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Water Management Act 2000
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#### 330 Temporary stop work order to protect public interest
330 Temporary stop work order to protect public interest
> > (1) If satisfied that the public interest so requires, the Minister may, by order in writing served on—
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> > > (a) a landholder on whose land is situated a water management work, or
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> > > (b) any person having the control or management of such a work, or
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> > > (c) any person by whom a controlled activity or aquifer interference activity is being carried out,
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> > direct that, for a specified period, the use of that work, or the carrying out of that activity, is prohibited, or is subject to specified restrictions or specified measures, as the case requires.
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> > (2) Such a direction may be given in relation to a flood work only so as to regulate the use of those parts of the work (including, without limitation, sluices and flood gates) as are capable of being operated to influence the flow of water.
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> **s 330:** Subst 2008 No 73, Sch 2 \[2\]. Am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.44 \[15\].