Water Act 2000

Sections 117 and 118 apply to an associated water licence as if—

a reference in the sections to a water licence were a reference to an associated water licence; and

a reference in the sections to water were a reference to underground water.

Also, without limiting section 118(1), as applied by subsection (1), the conditions may require the holder of the licence—

to carry out a management strategy to manage impacts on natural ecosystems, including springs; or

to undertake a baseline assessment of water bores in the area of the holder’s mining tenure.