Water Plan (Gold Coast) 2006

The annual volumetric limit for a water allocation to take unsupplemented water is—

if the authorisation states an annual volume of water—the stated volume; and

if the authorisation does not state an annual volume of water—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to—

the conditions under which water may be taken under the authorisation, including any stated area that may be irrigated and the volume of water required to irrigate the area efficiently; and

the water taking capacity of any works, being used or authorised to be used, for taking water under the authorisation; and

the annual volumes of water estimated by the chief executive to have been taken under the authorisation during the period, of not more than 10 years, immediately before the commencement of this plan; and

the efficiency of the use of the water mentioned in subparagraph (iii).

Subsection (1)(b) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.