Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017
sec.55Effect of water licence if granted before watertight delivery system installed
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sec.55 Effect of water licence if granted before watertight delivery system installed
This section applies if the chief executive decides to grant the water licence under section 54 before the required bore works are installed. The volumetric limit to be stated for the water licence is 0ML. The chief executive must also impose the following conditions on the licence— a condition that the volumetric limit to be granted after the required bore works are installed is the granted percentage of the volume of saved water for the water bore; a condition that the water licence is to be cancelled if— the required bore works are not installed for the water bore by the day required under the licence; or the licensee receives government funding for installing the required bore works; a condition that an application can not be made— to relocate the licence; or for a seasonal water assignment of the licence. Subsection (5) applies if, after granting the licence, the chief executive is satisfied— the required bore works have been installed for the water bore by the day required under the licence; and the licensee has not received government funding for installing the required bore works. The chief executive must amend the water licence— to state a volumetric limit for the licence worked out as the granted percentage of the actual volume of water saved for the water bore because the required bore works were installed; and to remove the conditions mentioned in subsection (3) . (sec.55-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive decides to grant the water licence under section 54 before the required bore works are installed. (sec.55-ssec.2) The volumetric limit to be stated for the water licence is 0ML. (sec.55-ssec.3) The chief executive must also impose the following conditions on the licence— a condition that the volumetric limit to be granted after the required bore works are installed is the granted percentage of the volume of saved water for the water bore; a condition that the water licence is to be cancelled if— the required bore works are not installed for the water bore by the day required under the licence; or the licensee receives government funding for installing the required bore works; a condition that an application can not be made— to relocate the licence; or for a seasonal water assignment of the licence. (sec.55-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if, after granting the licence, the chief executive is satisfied— the required bore works have been installed for the water bore by the day required under the licence; and the licensee has not received government funding for installing the required bore works. (sec.55-ssec.5) The chief executive must amend the water licence— to state a volumetric limit for the licence worked out as the granted percentage of the actual volume of water saved for the water bore because the required bore works were installed; and to remove the conditions mentioned in subsection (3) .