Water Management Act 2000

This section applies if a person is exempt under the regulations from the requirement to hold an access licence under section 60A(1) or (2).

The regulations may prescribe conditions of the exemption that are about the following—

an amount of water that may be taken if approved by the Minister and if less than an amount prescribed by the regulations,

the urgent taking of water if the Minister decides the taking of water is necessary for basic human water needs,

the taking of water in accordance with a program approved by the Minister.

The regulations may permit conditions of the exemption to be imposed by the Minister if—

the exemption permits the taking of water for compliance with emergency legislation, and

the conditions are—

published in the Gazette, or notified in writing to the person, and

for the purpose of implementing the water management principles in relation to the taking of water.

The Minister must, by order published in the Gazette, specify the groundwater sources to which an exemption applies if—

the exemption permits the taking of water from a groundwater source for excavation, and

the regulations require the Minister to specify the source.

This section does not limit section 400(2).