Water Management Act 2000
85AAuthorisation to take water from uncontrolled flows
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85A Authorisation to take water from uncontrolled flows
85A Authorisation to take water from uncontrolled flows
(1) This section applies to a water source in respect of which a management plan makes provision for the taking of water from uncontrolled flows.
(2) The management plan may make provision for or with respect to the circumstances in which the holders of one or more of the following licences that relate to a water source to which this section applies are authorised to take water from the water source that has not been credited to the water allocation accounts of those licences—
(a) regulated river (high security) access licences,
(b) regulated river (general security) access licences,
(c) floodplain harvesting access licences,
(d) any other access licences prescribed by the regulations.
(3) The management plan may make provision for or with respect to subsequent adjustments to the water allocation accounts for the licences.
(4)–(7) (Repealed)
s 85A: Ins 2004 No 39, Sch 4 [22]. Am 2008 No 73, Sch 5 [3] [4]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.44 [5]; 2010 No 133, Sch 2 [30]; 2014 No 48, Sch 1.8 [5]; 2018 No 31, Sch 1 [34].