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Water Act 2000
sec.1245Existing permits
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### sec.1245 Existing permits
This section applies for a permit granted under section 269(1) for a destruction activity (a destruction permit ) if—
the destruction permit is in force immediately before the commencement; and
the activity relates to an area of vegetation less than 0.5ha within a watercourse, lake or spring; and
there is no development approval for the activity.
From the commencement—
the activity is taken, until the expiry of the destruction permit, to be assessable development for which a development approval, in the form of a development permit, has been granted; and
the area of vegetation is taken to be the land to which the development approval is attached; and
the destruction permit has effect, until its expiry, as if it were the development permit for the destruction activity; and
any condition of the destruction permit takes effect as if it were a condition of the development permit.
s 1245 ins 2013 No. 23 s 305
(sec.1245-ssec.1) This section applies for a permit granted under section 269(1) for a destruction activity (a destruction permit ) if— the destruction permit is in force immediately before the commencement; and the activity relates to an area of vegetation less than 0.5ha within a watercourse, lake or spring; and there is no development approval for the activity.
(sec.1245-ssec.2) From the commencement— the activity is taken, until the expiry of the destruction permit, to be assessable development for which a development approval, in the form of a development permit, has been granted; and the area of vegetation is taken to be the land to which the development approval is attached; and the destruction permit has effect, until its expiry, as if it were the development permit for the destruction activity; and any condition of the destruction permit takes effect as if it were a condition of the development permit.
- (a) the destruction permit is in force immediately before the commencement; and
- (b) the activity relates to an area of vegetation less than 0.5ha within a watercourse, lake or spring; and
- (c) there is no development approval for the activity.
- (a) the activity is taken, until the expiry of the destruction permit, to be assessable development for which a development approval, in the form of a development permit, has been granted; and
- (b) the area of vegetation is taken to be the land to which the development approval is attached; and
- (c) the destruction permit has effect, until its expiry, as if it were the development permit for the destruction activity; and
- (d) any condition of the destruction permit takes effect as if it were a condition of the development permit.