Water Act 1989

Before making a recording in the water register, a recording body may require a person to submit any documents related to a recording or give any information related to a recording for the purposes of enabling any matter to be recorded in the part of the water register for which that body is responsible.

If any information or document required by a recording body under this section is withheld or not complied with, the recording body—

may refuse to make the recording until the relevant information or document is produced or complied with; or

if the relevant information or document is not produced or complied with and the recording is not made, may—

return any documents or information that have been submitted to the responsible body to the person requesting the recording; and

retain any fee that has been paid by the person requesting the recording.

A recording body, at that body's discretion, may dispense with the submission or production of any document or information.