Water Management Act 1999
164AConditions of Division 4 permit
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164A Conditions of Division 4 permit
[Section 164A Inserted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]
(1) A Division 4 permit is subject to the conditions determined by the Minister under subsection (2) .
(2) The Minister, by order, may determine the conditions to which Division 4 permits are subject in relation to –
(a) engineering and construction; and
(b) dam safety; and
(c) sediment and erosion control; and
(d) any matter prescribed in the regulations; and
(e) the taking, destruction or disturbance of any wildlife, or wildlife products, that is or are within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 2002 ; and
(f) any other matter the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the objectives of this Act.
(3) The Minister may amend or revoke an order.
(4) An order –
(a) is a statutory rule; and
(b) may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the order.
(5) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Minister makes, amends or revokes an order, that order, amendment or revocation applies to the holder of a Division 4 permit when that order, amendment or revocation takes effect.