New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 325

325 Directions concerning waste of water

The Minister may, by order in writing served on a landholder, direct the landholder to take specified measures to ensure that--

(a) water taken and used under the authority of--

(i) a domestic and stock right, or

(ii) a domestic and stock access licence,

is taken and used in accordance with the mandatory guidelines established under section 336B, and

(b) water taken and used under the authority of--

(i) a domestic and stock right, or

(ii) a domestic and stock access licence,

is beneficially used, and is not wasted or improperly used, and

(c) water taken by means of a water supply work situated on the land, or used under the authority of a water use approval applying to the land, is beneficially used, and is not wasted or improperly used.

Note : See also section 11 (1) (e) of the Natural Resources Access Regulator Act 2017 and Schedule 2 to that Act.