New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE UPPER NAMOI AND LOWER NAMOI REGULATED RIVER WATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 19

19 Native title rights

Note: Water from these water sources should not be consumed without prior treatment which is adequate to ensure its safety.

(1) At the commencement of this Plan there are no holders of native title rights in the Upper Namoi Regulated River Water Source and therefore native title rights are 0 ML/year.

(2) At the commencement of this Plan there are no holders of native title rights in Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Source and therefore native title rights are 0 ML/year.

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

Note: Increase in native title rights may occur as a result of the granting of native title rights under the Commonwealth Native Titles Act 1993 .

(4) 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 these water sources represented in flow information held by the Department.

(5) To achieve subclause (4) sufficient volumes of water must be set aside from assured inflows into these water sources and in reserves held in Split Rock Dam water storage, Keepit Dam water storage or other water storages.