Water Act 2000

The chief executive must give the approval if the chief executive is satisfied that—

the subartesian water and the water service provider’s water supply for a retail water service is being taken from the same source; and

the taking of the subartesian water may threaten the security of the water service provider’s water supply for the retail water service; and

service provider water restrictions have been imposed, or are about to be imposed, in relation to the water supply.

If the chief executive is not satisfied about the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c), the chief executive must refuse to give the approval.

The approval may be given with or without conditions.