Water Act 2000

If the chief executive is satisfied the application should be granted, or granted in part, the chief executive must grant all or part of the application, with or without conditions.

If the chief executive is not satisfied the application should be granted, the chief executive must refuse the application.

Within 30 business days after deciding the application, the chief executive must—

give the applicant an information notice about the decision; and

give the relevant water entitlement holders notice of the decision.

If the chief executive grants all or part of the application, with or without conditions, the chief executive must, within 30 business days after granting the application—

give the applicant an operations licence in the approved form; and

give the relevant water entitlement holders notice that the application was granted and that the holder must not take water under the entitlement.

If the operations licence is granted, the licence has effect from the day the information notice is given to the applicant.

From the day the operations licence has effect, a holder of a water entitlement mentioned in the licence must not take water under the entitlement.