Water Management Act 1999
157Notification of determination of permit application
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157 Notification of determination of permit application
[Section 157 Substituted by No. 49 of 2002, s. 30, Applied:01 Mar 2003] [Section 157 Subsection (1) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 74, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 157 Subsection (3) amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 29, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 157 Subsection (3) amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 29, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 157 Subsection (4) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 74, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 157 Substituted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]
(1) Within 14 days after determining a permit application, the Minister is to notify the following persons, in writing, of the determination:
(a) the applicant;
(b) the owner of the land in relation to which the proposed dam works are proposed in the permit application;
(c) each person who has lodged a representation in relation to the permit application under section 146(1) .
(2) The notice is to include –
(a) if the Minister has refused under section 156 to grant the permit application – the reasons for that refusal; and
(b) if the Minister has made a determination under section 156(3)(a) or (b) and the notice is to the owner of the land in relation to which the proposed dam works are proposed in the permit application – a statement of the dam safety obligations that apply to the owner as an owner of the dam; and
(c) any rights of the person receiving the notice to apply for a review or appeal under Part 14 ; and
(d) the details of any relevant dam operating notice; and
(e) details of any relevant variation to a water licence that is to be made in accordance with .