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Water Management Act 2000
113CConditions imposed by regulations and Minister for emergencies and other circumstances
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#### 113C Conditions imposed by regulations and Minister for emergencies and other circumstances
113C Conditions imposed by regulations and Minister for emergencies and other circumstances
> > (1) This section applies if a person is exempt under the regulations from the requirement to hold an approval under this part.
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> > (2) The regulations may prescribe conditions of the exemption for the taking of water by the water management work the subject of the exemption that are about—
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> > > (a) the urgent taking of water if the Minister decides the taking of water is necessary for basic human water needs, or
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> > > (b) the taking of water in accordance with a program approved by the Minister.
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> > (3) The regulations may permit conditions of the exemption to be imposed by the Minister if—
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> > > (a) the exemption permits the taking of water for compliance with emergency legislation, and
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> > > (b) the conditions are—
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> > > > (i) published in the Gazette, or notified in writing to the person, and
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> > > > (ii) for the purpose of implementing the water management principles in relation to the taking of water.
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> > (4) The Minister must, by order published in the Gazette, specify the groundwater sources to which an exemption applies if—
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> > > (a) the exemption permits the taking of water from a groundwater source for excavation, and
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> > > (b) the regulations require the Minister to specify the source.
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> **s 113C:** Ins 2024 No 80, Sch 1\[8\].