South Australian Numbered Acts

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (WATER RESOURCES AND OTHER MATTERS) AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 24 OF 2007) - SECT 35

35—Amendment of section 127—Water affecting activities

        (1)         Section 127(1)(a)(i)—delete subparagraph (i) and substitute:

                  (i)         —

                        (A)         authorised to do so under section 128; or

                        (B)         taking the water as part of a water allocation that relates to the relevant water resource; or

        (2)         Section 127(1)(b)—delete "water licence" and substitute:

water management authorisation

        (3)         Section 127(3)—delete "water licence" and substitute:

water management authorisation

        (4)         Section 127(3)(d)—delete "or enlargement" and substitute:

, modification, enlargement or removal

        (5)         Section 127(3)(d)—after "divert" insert:

, or collects or diverts

        (6)         Section 127(5)(a)—delete "or enlargement" and substitute:

, modification, enlargement or removal

        (7)         Section 127(5)(a)—after "divert" insert:

, or collects or diverts,

        (8)         Section 127—after subsection (5) insert:

        (5a)         Without limiting a preceding subsection, in the case of a prescribed watercourse, lake or well or a surface water prescribed area—

            (a)         a person must not construct, maintain or operate any works for the purposes of taking water or surface water (as the case may be) from the relevant water resource unless authorised to do so by a water resource works approval; and

            (b)         a person must not use water or surface water (as the case may be) taken from the relevant water resource unless authorised to do so by a site use approval; and

            (c)         if the relevant water allocation plan so requires—a person must not take water or surface water (as the case may be) unless authorised to do so by a delivery capacity entitlement.

        (5b)         Subsection (5a) does not apply—

            (a)         in the case of subsection (5a)(a)—to any works prescribed by regulation under this paragraph;

            (b)         in the case of subsection (5a)(b)—to any circumstance or situation, or after any point, prescribed by regulation under this paragraph;

            (c)         in the case of subsection (5a)(c)—to any circumstance or situation prescribed by regulation under this paragraph.

        (9)         Section 127(6)(a)—delete "or (3)" and substitute:

(3) or (5a)

        (10)         Section 127(6)—after paragraph (a) insert:

            (ab)         contravenes or fails to comply with a term or provision of a water management authorisation; or

        (11)         Section 127(6)(b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:

            (b)         contravenes or fails to comply with a condition to which a management authorisation, an authorisation under section 128 or a permit is subject,

        (12)         Section 127(6), Expiation fee item—delete "licence" and substitute:

water management authorisation