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sec.144Meaning of maximum rate for div 4
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### sec.144 Meaning of maximum rate for div 4
For this division, the maximum rate for a water allocation is the maximum volume of water, in megalitres, that may be taken under the allocation during a day.
However, if a condition on a water allocation contains a water sharing rule about the maximum rate that applies to the water allocation, the maximum rate is, under the rule, the maximum rate at which water may be taken during a particular period of time or in particular circumstances.
A water allocation may include more than one maximum rate if there is more than one condition that applies to the maximum rate that may be taken.
s 144 amd 2005 No. 19 s 57 ; 2011 No. 40 s 50
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
(sec.144-ssec.1) For this division, the maximum rate for a water allocation is the maximum volume of water, in megalitres, that may be taken under the allocation during a day.
(sec.144-ssec.2) However, if a condition on a water allocation contains a water sharing rule about the maximum rate that applies to the water allocation, the maximum rate is, under the rule, the maximum rate at which water may be taken during a particular period of time or in particular circumstances.
(sec.144-ssec.3) A water allocation may include more than one maximum rate if there is more than one condition that applies to the maximum rate that may be taken.