Water Plan (Burdekin Basin) 2007
sec.27Deciding applications to increase maximum rate for water licences
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sec.27 Deciding applications to increase maximum rate for water licences
This section applies to the chief executive in making a decision about an application to increase the maximum rate for a water licence to take surface water. The chief executive may grant the application if— the existing works for taking surface water under the licence have the capacity to take water at the maximum rate applied for; and if the existing works include a pump—the maximum rate applied for does not exceed— for a pump of a size mentioned in schedule 8 , column 1—the corresponding rate stated in schedule 8 , column 2 for the pump size; or for a pump of another size—the rate decided by the chief executive having regard to the corresponding rates stated for similar pump sizes in schedule 8 , column 2. s 27 prev s 27 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 41 pres s 27 ins 2017 SL No. 7 s 13 amd 2019 SL No. 120 s 17 (sec.27-ssec.1) This section applies to the chief executive in making a decision about an application to increase the maximum rate for a water licence to take surface water. (sec.27-ssec.2) The chief executive may grant the application if— the existing works for taking surface water under the licence have the capacity to take water at the maximum rate applied for; and if the existing works include a pump—the maximum rate applied for does not exceed— for a pump of a size mentioned in schedule 8 , column 1—the corresponding rate stated in schedule 8 , column 2 for the pump size; or for a pump of another size—the rate decided by the chief executive having regard to the corresponding rates stated for similar pump sizes in schedule 8 , column 2.
- (a) the existing works for taking surface water under the licence have the capacity to take water at the maximum rate applied for; and
- (b) if the existing works include a pump—the maximum rate applied for does not exceed— (i) for a pump of a size mentioned in schedule 8 , column 1—the corresponding rate stated in schedule 8 , column 2 for the pump size; or (ii) for a pump of another size—the rate decided by the chief executive having regard to the corresponding rates stated for similar pump sizes in schedule 8 , column 2.
- (i) for a pump of a size mentioned in schedule 8 , column 1—the corresponding rate stated in schedule 8 , column 2 for the pump size; or
- (ii) for a pump of another size—the rate decided by the chief executive having regard to the corresponding rates stated for similar pump sizes in schedule 8 , column 2.
- (i) for a pump of a size mentioned in schedule 8 , column 1—the corresponding rate stated in schedule 8 , column 2 for the pump size; or
- (ii) for a pump of another size—the rate decided by the chief executive having regard to the corresponding rates stated for similar pump sizes in schedule 8 , column 2.