Water Act 2000

This section applies if—

the responsible entity is the holder of a resource tenure that is not a CMA tenure; and

the responsible entity has given the chief executive an underground water impact report that is approved by the chief executive under section 385 (the existing report); and

the existing report—

estimated, under section 376(1)(a)(ii), the quantity of water to be taken to be zero; and

did not predict, under section 376(1)(b)(iv) or (v), a decline in the water level of an aquifer of more than the bore trigger threshold either during the period or at any time as mentioned in the subparagraph.

Subject to subsection (5), the responsible entity is not required to give the chief executive a further underground water impact report.

However if, after the approval of the existing underground water impact report, the responsible entity exercises its underground water rights, the responsible entity must notify the chief executive within 10 business days of the exercise of the rights.Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

Subsection (5) applies if—

the chief executive requires the responsible entity to amend the existing report under section 392; and

the report, as amended, indicates a decline in the water level of an aquifer affected, or likely to be affected, because of the exercise of the underground water rights.

Section 370 applies to the responsible entity as if section 370(2)(c)(i) referred to the fifth anniversary of the day the chief executive approved the underground water impact report as amended.