South Africa Case Law

Wessels v Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (WT 13/03/2006)

Wessels v Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (WT 13/03/2006) [2009] ZAWT 2 (8 January 2009)

Court

Water Tribunal

Case number

WT 13/03/2006

Judges

L. J. Lekale, W. Singo, H. Thompson, A. S. Makhanya, A. S. Hadebe

The Water Tribunal held it lacked jurisdiction to order the Department to finalize a water-use licence application, and instead amended the directive tied to an unlawful dam.

• Water Use Authorisation
• Jurisdiction Of Tribunal
• Directive Compliance
• Licence Application
• Environmental Management
• Water-use-authorisation