New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER AREA UNREGULATED AND ALLUVIAL WATER SOURCES 2008 - REG 23

23 Basic landholder rights

(1) This Part is made in accordance with sections 5 (3) and 20 (1) (b) of the Act.

(2) Basic landholders rights exercised under section 52 of the Act must be exercised in accordance with any established by the Minister with respect to the reasonable use of water for domestic consumption and stock watering by landholders authorised to use water for either or both of those purposes.

Note: The Minister may issue a direction under section 328 of the Act to restrict the exercise of basic landholder rights from these water sources.

Note: Water from these water sources should not be consumed without prior treatment that is adequate to ensure its safety. Land use activities may have polluted the groundwater in some areas.