61Applications for granting of access licences

#### 61 Applications for granting of access licences 61 Applications for granting of access licences > > (1) A person may apply to the Minister for an access licence if— > > > > > (a) the application is for a specific purpose access licence in circumstances where— > > > > > > > (i) the regulations provide, or a relevant management plan provides, that an application for the licence may be made, and > > > > > > > (ii) the application does not contravene any restriction on the making of such an application contained in a relevant management plan, or > > > > > (b) the application is for an access licence with a zero share component (as referred to in section 63 (5)), or > > > > > (c) the person has acquired the right to apply for the licence under section 65. > > > (2) (Repealed) > > > (3) In the case of an application under subsection (1) for an access licence— > > > > > (a) for water in an area that is not within a water management area, or > > > > > (b) for water in a water management area for which there is no water sharing management plan in force, > > > > the Minister must cause the application to be advertised in accordance with the regulations. > > > (4) (Repealed) > > > (5) The Minister— > > > > > (a) may require an applicant for an access licence to provide additional information within a specified time if of the opinion that additional information would be relevant to consideration of the application, and > > > > > (b) may delay consideration of the application until the information is provided or, if the information is not provided within the time specified, may refuse to consider the application. > > > (6) The Minister may refuse to accept an application for an access licence if it appears to the Minister that the application is incomplete. > > > (7) An applicant for an access licence may, by notice in writing to the Minister, amend or withdraw the application for the access licence at any time before the application is determined. > > **s 61:** Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.22 \[6\]; 2002 No 138, Sch 2 \[6\]; 2004 No 39, Sch 4 \[6\] \[7\]; 2011 No 62, Sch 1.23 \[1\]; 2014 No 48, Sch 1.10 \[1\].