Water Plan (Fitzroy Basin) 2011

The purpose stated on an amended water licence is to be—

if the purpose stated on the water licence before the amendment is stock or domestic—‘stock and domestic’; or

if the purpose stated on the water licence before the amendment is agriculture, irrigation, stock intensive or a similar purpose—‘agriculture’; or

if the chief executive is satisfied that water taken under the water licence before the amendment was used for a relift purpose—‘relift’; or

otherwise—‘any’.

For subsection (1)(c), water taken under a water licence is used for a relift purpose if the water is—

released into a watercourse, lake, spring or works for the purpose of being taken from the watercourse, lake, spring or works under another authorisation; and

taken from a watercourse, lake, spring or works under the licence.