Water Regulation 2016
sec.29Announced entitlement
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sec.29 Announced entitlement
If the water sharing rules for taking water from a water management area, or a part of the area, require the chief executive to decide an announced entitlement , the chief executive must— decide the announced entitlement before the start of the water year to which the announced entitlement relates; and publish the announced entitlement. An announced entitlement is a percentage of a nominal entitlement. In deciding an announced entitlement, the chief executive must consider— the following to the extent appropriate for the water management area, or the part of the area, to which the entitlement relates— trends in underground water levels; long-term average sustainable yield; historical water use; anticipated water use; water available to supplement water licences in the area; weather conditions, including weather forecasts; and the water sharing rules for taking water from the area. If the chief executive varies an announced entitlement during a water year, subsection (1) (b) applies to the varied announced entitlement. (sec.29-ssec.1) If the water sharing rules for taking water from a water management area, or a part of the area, require the chief executive to decide an announced entitlement , the chief executive must— decide the announced entitlement before the start of the water year to which the announced entitlement relates; and publish the announced entitlement. (sec.29-ssec.2) An announced entitlement is a percentage of a nominal entitlement. (sec.29-ssec.3) In deciding an announced entitlement, the chief executive must consider— the following to the extent appropriate for the water management area, or the part of the area, to which the entitlement relates— trends in underground water levels; long-term average sustainable yield; historical water use; anticipated water use; water available to supplement water licences in the area; weather conditions, including weather forecasts; and the water sharing rules for taking water from the area. (sec.29-ssec.4) If the chief executive varies an announced entitlement during a water year, subsection (1) (b) applies to the varied announced entitlement.
- (a) decide the announced entitlement before the start of the water year to which the announced entitlement relates; and
- (b) publish the announced entitlement.
- (a) the following to the extent appropriate for the water management area, or the part of the area, to which the entitlement relates— (i) trends in underground water levels; (ii) long-term average sustainable yield; (iii) historical water use; (iv) anticipated water use; (v) water available to supplement water licences in the area; (vi) weather conditions, including weather forecasts; and
- (i) trends in underground water levels;
- (ii) long-term average sustainable yield;
- (iii) historical water use;