Water Regulation 2016
sec.131Water licence fee
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sec.131 Water licence fee
The water licence fee mentioned in schedule 12 is payable for a water licence, other than the following— a water licence only to take supplemented water; a water licence to take water for stock or domestic purposes, unless the licence is for taking underground water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies for stock or domestic purposes; a water licence with a stated purpose of ‘CYPHA’. See also the Water Plan (Cape York) 2019 , section 59 (1) (a) (i) . The water licence fee for a water licence— is payable for each year the licence is in force; and must be paid within the period stated in a notice given to the licensee under subsection (3) . The chief executive must give the licensee a notice stating— the amount of the water licence fee and the period to which it relates; and the period, of at least 20 business days after the notice is given, in which the fee must be paid. s 131 amd 2017 SL No. 164 s 72 ; 2020 SL No. 172 s 4 (sec.131-ssec.1) The water licence fee mentioned in schedule 12 is payable for a water licence, other than the following— a water licence only to take supplemented water; a water licence to take water for stock or domestic purposes, unless the licence is for taking underground water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies for stock or domestic purposes; a water licence with a stated purpose of ‘CYPHA’. See also the Water Plan (Cape York) 2019 , section 59 (1) (a) (i) . (sec.131-ssec.2) The water licence fee for a water licence— is payable for each year the licence is in force; and must be paid within the period stated in a notice given to the licensee under subsection (3) . (sec.131-ssec.3) The chief executive must give the licensee a notice stating— the amount of the water licence fee and the period to which it relates; and the period, of at least 20 business days after the notice is given, in which the fee must be paid.
- (a) a water licence only to take supplemented water;
- (b) a water licence to take water for stock or domestic purposes, unless the licence is for taking underground water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies for stock or domestic purposes;
- (c) a water licence with a stated purpose of ‘CYPHA’. Note— See also the Water Plan (Cape York) 2019 , section 59 (1) (a) (i) .
- (a) is payable for each year the licence is in force; and
- (b) must be paid within the period stated in a notice given to the licensee under subsection (3) .
- (a) the amount of the water licence fee and the period to which it relates; and
- (b) the period, of at least 20 business days after the notice is given, in which the fee must be paid.