2021-05-19 Dr Royden Somerville - Memorandum of Amicus Curiae [pdf, 180 KB]
...statement of evidence dated 7 December 2020, at [422]. 4 The statutory context 12. Otago water was originally allocated by way of permits known as mining privileges. Mining privileges were issued under the Mining Act 1926, and earlier mining legislation, and entitled the holder to take and use water. The mining privilege could, however, allow a water right to be taken for non-mining purposes, including for irrigation. 13. These privileges are now almost exclusively used for i...