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Water Act 2000
sec.1250FDeciding application
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### sec.1250F Deciding application
The chief executive must decide to grant, or to grant in part, with or without conditions, or refuse to grant, the application.
Before making a decision under subsection (1), the chief executive must consult with—
the chief executive of the department in which chapter 3 is administered; and
the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered.
The chief executive must give the applicant, and any person who gave a properly made submission about the application, an information notice about the decision within 30 business days after deciding the application.
If the chief executive grants, or grants in part, with or without conditions, the application, the chief executive must, within 30 business days after the granting, give an associated water licence in the approved form to—
the applicant; or
if after making the application the applicant has ceased to be the holder of the mining tenure—the person who is the holder of the tenure when the chief executive gives the associated water licence.
The licence has effect from the day the information notice is given to the applicant.
s 1250F ins 2014 No. 64 s 201 (amd 2016 No. 61 s 36 (2) )
(sec.1250F-ssec.1) The chief executive must decide to grant, or to grant in part, with or without conditions, or refuse to grant, the application.
(sec.1250F-ssec.2) Before making a decision under subsection (1), the chief executive must consult with— the chief executive of the department in which chapter 3 is administered; and the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered.
(sec.1250F-ssec.3) The chief executive must give the applicant, and any person who gave a properly made submission about the application, an information notice about the decision within 30 business days after deciding the application.
(sec.1250F-ssec.4) If the chief executive grants, or grants in part, with or without conditions, the application, the chief executive must, within 30 business days after the granting, give an associated water licence in the approved form to— the applicant; or if after making the application the applicant has ceased to be the holder of the mining tenure—the person who is the holder of the tenure when the chief executive gives the associated water licence.
(sec.1250F-ssec.5) The licence has effect from the day the information notice is given to the applicant.
- (a) the chief executive of the department in which chapter 3 is administered; and
- (b) the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered.
- (a) the applicant; or
- (b) if after making the application the applicant has ceased to be the holder of the mining tenure—the person who is the holder of the tenure when the chief executive gives the associated water licence.