Victorian Numbered Acts

WATER AND CATCHMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021 (NO. 48 OF 2021) - SECT 27

    (1)     In section 84W of the Principal Act—

        (a)     for "must record and maintain the following records and information" substitute "must ensure that the following details are recorded in the water register";

        (b)     paragraph (b) is repealed ;

        (c)     for paragraphs (ba), (bb) and (bc), substitute —

    "(ba)     in relation to each water system for which the Authority is responsible for delivering water—

              (i)     if the water system is a declared water system, any water taken from the water system by a person; and

              (ii)     if the water system is a non‑declared water system, any water taken from the water system and any water used by a person—

    (A)     under a licence to take and use water issued under section 51(1); or

    (B)     under a registration licence; or

    (C)     that has been otherwise taken from the system; and".

    (2)     At the foot of section 84W of the Principal Act insert the following note—

" Note

Any recordings made by an Authority under paragraph (ba) may include estimates of water taken and used by persons under section 142A.".