2.1.1 Water Licensing Process
2.1.1 Water Licensing Process
2.1.1 Water Licensing Process
The applicant completes the relevant application form and provides all
STAGE
supporting information using the checklist on the application form.
(Note: The department administers water licences on a first in, first served
basis. If the application is deemed incomplete, it will be returned to the The department returns the
applicant to provide the necessary information. Only when the application to the applicant as it
department receives a completed application, will it be placed in the is not required.
queue for assessment.)
STAGE 4: Making a recommendation. The department makes a The department notifies the
recommendation. The recommendation could be to: applicant of its recommendation if
1. Issue a licence consistent with the application. recommendation is 3 or 4. The
2. Provide a written expression of undertaking that the department will applicant may make a written
issue a licence upon proof of land purchase. submission within a specified
3. Issue a licence inconsistent with the application. timeframe to outline why the
4. Refuse a licence. department should not proceed with
5. Return the application if the requested information was not provided. the recommendation.
The department
STAGE 5: Making a decision. STAGE 5: Making a decision. informs any
The department makes a The department considers person(s) that
decision.
any submissions and makes a made a submission
decision.
on an application to
its decision.
The applicant has a right to have the departments decision under the RIWI Act reviewed by the State
Administrative Tribunal.