Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019
sec.72Authorisations may be converted to water allocations
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sec.72 Authorisations may be converted to water allocations
A water entitlement notice may, under section 70 (1) (a) of the Act , implement this plan by providing for the conversion of an existing authorisation to a water allocation stated in the notice (a converted water allocation ) to take unsupplemented surface water to which this plan applies. In this section— existing authorisation means— water permit number 618275; or water permit number 618282; or a water licence that— is in force at the commencement; and is a licence to take unsupplemented surface water to which this plan applies— from a watercourse, lake or spring mentioned in column 1 of the following table; and for the purpose stated in column 2 of the following table opposite the watercourse, lake or spring. Column 1 Column 2 Watercourse, lake or spring Purpose a watercourse, lake or spring in the Stanthorpe water management area, other than the Glen Niven tributaries zone any a watercourse, lake or spring in the Macintyre Brook upstream zone irrigation Brigalow Creek, Commoron Creek, Murri Murri Creek or Yambocully Creek water harvesting The Glen Niven tributaries zone and the Macintyre Brook upstream zone are water management area zones. (sec.72-ssec.1) A water entitlement notice may, under section 70 (1) (a) of the Act , implement this plan by providing for the conversion of an existing authorisation to a water allocation stated in the notice (a converted water allocation ) to take unsupplemented surface water to which this plan applies. (sec.72-ssec.2) In this section— existing authorisation means— water permit number 618275; or water permit number 618282; or a water licence that— is in force at the commencement; and is a licence to take unsupplemented surface water to which this plan applies— from a watercourse, lake or spring mentioned in column 1 of the following table; and for the purpose stated in column 2 of the following table opposite the watercourse, lake or spring. Column 1 Column 2 Watercourse, lake or spring Purpose a watercourse, lake or spring in the Stanthorpe water management area, other than the Glen Niven tributaries zone any a watercourse, lake or spring in the Macintyre Brook upstream zone irrigation Brigalow Creek, Commoron Creek, Murri Murri Creek or Yambocully Creek water harvesting The Glen Niven tributaries zone and the Macintyre Brook upstream zone are water management area zones.
- (a) water permit number 618275; or
- (b) water permit number 618282; or
- (c) a water licence that— (i) is in force at the commencement; and (ii) is a licence to take unsupplemented surface water to which this plan applies— (A) from a watercourse, lake or spring mentioned in column 1 of the following table; and (B) for the purpose stated in column 2 of the following table opposite the watercourse, lake or spring.
- (i) is in force at the commencement; and