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WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 48MA

Declaration for taking of water allocation under environmental entitlement in subsequent water season

    (1)     The Minister may make a declaration in respect of an environmental entitlement to apply water in a water system, authorising the application of water available to be applied under any water allocation for the environmental entitlement in a subsequent water season.

    (2)     A declaration under subsection (1) may apply to—

        (a)     environmental entitlements in a water system or part of a water system; or

        (b)     a class or classes of environmental entitlements in a water system or part of a water system.

    (3)     Any application of water under a declaration of the Minister under subsection (1) is subject to—

        (a)     the terms and conditions of the environmental entitlement to which the water allocation applies; and

        (b)     any terms and conditions specified by the Minister in the declaration.

    (4)     The Minister must cause notice of the making of a declaration under subsection (1) to be—

        (a)     published in the Government Gazette; and

        (b)     in a newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the declaration applies.

    (5)     A declaration under subsection (1) has effect on the publication of notice of the making of the declaration in the Government Gazette.

S. 48N inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 24.



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