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Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019
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This section applies if— the owner of land, on which works used to take overland flow water are situated, applies under section 107 of the Act for a water licence to take overland flow water to which this plan applies using the works; and the works are located in the plan area, other than in the Granite Belt underground water sub-area. The chief executive may accept the application if the chief executive is reasonably satisfied— the works are existing overland flow works; and for works other than notified existing overland flow works—the works were used to take overland flow water, other than for stock purposes or domestic purposes, before— for works in the Border Rivers catchment—20 September 2000; or for works in the Moonie catchment—9 June 2001. See also section 39 (1) (c) for when a person may take overland flow water using existing overland flow works. (sec.46-ssec.1) This section applies if— the owner of land, on which works used to take overland flow water are situated, applies under section 107 of the Act for a water licence to take overland flow water to which this plan applies using the works; and the works are located in the plan area, other than in the Granite Belt underground water sub-area. (sec.46-ssec.2) The chief executive may accept the application if the chief executive is reasonably satisfied— the works are existing overland flow works; and for works other than notified existing overland flow works—the works were used to take overland flow water, other than for stock purposes or domestic purposes, before— for works in the Border Rivers catchment—20 September 2000; or for works in the Moonie catchment—9 June 2001.