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Water Act 2000
sec.972DAdditional rights for permits for operational work
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### sec.972D Additional rights for permits for operational work
A development permit, to the extent it relates to operational work for taking or interfering with water, or the removal of quarry material, from a watercourse or lake, is taken to include a right to use and occupy the part of the watercourse or lake—
that forms all or part of the boundary of the land to which the development permit attaches; and
on which the works are situated.
An owner of land carrying out operational work that involves taking water from a watercourse, lake or spring under section 96 (2) and is accepted development, is taken to have a right to use and occupy the part of the watercourse or lake—
that forms all or part of the boundary of the owner’s land; and
on which the works are situated.
Operational work that allows taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, other than under a relevant provision, and is accepted development, is taken to include a right to use and occupy the part of the watercourse or lake on which the operations are situated.
In this section—
relevant provision means any of the following—
section 93 ;
section 95 (1) ;
section 96 ;
section 99 ;
section 102 .
s 972D ins 2013 No. 23 s 301
amd 2016 No. 27 s 678 ; 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1
(sec.972D-ssec.1) A development permit, to the extent it relates to operational work for taking or interfering with water, or the removal of quarry material, from a watercourse or lake, is taken to include a right to use and occupy the part of the watercourse or lake— that forms all or part of the boundary of the land to which the development permit attaches; and on which the works are situated.
(sec.972D-ssec.2) An owner of land carrying out operational work that involves taking water from a watercourse, lake or spring under section 96 (2) and is accepted development, is taken to have a right to use and occupy the part of the watercourse or lake— that forms all or part of the boundary of the owner’s land; and on which the works are situated.
(sec.972D-ssec.3) Operational work that allows taking or interfering with water in a watercourse, lake or spring, other than under a relevant provision, and is accepted development, is taken to include a right to use and occupy the part of the watercourse or lake on which the operations are situated.
(sec.972D-ssec.4) In this section— relevant provision means any of the following— section 93 ; section 95 (1) ; section 96 ; section 99 ; section 102 .
- (a) that forms all or part of the boundary of the land to which the development permit attaches; and
- (b) on which the works are situated.
- (a) that forms all or part of the boundary of the owner’s land; and
- (b) on which the works are situated.
- (a) section 93 ;
- (b) section 95 (1) ;
- (c) section 96 ;
- (d) section 99 ;
- (e) section 102 .