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Water Management Act 1999
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5 Application of Act
(1) This Act prevails over any other Act which confers a right to take water unless the other Act is expressed to apply notwithstanding this Act.
(2) [Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 6, Applied:11 Feb 2009] Except as provided by section 5A , nothing in this Act affects the taking of water from a tidal area.
(3) Nothing in this Act is taken to imply that any water taken or used under an authorisation or as permitted by this Act is fit or sufficient for the purposes for which it is taken or used.