State may allow the use of water

In force

(1)

The State may allow the use of water by authorising persons to take or interfere with water.

(2)

The State may authorise persons to take water—

(a)

through legislation and statutory instruments; or

(b)

through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act—

(i)

water allocations;

(ii)

water licences;

(iii)

water permits;

(iv)

seasonal water assignment notices;

(v)

resource operations licences;

(vi)

distribution operations licences;

(vii)

operations licences.

(3)

The State may authorise persons to interfere with water—

(a)

through legislation and legislative instruments; or

(b)

through any of the following authorisations issued under this Act—

(i)

water licences;

(ii)

resource operations licences;

(iii)

distribution operations licences.

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