Access Licence Dealing Principles (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Order 2019 (NSW)

Access Licence Dealing Principles (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source)

Order 2019

under the

Water Management Act 2000

I, Rachel Connell, by delegation from the Minister administering the Water Management Act 2000, in pursuance of section 71Z of the Water Management Act 2000, make the following Order.

Dated 26 June 2019

RACHEL CONNELL
Executive Director, Water
Department of Industry

By delegation

Explanatory note

This Order imposes a prohibition of the assignment of water allocations from regulated river (general security) access licences to any other access licence within the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source where those water allocations cannot be taken pursuant to the Temporary Water Restriction (Lachlan

Regulated River Water Source) Order 2019.

This Order is made under section 71Z of the Water Management Act 2000.

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Access Licence Dealing Principles (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Order

2019

under the

Water Management Act 2000

1             Name of Order

This Order is the Access Licence Dealing Principles (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Order

2019.

2           Commencement

This Order commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3           Duration

This Order ceases to have effect on the expiry or repeal of the Temporary Water Restriction (Lachlan Regulated River Water Source) Order 2019 as published in the NSW Government Gazette, whichever occurs first.

4           Dealing prohibition

(1)

On and from 1 July 2019, an assignment of water allocations in accordance with section 71T
of the Act is prohibited if:

(a)	the proposed assignment of water allocations is from a regulated river (general security) access licence to any other access licence within the water source, and
(b)	the holder of the regulated river (general security) access licence, from which the water allocations are proposed to be assigned, is restricted from taking those water allocations under the section 324 order.

(2)

For the avoidance of doubt, this Order prevails to the extent of any inconsistency with the
Access Licence Dealing Principles Order 2004 or the access licence dealing rules.

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Interpretation

(1)

In this Order:

regulated river (general security) licence means a regulated river (general security) licence
that permits the taking of water from the water source.

section 324 order means the Temporary Water Restriction (Lachlan Regulated River Water time.

water source means the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source as described in the Water
Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source 2016.

(2)

Unless otherwise defined, words and expressions that are defined in the Water Management
Act 2000 or in regulations made under that Act have the same meaning in this Order.

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