New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FARM WATER SUPPLIES ACT 1946 - SECT 2

2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"Bore" means any bore or well or any excavation or other work connected or proposed to be connected with sources of sub-surface water and used or proposed to be used or capable of being used to obtain supplies of sub-surface water, whether the water flows naturally at all times or has to be raised either wholly or at times by pumping or other artificial means.
"Farming lands" means:

(a) lands used for farming, agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, vegetable-growing, market gardening, pastoral, grazing, poultry farming, silvicultural, floricultural or piscicultural purposes, and

(b) any other lands declared by the regulations made under this Act to be farming lands for the purposes of this Act.

(a) is entitled to the land for any estate of freehold in possession, or

(b) is a person to whom the Crown has lawfully contracted to sell the land under the Crown Lands Acts or any other Act relating to the alienation of lands of the Crown, or

(c) is entitled to receive, or is in receipt of, or if the land were let to a tenant would be entitled to receive, the rents and profits thereof, whether as beneficial owner, trustee, mortgagee in possession, or otherwise, or

(d) is the holder of a lease from the Crown or any statutory body representing the Crown.

(a) works necessary for the provision or improvement of the water supply to farming lands for irrigation purposes, or for the preparation of farming lands for irrigation, whether or not involving the construction or improvement of a bore, or

(b) the construction or improvement of a bore for the provision or improvement of the water supply to farming lands for domestic or stock purposes.