Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If the chief executive is satisfied the application should be granted, or granted in part, the chief executive must grant all or part of the application for a stated period, with or without conditions.
(2) If the chief executive is not satisfied the application should be granted, the chief executive must refuse the application.
(3) Within 30 business days after deciding the application, the chief executive must give the applicant and any person who gave a properly made submission about the application an information notice.
(4) If the chief executive grants all or part of the application, with or without conditions, the chief executive must, within 30 business days after granting the application, give a water licence in the approved form to—
(a) the applicant; or
(b) if after making the application the applicant has ceased to be an owner of land to which the application relates—the registered owner of the land.
(5) The licence has effect from the day the information notice is given to the applicant.