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WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 62
Objections to granting of access licences
62 Objections to granting of access licences
(1) Any person may, in accordance with the regulations, object to the granting
of an access licence-- (a) for water in an area that is not within a water
management area, or
(b) for water in a water management area for which there
is no water sharing management plan in force.
(2) The Minister must inform
the applicant for the access licence of the grounds of any objection to the
granting of the licence and must allow the applicant a specified time within
which to make a written response to the Minister in relation to the objection.
(3) The Minister-- (a) may require an objector or applicant to provide
additional information within a specified time if of the opinion that
additional information would be relevant to consideration of the objection or
response, and
(b) may delay consideration of the objection or response until
the information is provided or, if the information is not provided within the
time specified, may refuse to consider the objection or response.
(4) If
there is a deficiency in an objection or response, the Minister may notify the
objector or applicant accordingly and allow further time to enable the
deficiency to be rectified.
(5) Before making a decision on an application
for an access licence in respect of which any objection has been made, the
Minister must endeavour to resolve the issues raised by the objection by means
of consultation with the applicant and the objector, with a view to reaching
agreement on the matters raised by the objection.
(6) For the purpose of
reaching such an agreement, the Minister may propose that the matters raised
by the objection be dealt with by way of mediation or neutral evaluation
involving an independent mediator or evaluator selected by agreement between
the applicant, the objector and the Minister.
(7) An application or objection
may be dismissed by the Minister if the applicant or objector, as the case may
be, fails to participate in any mediation or neutral evaluation proceedings
referred to in subsection (6).
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