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Water Act 2000
sec.179Content of a resource operations licence or distribution operations licence
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### sec.179 Content of a resource operations licence or distribution operations licence
A resource operations licence or distribution operations licence must state—
the name of the licence holder; and
any water plan to which the licence relates; and
the principal water infrastructure to which the licence relates; and
if applicable, the authority to use watercourses to distribute water; and
the conditions applying to the licence which may include—
a requirement to have and comply with an approved operations manual; and
the full supply level for the relevant infrastructure; and
water sharing and other operational rules; and
requirements about calculating or measuring water taken under the licence or water allocations managed under the licence; and
monitoring and reporting requirements; and
a requirement to pay fees prescribed by regulation; and
a requirement that the licence holder collect and publish the sale price for each seasonal water assignment of a water allocation managed under the licence; and
for a resource operations licence—environmental management rules for the licence; and
other conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
s 179 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
amd 2018 No. 24 s 255 ; 2023 No. 24 s 37
- (a) the name of the licence holder; and
- (b) any water plan to which the licence relates; and
- (c) the principal water infrastructure to which the licence relates; and
- (d) if applicable, the authority to use watercourses to distribute water; and
- (e) the conditions applying to the licence which may include— (i) a requirement to have and comply with an approved operations manual; and (ii) the full supply level for the relevant infrastructure; and (iii) water sharing and other operational rules; and (iv) requirements about calculating or measuring water taken under the licence or water allocations managed under the licence; and (v) monitoring and reporting requirements; and (vi) a requirement to pay fees prescribed by regulation; and (vii) a requirement that the licence holder collect and publish the sale price for each seasonal water assignment of a water allocation managed under the licence; and (viii) for a resource operations licence—environmental management rules for the licence; and (ix) other conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
- (i) a requirement to have and comply with an approved operations manual; and
- (ii) the full supply level for the relevant infrastructure; and
- (iii) water sharing and other operational rules; and
- (iv) requirements about calculating or measuring water taken under the licence or water allocations managed under the licence; and
- (v) monitoring and reporting requirements; and
- (vi) a requirement to pay fees prescribed by regulation; and
- (vii) a requirement that the licence holder collect and publish the sale price for each seasonal water assignment of a water allocation managed under the licence; and
- (viii) for a resource operations licence—environmental management rules for the licence; and
- (ix) other conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.
- (i) a requirement to have and comply with an approved operations manual; and
- (ii) the full supply level for the relevant infrastructure; and
- (iii) water sharing and other operational rules; and
- (iv) requirements about calculating or measuring water taken under the licence or water allocations managed under the licence; and
- (v) monitoring and reporting requirements; and
- (vi) a requirement to pay fees prescribed by regulation; and
- (vii) a requirement that the licence holder collect and publish the sale price for each seasonal water assignment of a water allocation managed under the licence; and
- (viii) for a resource operations licence—environmental management rules for the licence; and
- (ix) other conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.