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Water Management Amendment Act 2014.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make miscellaneous amendments to the Water Management Act 2000 and certain water sharing plans and to make consequential amendments to certain other legislation.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Groundwater Surface water Authorization/permit Drainage/land reclamation Institution Water charges Water rights Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends the Water Management Act 2000. Amendments include the following sectors: term water allocation transfers. Section 71M Transfer of access licences. Insert after section 71M: The transferee of an access licence is taken to hold the access licence subject to any term water allocation transfer, as referred to in section 71NA, that is in effect when, or is due to come into effect after, the licence is transferred. Section 71NA term transfers of water allocation entitlements. Section 71X (4A) If an access licence that is transferred is subject to a term water allocation transfer, as referred to in section 71NA, that has been registered (whether or not it has come into effect), the transferee is taken to hold the licence subject to the term water allocation transfer for the balance of the period for which it has effect unless it is sooner cancelled or terminated in accordance with this Act. Section 71X, definition of “affected person”. Several sections related to licence requirements.

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Management Act 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2022)

Keyword: Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Surface water, Groundwater, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Water supply, Institution, Flood, Contract/agreement, Basin/catchment/watershed, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Sustainable development, Enforcement/compliance, Water shortage/drought, Indigenous peoples, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX