Water Management (General) Amendment (Access Licence) Regulation 2020 (NSW)

New South Wales

Water Management (General) Amendment

(Access Licence) Regulation 2020

under the

Water Management Act 2000

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Water Management Act 2000.

MELINDA PAVEY, MP

Minister for Water, Property and Housing

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Water Management (General) Regulation 2018 to create 2 additional specific purpose access licences, namely the Moira Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence and the Eagle Creek Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence.

The Regulation also corrects typographical errors.

This Regulation is made under the Water Management Act 2000, including sections 57(1)(l), 58(1)(c), 61(1)(a)(i) and 400 (the general regulation-making power) and paragraph (e) of the definition of specific

purpose access licence in the Dictionary to that Act.

Water Management (General) Amendment (Access Licence) Regulation 2020 [NSW]

Water Management (General) Amendment (Access Licence)

Regulation 2020

under the

Water Management Act 2000

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Water Management (General) Amendment (Access Licence)

Regulation 2020.

2      Commencement

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

Water Management (General) Amendment (Access Licence) Regulation 2020 [NSW]

Schedule 1 Amendment of Water Management (General) Regulation 2018

Schedule 1	Amendment of Water Management (General)
Regulation 2018

[1]      Clause 4 Categories of access licence

Insert after clause 4(1)(r)—

(s)	Moira Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence,
(t)	Eagle Creek Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence.

[2]      Clause 5 Specific purpose access licences

Insert after clause 5(1)(g)—

(h) Moira Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence,

(i)      Eagle Creek Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence.

[3]      Clause 6 Priorities between different categories of access licence

Omit “and” from clause 6(1)(a)(iv).

[4]      Clause 6(1)(a)(v) and (vi)

Insert after clause 6(1)(a)(iv)—

(v)      Moira Temporary Critical Conveyance access licences,

(vi)      Eagle Creek Temporary Critical Conveyance access licences, and

[5]      Clause 10 Applications for specific purpose access licences

Insert after clause 10(1)(k)—

(l)

Moira Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence, for the purpose of enabling water to be supplied to the Moira Private Irrigation District until the sum of available water determinations made by the Minister after the grant of the licence in relation to regulated river (general security) access licences in the New South Wales Murray regulated river water source exceeds 0.15 ML per unit share,

(m)

Eagle Creek Temporary Critical Conveyance access licence, for the purpose of enabling water to be supplied to the members of the Eagle Creek Pumping Syndicate Incorporated until the sum of available water determinations made by the Minister after the grant of the licence in relation to regulated river (general security) access licences in the New South Wales Murray regulated river water source exceeds 0.15 ML per unit share.

[6]      Clause 231 Permanent exemptions from mandatory metering equipment condition

Omit “,,” wherever occurring. Insert instead “,”.