Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017
sec.61Groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas for existing water licences
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sec.61 Groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas for existing water licences
This section applies to a water licence to take or interfere with water in the plan area— that is in force immediately before the commencement; and until the licence is amended to state the groundwater unit or groundwater sub-area to which it relates. The water licence is taken to be a licence to take or interfere with water— in a groundwater unit under this plan, if the location from which water may be taken, or at which water may be interfered with, under the licence is in the area of the groundwater unit; and in a groundwater sub-area under this plan, if the location from which water may be taken, or at which water may be interfered with, under the licence is in the area of the groundwater sub-area. Without limiting subsection (2), if the water licence is to take or interfere with water in a management unit mentioned in schedule 5, the water licence is taken to be a water licence to take or interfere with water— in the groundwater unit stated opposite the management unit in schedule 5; and if a groundwater sub-area is stated opposite the management unit in schedule 5—in the groundwater sub-area. (sec.61-ssec.1) This section applies to a water licence to take or interfere with water in the plan area— that is in force immediately before the commencement; and until the licence is amended to state the groundwater unit or groundwater sub-area to which it relates. (sec.61-ssec.2) The water licence is taken to be a licence to take or interfere with water— in a groundwater unit under this plan, if the location from which water may be taken, or at which water may be interfered with, under the licence is in the area of the groundwater unit; and in a groundwater sub-area under this plan, if the location from which water may be taken, or at which water may be interfered with, under the licence is in the area of the groundwater sub-area. (sec.61-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2), if the water licence is to take or interfere with water in a management unit mentioned in schedule 5, the water licence is taken to be a water licence to take or interfere with water— in the groundwater unit stated opposite the management unit in schedule 5; and if a groundwater sub-area is stated opposite the management unit in schedule 5—in the groundwater sub-area.
- (a) that is in force immediately before the commencement; and
- (b) until the licence is amended to state the groundwater unit or groundwater sub-area to which it relates.
- (a) in a groundwater unit under this plan, if the location from which water may be taken, or at which water may be interfered with, under the licence is in the area of the groundwater unit; and
- (b) in a groundwater sub-area under this plan, if the location from which water may be taken, or at which water may be interfered with, under the licence is in the area of the groundwater sub-area.