Water Plan (Burnett Basin) 2014
sec.49Priority group for water allocation
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sec.49 Priority group for water allocation
The water allocation belongs to the following priority group— if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of high priority—the high priority group; if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of medium priority and states an activity of taking water from Three Moon Creek—the surface water medium priority group; if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of medium priority and states an activity of taking groundwater from Three Moon Creek alluvium—the groundwater medium priority group. However— if the water allocation is converted from interim water allocation 21499M or 68268M, the water allocation belongs to the surface water medium priority group; or if the water allocation is converted from interim water allocation 178404, 603188, 21357M, 21527M, 21534M, 35711M, 45220M, 47671M, 62962M, 67272M, 68069M, 74219M or 74177M, the water allocation belongs to the groundwater medium priority group. s 49 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 (sec.49-ssec.1) The water allocation belongs to the following priority group— if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of high priority—the high priority group; if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of medium priority and states an activity of taking water from Three Moon Creek—the surface water medium priority group; if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of medium priority and states an activity of taking groundwater from Three Moon Creek alluvium—the groundwater medium priority group. (sec.49-ssec.2) However— if the water allocation is converted from interim water allocation 21499M or 68268M, the water allocation belongs to the surface water medium priority group; or if the water allocation is converted from interim water allocation 178404, 603188, 21357M, 21527M, 21534M, 35711M, 45220M, 47671M, 62962M, 67272M, 68069M, 74219M or 74177M, the water allocation belongs to the groundwater medium priority group. s 49 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20
- (a) if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of high priority—the high priority group;
- (b) if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of medium priority and states an activity of taking water from Three Moon Creek—the surface water medium priority group;
- (c) if the authorisation from which the water allocation is being converted states a nominal entitlement of medium priority and states an activity of taking groundwater from Three Moon Creek alluvium—the groundwater medium priority group.