Water Management Act 1999

To alleviate a significant but temporary water shortage, the Minister may authorise either or both of the following things:the short-term taking of water by any person adversely affected by the shortage; the short-term transfer of a water allocation from any person to a person adversely affected by the shortage.

The authorisation may be granted on such conditions as the Minister thinks fit having regard to the objectives of this Act and any relevant water management plan.

Without limiting the Minister's discretion under subsection (1), the conditions may impose time restrictions on the granting of any subsequent authorisation.

In this section – short-term means for a period not exceeding 7 days.