105Extension of approvals

#### 105 Extension of approvals 105 Extension of approvals > > (1) The holder of an approval may, in accordance with the regulations, apply for an extension of the period for which the approval has effect. > > > (2) A period for which an approval has effect may be extended more than once under this section, but each extension may not exceed the period for which an approval of that type could have originally been granted. > > > (3) An application for an extension must be granted unless— > > > > > (a) the relevant management plan provides, or the regulations provide, that an extension of such an approval must be assessed as if it were an application for a new approval, or > > > > > (b) the application is required to be refused under subsection (4). > > > (4) An application for an extension must be refused if— > > > > > (a) in the case of a water use approval, the applicant has not certified that the extension is necessary because the particular purpose for which the approval was granted still exists, or > > > > > (b) in the case of a water management work approval, the Minister is not satisfied that the applicant complies with section 97 (5), or > > > > > (c) the applicant has not certified that the terms and conditions of the approval have been complied with. > > > (5) If assessment of an application for extension of an approval (the original approval) is required, the provisions of section 92 (2)–(6) apply to the application and the application is to be assessed as if the application were an application for the granting of a new approval to authorise— > > > > > (a) in the case of a water use approval, the continuing use of the water for the particular purpose and at the particular location specified in the original approval, or > > > > > (b) in the case of a water management work approval, the continuing maintenance and use of the work to which the original approval relates, or > > > > > (c) in the case of an activity approval, the continuing carrying out of the activity to which the original approval relates in the same location or area specified in the original approval. > > **s 105:** Subst 2004 No 39, Sch 4 \[32\].