Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010

for an authorisation that states the volume of water that may be taken in a 12 month period—the stated volume; and

for an authorisation that states an area that may be irrigated—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the volume of water required for the authorisation’s intended purpose, but not more than the volume, expressed in megalitres, calculated by multiplying the area in hectares by 5; and

for another authorisation—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the following—

the conditions under which water may be taken under the authorisation;

the water taking capacity of any works for taking water under the authorisation;

the volume required for the allocation’s intended purpose;

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 plan notification day;

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