Water Plan (Burnett Basin) 2014
sec.28Applications for water licence to take or interfere with surface water made before 29 May 2003
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sec.28 Applications for water licence to take or interfere with surface water made before 29 May 2003
This section applies to an application for a water licence to take or interfere with surface water in the plan area made under the Act or the repealed Act before 29 May 2003 and not finally decided before the commencement. However, this section does not apply if works existed on 14 December 2000 on land to which the application relates. The chief executive must refuse the application if granting the application would have 1 or more of the following effects in relation to water to which this plan applies— increase the amount of water that may be taken; change the location from which water may be taken; increase the rate at which water may be taken; change the flow conditions under which water may be taken; increase or change the interference with the water. (sec.28-ssec.1) This section applies to an application for a water licence to take or interfere with surface water in the plan area made under the Act or the repealed Act before 29 May 2003 and not finally decided before the commencement. (sec.28-ssec.2) However, this section does not apply if works existed on 14 December 2000 on land to which the application relates. (sec.28-ssec.3) The chief executive must refuse the application if granting the application would have 1 or more of the following effects in relation to water to which this plan applies— increase the amount of water that may be taken; change the location from which water may be taken; increase the rate at which water may be taken; change the flow conditions under which water may be taken; increase or change the interference with the water.
- (a) increase the amount of water that may be taken;
- (b) change the location from which water may be taken;
- (c) increase the rate at which water may be taken;
- (d) change the flow conditions under which water may be taken;
- (e) increase or change the interference with the water.