Water Plan (Mary Basin) 2024
sec.44Content and conditions of water licences to take water
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sec.44 Content and conditions of water licences to take water
A water licence to take water to which this plan applies must state— the purpose for which water may be taken under the licence; and the nominal entitlement for the licence; and the conditions, if any, for the licence; and for a water licence to take surface water—the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence. However, subsection (1) (b) and (d) does not apply to a licence that states a purpose of ‘relift’. A water licence to take underground water to which this plan applies may state— the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence; and the maximum daily volume for the licence. In this section— maximum daily volume , for a water licence, means the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence in a day. (sec.44-ssec.1) A water licence to take water to which this plan applies must state— the purpose for which water may be taken under the licence; and the nominal entitlement for the licence; and the conditions, if any, for the licence; and for a water licence to take surface water—the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence. (sec.44-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) (b) and (d) does not apply to a licence that states a purpose of ‘relift’. (sec.44-ssec.3) A water licence to take underground water to which this plan applies may state— the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence; and the maximum daily volume for the licence. (sec.44-ssec.4) In this section— maximum daily volume , for a water licence, means the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence in a day.
- (a) the purpose for which water may be taken under the licence; and
- (b) the nominal entitlement for the licence; and
- (c) the conditions, if any, for the licence; and
- (d) for a water licence to take surface water—the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence.
- (a) the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence; and
- (b) the maximum daily volume for the licence.