Shalom Trust and Others v Department of Water and Sanitation and Others (WT 259/16/CPT)
Shalom Trust and Others v Department of Water and Sanitation and Others (WT 259/16/CPT) [2019] ZAWT 4 (29 March 2019)
The Water Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal against refusal of a water use licence where a final allocation schedule exists under section 47 of the National Water Act. The Tribunal held that the appellants did not have locus standi, as the trust must act through its trustees and beneficiaries have no direct standing. The evidence established that all allocable water in the relevant catchment had been exhausted, with the remainder reserved for the Namaqua project in accordance with statutory and policy requirements. The Tribunal accepted that the administrative proce…
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- Water Use Licensing
- Allocation Of Natural Resources
- Compulsory Licensing
- Locus Standi
- Gender And Race Redress
- Administrative Review