New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE LOWER MURRAY GROUNDWATER SOURCE - REG 23

23 Bulk access regime

(1) This Part is made in accordance with section 20 (1) (e) of the Act.

(2) This Plan establishes a bulk access regime for the extraction of water under access licences in this groundwater source having regard to:

(a) the environmental water provisions established under Part 4 of this Plan,

(b) the requirements for basic landholder rights identified under Part 5 of this Plan, and

(c) the requirements for water for extraction under access licences identified under Part 7 of this Plan.

(3) The bulk access regime established in subclause (2):

(a) recognises the effect of climatic variability on the availability of water as provided for under Part 3 of this Plan,

(b) establishes rules according to which access licences are granted as provided for in Part 8 of this Plan,

(c) recognises and is consistent with limits to the availability of water as provided for in Part 9, Division 1 of this Plan,

(d) establishes rules according to which available water determinations are to be made as provided for in Part 9 Division 2 of this Plan,

(e) establishes rules according to which access licences are managed as provided for in Parts 9 and 10 of this Plan, and

(f) establishes rules with respect to the priorities according to which access licences are to be adjusted as a consequence of any reduction in the availability of water as provided for in Part 9 of this Plan.