Fee for application for grant, renewal or amendment of s. 5C licence
61 Fee for application for grant, renewal or amendment of s. 5C licence
For the purposes of Schedule 1 clauses 4(1)(d), 22(1)(b) and 23(3) of the Act, the fee for an application for the grant, renewal or amendment of a section 5C licence is —
if the low volume exemption does not apply and at least some of the water to be taken under the licence is for mining purposes or for public water supply purposes — the fee worked out under subregulation (3); or
if the low volume exemption applies and at least some of the water to be taken under the licence is for mining purposes or for public water supply purposes — $200; or
otherwise — nil.
The low volume exemption applies in relation to an application if the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence, if granted, renewed or amended in accordance with the application, does not exceed 1 500 kL/annum.
The fee is —
if the application is for the grant of a licence — the applicable fee set out in item 1 of the Table according to the assessment level applicable to the water resource in respect of which the application is made; or
if the application is for the renewal of the licence — the applicable fee set out in item 2 of the Table according to the assessment level applicable to the water resource in respect of which the application is made; or
if the application is for the amendment of the licence and the amendment requires an assessment of the impact on the water resource in respect of which the application is made — the applicable fee set out in item 3 of the Table according to the assessment level applicable to the water resource.
Table — Applicable fee
Item | Type of application | Assessment level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
low | medium | high | ||
1. | new licence | $5 357 | $7 143 | $8 929 |
2. | renewal of licence | $4 001 | $5 335 | $6 668 |
3. | amendment of licence | $4 407 | $5 876 | $7 345 |
The assessment level applicable to the water resource is —
if the allocation status of the water resource is relevant to the application — worked out in accordance with the Table; or
otherwise — low.
Table — Assessment level
Volume | Applicable allocation status of water resource | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 30% | > 30% but ≤ 70% | > 70% but ≤ 100% | > 100% | no allocation limit | |
< 50 000 kL/annum | low | low | medium | high | low |
≥ 50 000 but < 500 000 kL/annum | low | medium | high | high | low |
≥ 500 000 kL/annum | high | high | high | high | low |
Note for this Table:
> signifies more than
≥ signifies more than or equal to
< signifies less than
≤ signifies less than or equal to
For the purposes of the Table to subregulation (4) —
volume, in relation to an application, means the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence if granted, renewed or amended in accordance with the application, regardless of whether only some of the water is to be taken for mining purposes or for public water supply purposes.
[Regulation 61 inserted: Gazette 30 Oct 2018 p. 4341-3.]
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