Victorian Current Acts

WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 33W

S. 33W(1) amended by No. 24/2013 s. 7, substituted by No. 28/2014 s. 8(2).

    (1)     A person must not do any of the following without the approval of the Minister—

        (a)     transfer ownership of a water share; or

        (b)     transfer ownership of a water share that is subject to a mortgage recorded under clause 1 of Schedule 12A; or

        (c)     give a limited term transfer; or

S. 33W(1)(d) amended by No. 48/2021 s. 13(2).

        (d)     give a standing assignment; or

        (e)     give a water allocation assignment.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a transfer of ownership of a water share on the death of a person by the legal personal representative of the person to the person entitled to inherit the water share from the deceased person.

S. 33X inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 41.