Particular applications for water licences that must not be accepted
26A Particular applications for water licences that must not be accepted
This section does not apply to an application for a water licence if—
section 26 applies to the application; or
the application is for a licence to interfere with the flow of surface water to artificially change or improve the course of a watercourse, lake or spring; or
the application—
is made as part of the process mentioned in section 33A(2) for releasing unallocated water; and
is for a licence to take—
surface water held as a general reserve in subcatchment area E, F or G; or
surface water held as a strategic reserve for a State purpose in subcatchment area E, F or G.
An application for a water licence must not be accepted under section 107 of the Act if the application is for a water licence to—
take surface water and use the water on the land; or
interfere with the flow of surface water on, under or adjoining the land.
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