Water Act 1912. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 1912 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Acts relating to Water Rights, Water and Drainage, Drainage Promotion, and Artesian Wells. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Surface water Groundwater Irrigation Drainage/land reclamation Well sinking/boreholes Water abstraction Waterworks Authorization/permit Water supply Institution Flood Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This comprehensive enactment makes provisions, inter alia, for water rights, individual and group licences for the use of water, supply of water and joint water supply schemes, waterworks, certain aspects of administration of management and conservation of water resources, drainage and irrigation, licences for the boring of artesian wells, and flood control. Full text English Website www6.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Water (Part 5--Bore Licences) Regulation 1995. Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2018) Keyword: Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Authorization/permit, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 3) Regulation 1995 under the Water Act 1912. Legislation | Australia | 1995 Keyword: Non-governmental entity, Waterworks, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Flood Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 6) Regulation 1997. Legislation | Australia | 1997 Keyword: Waterworks, Irrigation, Water charges, Pollution control, Water supply, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 5--Drillers' Licences) Regulation 1995. Legislation | Australia | 1995 Keyword: Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Authorization/permit, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 7) Regulation 1996 under the Water Act 1912. Legislation | Australia | 1996 Keyword: Waterworks, Irrigation, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 8 General) Regulation 1995. Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2002) Keyword: Water supply, Authorization/permit, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 2--General) Regulation 1997. Legislation | Australia | 1997 (2018) Keyword: Water supply, Authorization/permit, Allocation/quota, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water (Part 2) Regulations under the Water Act 1912. Legislation | Australia | 1996 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Water Management Act 2000. Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2022) Keyword: Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Surface water, Groundwater, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Water supply, Institution, Flood, Contract/agreement, Basin/catchment/watershed, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Sustainable development, Enforcement/compliance, Water shortage/drought, Indigenous peoples, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX