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Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 88/2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3New objective added

4New Part 4A inserted

PART 4A—PRESCRIBED PERSONS TO BE
OCCUPIERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF WATER‑USE REGISTRATION

30APrescribed persons

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STATUTORY RULES 2012

S.R. No. 88/2012

Water Act 1989

Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 21 August 2012

Responsible Minister:

PETER WALSH
Minister for Water

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2007 by prescribing persons and classes of person as occupiers of land for the purposes of applying for and being granted a water-use registration.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 324 of the Water Act 1989.

3New objective added

After regulation 1(e) of the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2007[1], insert—

"(ea)persons and classes of person as occupiers of land for the purposes of applying for and being granted a water-use registration; and".

4New Part 4A inserted

After Part 4 of the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2007, insert—

PART 4A—PRESCRIBED PERSONS TO BE OCCUPIERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF WATER‑USE REGISTRATION"

30APrescribed persons

For the purposes of section 64APAA of the Act the following persons and classes of person who have a right of access to land or responsibility for the provision of a service to land are prescribed as occupiers in relation to that land—

(a)the Water Holder;

(b)an incorporated body responsible for supplying or delivering water to land owned or occupied by persons who are represented by the incorporated body;

Note

An incorporated body includes the incorporated committee of a community water supply scheme established under section 244 of the Act.

(c)a person responsible for undertaking road construction or maintenance activities on land that require the use of water;

(d)a person responsible for undertaking an activity that requires the use of water on land for dust suppression.

Note

Section 3(1) of the Act defines person as an individual or an incorporated body for the purposes of water-use registration.

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 75/2007 as amended by S.R. Nos 123/2009 and 139/2010.