Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000 (WA)

Western Australia Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000 Western Australia Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Permits 4. Applications for permits 2 5. Advertising of applications 2 6. Applicant may make representations to Minister in some cases 3 7. Deciding applications 4 8. When Minister must refuse permit; Minister may undertake to grant permit in some cases 5 9. Minister to notify applicant of decision etc. 6 10. Duration of permits 6 11. Applications for amendment of permits 7 12. Minister may amend permit 7 13. Minister may suspend or cancel permit 8 14. Permit holder's rights before permit amended, suspended or cancelled 10 15. Surrender of permits 11 16. Minister to be notified of change of ownership 11 17. Terms, conditions and restrictions 12 18. Minister may direct compliance with permit condition 12 Part 3 — Licences under section 5C 21. Renewal of licence 14 22. Fee for certified copy of licence 14 23. Advertising applications (Act Sch. 1 cl. 5) 14 24. Security interest holders may make submissions on application 16 25. Licensee no longer eligible to hold licence to inform Minister 17 26. Removal of endorsement that licence is subject to Act Sch. 1 cl. 20 17 27. Prescribed circumstances where Minister may suspend or cancel a licence (Act Sch. 1 cl. 25) 18 28. Application for approval to transfer licence, water entitlement or agreement, submissions and responses about (Act Sch. 1 cl. 35) 18 29. Licensee to return licence on suspension and cancellation 19 30. Licence to be provided to Minister in certain cases (Act Sch. 1 cl. 23, 24 and 32) 19 31. Evidence 20 Part 4 — Licences under section 26D regarding wells 32. Terms used 21 33. Applications for licences 21 34. Applicant may make representations to Minister in some cases 22 35. Deciding applications 22 36. When Minister must refuse licence; Minister may undertake to grant licence in some cases 24 37. Minister to notify applicant of decision etc. 24 38. Information on work on artesian wells to be provided at certain times 25 39. Information on non‑artesian wells prescribed (Act s. 26E) 25 40. Application for an amended licence (Act s. 26F(3)) 25 41. Cancelled licence to be given to Minister 26 Part 4A — Meters 41A. Terms used 27 41B. Application of regulation 41C 27 41C. Licence subject to metering conditions 29 41D. Minister may direct compliance with metering conditions 31 41E. Minister may approve alternative measurement method 31 41F. Exemption from requirement to measure quantity of water taken under licence 32 42. Damage to meters 32 43. Interfering with meters 33 44. Testing meters 33 45. Estimating water used where meter out of order or inaccurate 34 46. Evidence of water taken from well 34 Part 5 — Registration of instruments 47. Terms used 35 48. Prescribed details for register (Act s. 26GZJ) 35 49. Fees in relation to the register (Sch. 1 Part 2) 36 Part 6 — Miscellaneous 50. Prescribed offences 37 51. Modified penalties 37 52A. Persons authorised to give infringement notices 37 52B. Prescribed persons for infringement notices 37 52. Designated person for infringement notices 38 53. Form of infringement notice 38 54. Form of notice of withdrawal of infringement notice 38 55A. Form of certificate for authorised person 38 55. Unauthorised alteration of infringement notices 38 57. False or misleading information in respect of applications 39 Part 7 — Fees for applications for permits and section 5C and section 26D licences 58. Terms used 40 59. Mining purposes and public water supply purposes 42 60. Fee for application for grant of permit 43 61. Fee for application for grant, renewal or amendment of s. 5C licence 44 62. Fee for application for grant of s. 26D licence 46 63. Publication of applicable allocation status of water resources 47 64. Fee waiver, reduction or refund 48 Schedule 1 — Fees Part 1 — Fees relating to licences and permits Part 2 — Registration of instruments in the register and access to the register Schedule 2 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties Schedule 3 — Forms Schedule 4 — Gnangara groundwater plan area Notes Compilation table 65 Other notes 67 Defined terms Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000