sec.50Chief executive may amend water licence

sec.50 Chief executive may amend water licence

This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied— water taken from the water bore without a watertight delivery system will sustain, or contribute to sustaining, culturally or environmentally significant values; and the culturally or environmentally significant values existed on the commencement. The chief executive may amend the water licence to— change or remove the condition that requires a watertight delivery system to be installed for the bore; and allow water to be taken from the bore without a watertight delivery system. If the chief executive amends the water licence under subsection (2) , the chief executive must also— ensure the conditions of the licence identify, and are consistent with, the culturally or environmentally significant values to be sustained by water that flows from the water bore; and amend the water licence to state that water may be taken for cultural purposes or environmental purposes while the culturally or environmentally significant values exist. The chief executive may also impose conditions that— limit the rate at which water may be taken from the water bore; and restrict the flow of water to particular locations where the culturally or environmentally significant values exist. (sec.50-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied— water taken from the water bore without a watertight delivery system will sustain, or contribute to sustaining, culturally or environmentally significant values; and the culturally or environmentally significant values existed on the commencement. (sec.50-ssec.2) The chief executive may amend the water licence to— change or remove the condition that requires a watertight delivery system to be installed for the bore; and allow water to be taken from the bore without a watertight delivery system. (sec.50-ssec.3) If the chief executive amends the water licence under subsection (2) , the chief executive must also— ensure the conditions of the licence identify, and are consistent with, the culturally or environmentally significant values to be sustained by water that flows from the water bore; and amend the water licence to state that water may be taken for cultural purposes or environmental purposes while the culturally or environmentally significant values exist. (sec.50-ssec.4) The chief executive may also impose conditions that— limit the rate at which water may be taken from the water bore; and restrict the flow of water to particular locations where the culturally or environmentally significant values exist.

• (a) water taken from the water bore without a watertight delivery system will sustain, or contribute to sustaining, culturally or environmentally significant values; and
• (b) the culturally or environmentally significant values existed on the commencement.
• (a) change or remove the condition that requires a watertight delivery system to be installed for the bore; and