New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE PATERSON REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCE 2007 - REG 18

18 Native title rights

(1) At the commencement of this Plan there are no holders of native title rights in this water source and therefore native title rights are 0 ML/year.

(2) This Plan recognises that the exercise of native title rights may increase during the term of this Plan.

Note: Increases in native title rights may occur as a result of granting of native title rights under the Commonwealth’s Native Title Act 1993 .

(3) The water supply system shall be managed so that it would be capable of maintaining supply to those exercising native title rights through a repeat of the worst period of low inflows to this water source, as represented in flow information held by the Department at the commencement of this Plan.

(4) To achieve subclause (3) sufficient volumes of water must be set aside from assured inflows into this water source and in reserves held in Lostock Dam.