Water Act 2000

An entity mentioned in section 176(2) may apply for a resource operations licence for existing or proposed water infrastructure.

An entity mentioned in section 177(2) may apply for a distribution operations licence for existing or proposed water infrastructure.

The application for either licence must—

be made to the chief executive in the approved form; and

include details of the existing or proposed infrastructure and arrangements for operating the infrastructure; and

state the impact on flows of the existing or proposed infrastructure and arrangements for the mitigation of the impact; and

be accompanied by—

the fee prescribed by regulation; and

if the application is not by the owner of the infrastructure—the owner’s written consent.