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Water Act 2000
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### sec.986D Prescribed area plans
This section applies if the water access entitlement is regulated under a prescribed area plan.
No compensation is payable for a relevant reduction of 3% or less.
Compensation is payable for a relevant reduction of more than 3% over the 10-year period starting on the making of the regulation under section 986A (1) (a) (iii) relating to the area for which the water access entitlement applies.
However, only one-third of the compensation payable for a relevant reduction of more than 3%, but not more than 6%, over the 10-year period is payable.
Also, only one-half of the compensation payable for a relevant reduction of more than 6% over the 10-year period is payable.
s 986D ins 2011 No. 31 s 393
(sec.986D-ssec.1) This section applies if the water access entitlement is regulated under a prescribed area plan.
(sec.986D-ssec.2) No compensation is payable for a relevant reduction of 3% or less.
(sec.986D-ssec.3) Compensation is payable for a relevant reduction of more than 3% over the 10-year period starting on the making of the regulation under section 986A (1) (a) (iii) relating to the area for which the water access entitlement applies.
(sec.986D-ssec.4) However, only one-third of the compensation payable for a relevant reduction of more than 3%, but not more than 6%, over the 10-year period is payable.
(sec.986D-ssec.5) Also, only one-half of the compensation payable for a relevant reduction of more than 6% over the 10-year period is payable.