Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017
sec.53Applying for water licence
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sec.53 Applying for water licence
The licensee may apply for a water licence to take 30% or more of the volume of saved water for the water bore. The application must be— made to the chief executive in the approved form; and accompanied by— the fee prescribed by regulation; and information to help the chief executive estimate the volume of saved water for the water bore; and if the licensee has installed the required bore works by the day required under the licence—evidence of that fact; and if the licensee intends to install the required bore works for the bore by the day required under the licence—information about how the licensee intends to install the bore works by that day and fund the installation; and if the application is for more than 30% of the volume of water saved for the bore—any evidence relied on to support a matter stated in section 54 (2) . (sec.53-ssec.1) The licensee may apply for a water licence to take 30% or more of the volume of saved water for the water bore. (sec.53-ssec.2) The application must be— made to the chief executive in the approved form; and accompanied by— the fee prescribed by regulation; and information to help the chief executive estimate the volume of saved water for the water bore; and if the licensee has installed the required bore works by the day required under the licence—evidence of that fact; and if the licensee intends to install the required bore works for the bore by the day required under the licence—information about how the licensee intends to install the bore works by that day and fund the installation; and if the application is for more than 30% of the volume of water saved for the bore—any evidence relied on to support a matter stated in section 54 (2) .
- (a) made to the chief executive in the approved form; and
- (b) accompanied by— (i) the fee prescribed by regulation; and (ii) information to help the chief executive estimate the volume of saved water for the water bore; and (iii) if the licensee has installed the required bore works by the day required under the licence—evidence of that fact; and (iv) if the licensee intends to install the required bore works for the bore by the day required under the licence—information about how the licensee intends to install the bore works by that day and fund the installation; and (v) if the application is for more than 30% of the volume of water saved for the bore—any evidence relied on to support a matter stated in section 54 (2) .
- (i) the fee prescribed by regulation; and
- (ii) information to help the chief executive estimate the volume of saved water for the water bore; and
- (iii) if the licensee has installed the required bore works by the day required under the licence—evidence of that fact; and
- (iv) if the licensee intends to install the required bore works for the bore by the day required under the licence—information about how the licensee intends to install the bore works by that day and fund the installation; and