50Advertising not required for certain water supply works

50 Advertising not required for certain water supply works

50 Advertising not required for certain water supply works

(1) Advertising an application for a water supply work approval in accordance with section 49(1)(a) is not required for a water supply work used for—

(a) less than 6 months, and

(b) only one or more of the following purposes—

(i) the construction or maintenance of roads by a roads authority,

(ii) drought relief,

(iii) dust suppression,

(iv) firefighting or any of the activities referred to in Schedule 4, section 11 when firefighting,

(v) prospecting or fossicking for minerals or petroleum under the Mining Act 1992 or the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991,

(vi) an environmental purpose authorised by a plan approved by the Minister under the Act, section 8E(7),

(vii) hydrostatic testing of gas pipelines.

(2) Advertising an application for a water supply work approval in accordance with section 49(1)(a)(i) is not required for a water supply work—

(a) used only to take or use water under a replacement access licence, and

(b) in existence when the replacement access licence came into force.