Water Regulation 2016
sec.17Public notice of availability of water
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sec.17 Public notice of availability of water
The chief executive must publish a notice about the availability of the water by auction or tender. The notice must be published before— the day the auction is held; or the start of the period in which tenders may be made. The notice must state the following— whether the water is being sold by public auction or tender; the type of water entitlement to be granted for the sale; details as follows for identifying the water— any water plan or water management protocol under which the water is available; the purpose for which the water is available; other details, if any, sufficient to identify the water, including, for example— if the water is described in schedule 2 —the water so described; and the volume of water available to be sold; and the location from which the water may be taken; for an auction—where and when the auction is to be held; for a tender— the day (the closing day ) by which tenders must be made; and the place where tenders must be lodged or the way tenders must be lodged electronically; where the terms of sale are available; anything else relating to the proposed sale the chief executive considers appropriate. The chief executive may publish a notice about the availability of the water by fixed price sale. (sec.17-ssec.1) The chief executive must publish a notice about the availability of the water by auction or tender. (sec.17-ssec.2) The notice must be published before— the day the auction is held; or the start of the period in which tenders may be made. (sec.17-ssec.3) The notice must state the following— whether the water is being sold by public auction or tender; the type of water entitlement to be granted for the sale; details as follows for identifying the water— any water plan or water management protocol under which the water is available; the purpose for which the water is available; other details, if any, sufficient to identify the water, including, for example— if the water is described in schedule 2 —the water so described; and the volume of water available to be sold; and the location from which the water may be taken; for an auction—where and when the auction is to be held; for a tender— the day (the closing day ) by which tenders must be made; and the place where tenders must be lodged or the way tenders must be lodged electronically; where the terms of sale are available; anything else relating to the proposed sale the chief executive considers appropriate. (sec.17-ssec.4) The chief executive may publish a notice about the availability of the water by fixed price sale.
- (a) the day the auction is held; or
- (b) the start of the period in which tenders may be made.
- (a) whether the water is being sold by public auction or tender;
- (b) the type of water entitlement to be granted for the sale;
- (c) details as follows for identifying the water— (i) any water plan or water management protocol under which the water is available; (ii) the purpose for which the water is available;