Water Plan (Mitchell) 2007
sec.54Limitation on taking overland flow water— Act , s 20 (2)
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sec.54 Limitation on taking overland flow water— Act , s 20 (2)
A person may not take overland flow water other than— for stock or domestic purposes; or for any purpose using works that allow the taking of overland flow water and have a capacity of not more than 250ML; or under a water licence; or overland flow water of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or overland flow water that is contaminated agricultural run-off water; or under an authority under section 55 . In this section— contaminated agricultural run-off water has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’. A copy of the code is available on the department’s website. s 54 amd 2013 Act No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.54-ssec.1) A person may not take overland flow water other than— for stock or domestic purposes; or for any purpose using works that allow the taking of overland flow water and have a capacity of not more than 250ML; or under a water licence; or overland flow water of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or overland flow water that is contaminated agricultural run-off water; or under an authority under section 55 . (sec.54-ssec.2) In this section— contaminated agricultural run-off water has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’. A copy of the code is available on the department’s website.
- (a) for stock or domestic purposes; or
- (b) for any purpose using works that allow the taking of overland flow water and have a capacity of not more than 250ML; or
- (c) under a water licence; or
- (d) overland flow water of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (i) an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (ii) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or
- (i) an environmental authority issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or
- (ii) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or