Land owners may take water for stock or domestic purposes
96 Land owners may take water for stock or domestic purposes
An owner of land on which there is water collected in a dam may take the water for stock or domestic purposes.
An owner of land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring may take water from the watercourse, lake or spring for stock or domestic purposes.
However, water can not be taken for domestic purposes under subsection (1) or (2) if the land is—
declared by regulation as land to which this subsection applies; and
subdivided after the regulation is made.
In this section—land includes any land contiguous with the land adjoining the watercourse, lake or spring if all the land is owned by the same owner.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Water Plan (Baffle Creek Basin) 2010 · Regulation
- Water Plan (Barron) 2023 · Regulation
- Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019 · Regulation
21 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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