New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE STUARTS POINT GROUNDWATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 21

21 Basic landholder rights

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

(2) If a landholder is unable to exercise their basic landholder rights due to interference of their supply by extraction authorised by access licences:

(a) the landholder’s affected water supply work (bore) may be replaced or deepened to ensure continuing access to water for basic landholder rights, or

(b) basic rights water may be supplied by alternative means during critical times.

(3) The Minister may impose a charge on access licence holders in this groundwater source under section 114 of the Act, as a contribution to the costs of activities or works associated with subclause (2).

Note: The Minister may issue an Order under section 328 of the Act to restrict the exercise of basic landholder rights from this groundwater source to protect the environment, for reasons of public health, or to preserve existing basic landholder rights.