123DIssue of watercourse authority

123D Issue of watercourse authority

[Section 123D Inserted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 55, Applied:11 Feb 2009]

(1)  Within 7 days after approving an application for a watercourse authority, the Minister is to –

(a) notify the applicant of the approval; and

(b) issue the applicant with the authority.

(2)  The watercourse authority is to be in an approved form and may be issued on such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.

(3)  Without limiting the Minister's discretion, the conditions of the watercourse authority may include conditions to –

(a) ensure that water demand under the watercourse authority does not exceed the availability of water in the relevant water resource; and

(b) reflect expected losses to the relevant water resource from evaporation or other causes as water is conveyed under the watercourse authority; and

(c) reflect the terms on which water is to be released and taken under the watercourse authority or any other authorisation; and

(d) ensure that the watercourse authority does not have a significant adverse impact on other water users; and

(e) ensure that the watercourse authority does not cause material or serious environmental harm; and

(f) provide for the variation of the watercourse authority (including the circumstances in which it may occur and the procedures for effecting it).