Water Regulations 1992

For section 71M(2) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed:

the application for the proposed licence sets out the circumstances prescribed by regulation 14A or 14AB(1) relied on by the applicant;

the application includes evidence of the circumstances prescribed by regulation 14A or 14AB(1);

the application includes the total maximum volume of water required under the proposed licence for each proposed year of the licence.

Without limiting subregulation (1)(b), the application may include any of the following as evidence of the circumstances prescribed by regulation 14A(b) and (c) or 14AB(1)(b) and (c):

for the circumstances prescribed by regulation 14A(b) and (c) –

imagery of the land before and after 6 July 2016 that is spatially referenced or mapped with geographical coordinates showing activity on the land that is dependent on taking groundwater;

for the circumstances prescribed by regulation 14AB(1)(b) and (c) – imagery of the land before and after 1 July 2024 that is spatially referenced or mapped with geographical coordinates showing activity on the land that is dependent on taking groundwater;

installation and operation of infrastructure to take groundwater of a volume sufficient to enable the circumstances prescribed by regulation 14A(b) and (c) or 14AB(1)(b) and (c);

water extraction records, including records of metered water extraction;

records of pumping rates and duration for taking groundwater.