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Water Act 2000
sec.237Amending, suspending or cancelling allocation notice
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### sec.237 Amending, suspending or cancelling allocation notice
The chief executive may amend, suspend or cancel an allocation notice if the chief executive is satisfied, or reasonably believes—
the allocation notice was granted in error or in consequence of a false or fraudulent document, statement or representation; or
the allocation notice holder—
is convicted of an offence against this Act; or
failed to comply with a condition of the allocation notice; or
unforeseen degradation in the condition of the watercourse or lake requires the allocation notice to be amended, suspended or cancelled.
An amendment under subsection (1) must not increase the quantity of material that may be extracted, the rate of extraction or the period for which the allocation notice has effect.
Before amending, suspending or cancelling an allocation notice, the chief executive must give the holder a show cause notice inviting the holder to show cause, within the reasonable time stated in the notice, why the allocation notice should not be amended, suspended or cancelled.
s 237 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
(sec.237-ssec.1) The chief executive may amend, suspend or cancel an allocation notice if the chief executive is satisfied, or reasonably believes— the allocation notice was granted in error or in consequence of a false or fraudulent document, statement or representation; or the allocation notice holder— is convicted of an offence against this Act; or failed to comply with a condition of the allocation notice; or unforeseen degradation in the condition of the watercourse or lake requires the allocation notice to be amended, suspended or cancelled.
(sec.237-ssec.2) An amendment under subsection (1) must not increase the quantity of material that may be extracted, the rate of extraction or the period for which the allocation notice has effect.
(sec.237-ssec.3) Before amending, suspending or cancelling an allocation notice, the chief executive must give the holder a show cause notice inviting the holder to show cause, within the reasonable time stated in the notice, why the allocation notice should not be amended, suspended or cancelled.
- (a) the allocation notice was granted in error or in consequence of a false or fraudulent document, statement or representation; or
- (b) the allocation notice holder— (i) is convicted of an offence against this Act; or (ii) failed to comply with a condition of the allocation notice; or
- (i) is convicted of an offence against this Act; or
- (ii) failed to comply with a condition of the allocation notice; or
- (c) unforeseen degradation in the condition of the watercourse or lake requires the allocation notice to be amended, suspended or cancelled.
- (i) is convicted of an offence against this Act; or
- (ii) failed to comply with a condition of the allocation notice; or