23Long‑term average sustainable diversion limits

23  Long‑term average sustainable diversion limits  (1) A long‑term average sustainable diversion limit must reflect an environmentally sustainable level of take.  (2) A long‑term average sustainable diversion limit may be specified:  (a) as a particular quantity of water per year; or  (b) as a formula or other method that may be used to calculate a quantity of water per year; or  (c) in any other way that the Authority determines to be appropriate. Note: Sections 23A and 23B set out how a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit may be adjusted.  (3) A reference in this section to a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit is a reference to a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for:  (a) the Basin water resources; or  (b) the water resources of a particular water resource plan area; or  (c) a particular part of the water resources referred to in paragraph (b).