New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE STUARTS POINT GROUNDWATER SOURCE 2003 - REG 27

27 Aboriginal assessment of new access licences

(1) The Minister will seek the views of the Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council in relation to the impact on significant Aboriginal sites of new access licence applications and appropriate mitigation measures.

(2) In the event of an application for an aquifer (Aboriginal commercial) access licence, the Minister will seek the views of the Aboriginal Reference Group as to the benefit derived from the proposed application. Where an Aboriginal Reference Group has yet to be established, the advice of the Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council will be sought.