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Water Management Act 1999
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173 Joint water districts
On receipt of an application under section 168 or 169 , the Minister may –
(a) if the application is made by a council, require the council to join with other councils whose municipalities are part of, or adjacent to, the area of land specified in the application, in proposing the establishment of the district; or
(b) [Section 173 Amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 47, Applied:09 Jun 2004] if the application is made by any other water entity or by landowners, require the water entity or those landowners to prepare a joint application with other relevant water entities or landowners.