sec.79Granting water licences

sec.79 Granting water licences

This section applies if, under section 36 of the Act , a chief executive’s notice requires the owner of land who is authorised under section 78 (1) to take groundwater using an existing water bore to notify the chief executive of the bore and the water use. After the chief executive receives the notice, the chief executive may, under section 116 of the Act , grant a water licence to the owner to take groundwater using the bore. In deciding the annual volumetric limit for the licence, the chief executive must have regard to— the water taking capacity of the bore; and the annual volume of groundwater estimated by the chief executive to have been taken during the period, of not more than 10 years, immediately before the commencement; and the efficiency of the use of the water mentioned in paragraph (b) ; and the impact on surface water flows; and data collected by the chief executive about groundwater levels; and whether the amount of water to be taken under the licence is consistent with the outcomes mentioned in part 3 and the objectives of this plan. s 79 amd 2011 Act No. 40 s 107 sch ; 2017 SL No. 199 s 25 (sec.79-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 36 of the Act , a chief executive’s notice requires the owner of land who is authorised under section 78 (1) to take groundwater using an existing water bore to notify the chief executive of the bore and the water use. (sec.79-ssec.2) After the chief executive receives the notice, the chief executive may, under section 116 of the Act , grant a water licence to the owner to take groundwater using the bore. (sec.79-ssec.3) In deciding the annual volumetric limit for the licence, the chief executive must have regard to— the water taking capacity of the bore; and the annual volume of groundwater estimated by the chief executive to have been taken during the period, of not more than 10 years, immediately before the commencement; and the efficiency of the use of the water mentioned in paragraph (b) ; and the impact on surface water flows; and data collected by the chief executive about groundwater levels; and whether the amount of water to be taken under the licence is consistent with the outcomes mentioned in part 3 and the objectives of this plan.

• (a) the water taking capacity of the bore; and
• (b) the annual volume of groundwater estimated by the chief executive to have been taken during the period, of not more than 10 years, immediately before the commencement; and
• (c) the efficiency of the use of the water mentioned in paragraph (b) ; and
• (d) the impact on surface water flows; and
• (e) data collected by the chief executive about groundwater levels; and
• (f) whether the amount of water to be taken under the licence is consistent with the outcomes mentioned in part 3 and the objectives of this plan.