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Water Application Fees

Refund Information

Water applications will be returned with the received application fee in the following circumstances:

  • the application is incomplete; or
  • the proposal does not comply with legislation, for example the Water Act; or
  • if some other aspect of the application make it inadmissible.

Refunds are not available for applications to amend a water licence.

If the water application is accepted, refunds are provided as shown in Table 1

Table 1: Refund Matrix For Water Application Fees

Application Processing Stage Refunded Amount
Application fee is $250 or less No refund is provided
Application is abandoned by the applicant prior to: notification, refusal or the proposal being granted. The refund is 50 percent of the application fee
Application is refused The refund is 20 percent of the application fee
Application is granted No refund is provided
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