Procedure: Water licences and permits

Guidance
Application, assessment, and management requirements under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914
Last updated:

This procedure outlines the process undertaken by the department to assess applications and manage a water licence and/or permit under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 and the Rights in Water and Irrigation Regulations 2000.

The Procedure applies to the following applications:

  • licence to take water (section 5C licence) to:
  • licence to construct or alter a well (section 26D licence) to:
  • permit to interfere with the bed or banks of a watercourse (section 11, 17, or 21A permit).

Please download the document below.

Was this page useful?