sec.127Application for a seasonal water assignment

### sec.127 Application for a seasonal water assignment This section applies to an application for a seasonal water assignment of— a water licence; or a seasonal water assignment notice for a water licence. The application may be made only if— a water plan or the water management protocol that implements the water plan allows seasonal water assignments; or for water licences, or seasonal water assignment notices for water licences, to which no water plan or water management protocol applies—a regulation allows seasonal water assignments and prescribes seasonal water assignment rules. The application must— relate to the water year in which the application is made; and include the name and address of the proposed assignee; and if the proposed assignee holds a water licence for the water management area in which the assignee proposes to take the benefit of the assignment—include details of the water licence; and include evidence of the consent of the proposed assignee. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the assignor and the proposed assignee may be the same person. s 127 amd 2003 No. 25 s 54 ; 2005 No. 19 s 49 ; 2011 No. 40 s 45 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 amd 2023 No. 24 s 16 (sec.127-ssec.1) This section applies to an application for a seasonal water assignment of— a water licence; or a seasonal water assignment notice for a water licence. (sec.127-ssec.2) The application may be made only if— a water plan or the water management protocol that implements the water plan allows seasonal water assignments; or for water licences, or seasonal water assignment notices for water licences, to which no water plan or water management protocol applies—a regulation allows seasonal water assignments and prescribes seasonal water assignment rules. (sec.127-ssec.3) The application must— relate to the water year in which the application is made; and include the name and address of the proposed assignee; and if the proposed assignee holds a water licence for the water management area in which the assignee proposes to take the benefit of the assignment—include details of the water licence; and include evidence of the consent of the proposed assignee. (sec.127-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the assignor and the proposed assignee may be the same person. - (a) a water licence; or - (b) a seasonal water assignment notice for a water licence. - (a) a water plan or the water management protocol that implements the water plan allows seasonal water assignments; or - (b) for water licences, or seasonal water assignment notices for water licences, to which no water plan or water management protocol applies—a regulation allows seasonal water assignments and prescribes seasonal water assignment rules. - (a) relate to the water year in which the application is made; and - (b) include the name and address of the proposed assignee; and - (c) if the proposed assignee holds a water licence for the water management area in which the assignee proposes to take the benefit of the assignment—include details of the water licence; and - (d) include evidence of the consent of the proposed assignee.