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Water Act 2000
sec.27State may allow the use of water
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### sec.27 State may allow the use of water
The State may allow the use of water by authorising persons to take or interfere with water.
The State may authorise persons to take water—
through legislation and statutory instruments; or
through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act—
water allocations;
water licences;
water permits;
seasonal water assignment notices;
resource operations licences;
distribution operations licences;
operations licences.
The State may authorise persons to interfere with water—
through legislation and legislative instruments; or
through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act—
water licences;
resource operations licences;
distribution operations licences.
s 27 prev s 27 om 2003 No. 25 s 26
pres s 27 (prev s 42A) ins 2001 No. 75 s 10
renum and reloc 2003 No. 25 s 35
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (3) , 68
(sec.27-ssec.1) The State may allow the use of water by authorising persons to take or interfere with water.
(sec.27-ssec.2) The State may authorise persons to take water— through legislation and statutory instruments; or through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act— water allocations; water licences; water permits; seasonal water assignment notices; resource operations licences; distribution operations licences; operations licences.
(sec.27-ssec.3) The State may authorise persons to interfere with water— through legislation and legislative instruments; or through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act— water licences; resource operations licences; distribution operations licences.
- (a) through legislation and statutory instruments; or
- (b) through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act— (i) water allocations; (ii) water licences; (iii) water permits; (iv) seasonal water assignment notices; (v) resource operations licences; (vi) distribution operations licences; (vii) operations licences.
- (i) water allocations;
- (ii) water licences;
- (iii) water permits;
- (iv) seasonal water assignment notices;
- (v) resource operations licences;
- (vi) distribution operations licences;
- (vii) operations licences.
- (i) water allocations;
- (ii) water licences;
- (iii) water permits;
- (iv) seasonal water assignment notices;
- (v) resource operations licences;
- (vi) distribution operations licences;
- (vii) operations licences.
- (a) through legislation and legislative instruments; or
- (b) through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act— (i) water licences; (ii) resource operations licences; (iii) distribution operations licences.
- (i) water licences;
- (ii) resource operations licences;
- (iii) distribution operations licences.
- (i) water licences;
- (ii) resource operations licences;
- (iii) distribution operations licences.