Water Plan (Calliope River Basin) 2006
sec.11Decisions about taking water
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sec.11 Decisions about taking water
The chief executive must not make a decision about the allocation or management of water in the plan area that would increase the total volume of water that may be taken in the plan area. A decision mentioned in subsection (1) includes a decision about an application for a water licence, made but not decided before the commencement of this plan. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a decision— about a water permit; or about reinstating or replacing an expired water licence; or about taking overland flow water mentioned in section 13 (1) (a) or (e) ; or to grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 4 March 2004; or about unallocated water made under section 19 ; or required to be made under the resource operations plan. (sec.11-ssec.1) The chief executive must not make a decision about the allocation or management of water in the plan area that would increase the total volume of water that may be taken in the plan area. (sec.11-ssec.2) A decision mentioned in subsection (1) includes a decision about an application for a water licence, made but not decided before the commencement of this plan. (sec.11-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a decision— about a water permit; or about reinstating or replacing an expired water licence; or about taking overland flow water mentioned in section 13 (1) (a) or (e) ; or to grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 4 March 2004; or about unallocated water made under section 19 ; or required to be made under the resource operations plan.
- (a) about a water permit; or
- (b) about reinstating or replacing an expired water licence; or
- (c) about taking overland flow water mentioned in section 13 (1) (a) or (e) ; or
- (d) to grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 4 March 2004; or
- (e) about unallocated water made under section 19 ; or
- (f) required to be made under the resource operations plan.