TASIn ForceAct
Water Management Act 1999
15Effect of plan on water allocation
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 15
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Water Management Act 1999.
15 Effect of plan on water allocation
Where a water management plan provides for the allocation and use of water under section 14(3)(a) , the plan must –
(a) include an assessment of the capacity of the relevant resource to meet the likely demands for water by existing and future users; and
(b) take into account the needs of existing and future users and state the likely effect of the plan on those users, including any effect on businesses carried on by those users.