 No. 17 s 326
(sec.106-ssec.1) A water licence may authorise the taking of water from a location or the interference with water at a location.
(sec.106-ssec.2) A water licence attaches to the water licensee’s land unless— the licensee is a prescribed entity; or the water licence is an associated water licence granted under chapter 9 , part 8 , division 2 .
(sec.106-ssec.3) Unless this Act provides otherwise, a water licence may be amended, renewed, reinstated, relocated, transferred, amalgamated, subdivided, surrendered, cancelled or repealed.
- (a) the licensee is a prescribed entity; or
- (b) the water licence is an associated water licence granted under chapter 9 , part 8 , division 2 .