South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

IRRIGATION ACT 1994 - SECT 34

34—Transfer of water allocation

        (1)         An owner of an irrigated property may agree with the authority for the district in which the property is situated or with the owner of another irrigated property in that district to transfer the whole, or a part, of the water allocation for his or her property to the authority or to the other property for such sum of money or other consideration as is agreed between them.

        (2)         The transfer of the whole, or part, of a water allocation from one property to another is subject to the approval of the authority.

        (3)         An application for approval under subsection (2)—

            (a)         must be made in a manner and form approved by the authority; and

            (b)         must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

        (4)         The applicant must provide the authority with such information as it requires to consider and determine the application.

        (5)         The authority's approval may be conditional or unconditional.

        (6)         An authority may transfer a water allocation, or part of a water allocation, transferred to it under this section to an irrigated property in its district for such sum of money or other consideration as is agreed between the authority and the owner of the property.