New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE NEW SOUTH WALES MURRAY AND LOWER DARLING REGULATED RIVERS WATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 55

55 Rules for water allocation assignment between water sources

(1) This clause relates to dealings under section 71T of the Act that result in water allocation assignments between water sources.

(2) A dealing is prohibited if it would result in a water allocation assignment from an access licence in one of these water sources to an access licence in another water source unless the water source is:

(a) the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source,

(b) the Snowy River Water Source, or

(c) the other one of these waters sources.

(3) A dealing is prohibited if it would result in a water allocation assignment to an access licence in one of these water source from an access licence in another water source unless the water source is:

(a) the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Source, or

(b) the other one of these water sources.

(4) A dealing which would be permitted by subclause (2) (a), (2) (c) or (3) is prohibited if, in the opinion of the Minister the supply of the volume of water allocation to the receiving access licence is not physically possible.

(5) A dealing which would be permitted by subclause (2) or (3) is prohibited if, in the opinion of the Minister there is more than minimal likelihood that environmental water, domestic and stock rights, native title rights and the reliability of supply to all access licences in either of these water sources will be effected.