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Water Act 2000
sec.203CDeciding whether to give direction and deciding content of direction
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### sec.203C Deciding whether to give direction and deciding content of direction
In deciding whether to give a direction under section 203B (1) to the relevant entity, or the content of the direction, the official—
must have regard to the following—
any impacts on water supplies (including, for example, impacts on any town water supplies or the critical needs of a power station);
any impacts on water security for water entitlement holders;
any impacts on the environment, including, for example, the Great Barrier Reef;
the public interest, including, for example, public health and safety;
whether under an Act there is another means that could be used to require timely action to be taken, or timely prevention of action, for the purpose of preventing, minimising, mitigating or remedying the water quality issue; and
may have regard to any other matter the official considers appropriate.
s 203C ins 2018 No. 24 s 259
- (a) must have regard to the following— (i) any impacts on water supplies (including, for example, impacts on any town water supplies or the critical needs of a power station); (ii) any impacts on water security for water entitlement holders; (iii) any impacts on the environment, including, for example, the Great Barrier Reef; (iv) the public interest, including, for example, public health and safety; (v) whether under an Act there is another means that could be used to require timely action to be taken, or timely prevention of action, for the purpose of preventing, minimising, mitigating or remedying the water quality issue; and
- (i) any impacts on water supplies (including, for example, impacts on any town water supplies or the critical needs of a power station);
- (ii) any impacts on water security for water entitlement holders;
- (iii) any impacts on the environment, including, for example, the Great Barrier Reef;
- (iv) the public interest, including, for example, public health and safety;
- (v) whether under an Act there is another means that could be used to require timely action to be taken, or timely prevention of action, for the purpose of preventing, minimising, mitigating or remedying the water quality issue; and
- (b) may have regard to any other matter the official considers appropriate.
- (i) any impacts on water supplies (including, for example, impacts on any town water supplies or the critical needs of a power station);
- (ii) any impacts on water security for water entitlement holders;
- (iii) any impacts on the environment, including, for example, the Great Barrier Reef;
- (iv) the public interest, including, for example, public health and safety;
- (v) whether under an Act there is another means that could be used to require timely action to be taken, or timely prevention of action, for the purpose of preventing, minimising, mitigating or remedying the water quality issue; and