Water Management Act 2000.

Country/Territory: Australia
Territorial subdivision: New South Wales
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2000 (2022)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to provide for the protection, conservation and ecologically sustainable development of the water sources of the State, and for other purposes.

Subject: Water
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
Geographical area: Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract: The objects of this Act, consisting of 404 sections divided into 9 Chapters and completed by twelve Schedules, are: to provide for the sustainable and integrated management of the water sources of the State for the benefit of both present and future generations and, in particular: (a) to apply the principles of ecologically sustainable development, and (b) to protect, enhance and restore water sources, their associated ecosystems, ecological processes and biological diversity and their water quality, and (c) to recognise and foster the significant social and economic benefits to the State that result from the sustainable and efficient use of water, including: (i) benefits to the environment, and (ii) benefits to urban communities, agriculture, fisheries, industry and recreation, and (iii) benefits to culture and heritage, and (iv) benefits to the Aboriginal people in relation to their spiritual, social, customary and economic use of land and water, (d) to recognise the role of the community, as a partner with government, in resolving issues relating to the management of water sources, (e) to provide for the orderly, efficient and equitable sharing of water from water sources, (f) to integrate the management of water sources with the management of other aspects of the environment, including the land, its soil, its native vegetation and its native fauna, (g) to encourage the sharing of responsibility for the sustainable and efficient use of water between the Government and water users, (h) to encourage best practice in the management and use of water.
Full text: English
Website: www6.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Act 1912.

Legislation | Australia | 1912 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Water supply, Institution, Flood

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Drainage Act 1939.

Legislation | Australia | 1939 (1999)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Drainage/land reclamation, Water charges, Institution, Inspection, Flood, Waterworks, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Fish River Water Supply Administration Act 1945.

Legislation | Australia | 1945 (1999)

Keyword: Water supply, Waterworks, Contract/agreement, Basin/catchment/watershed, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948.

Legislation | Australia | 1948 (2006)

Keyword: Coastal zone management, Erosion, Inland waters, Authorization/permit, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Water Management (Water Supply Authorities) Regulation 2004.

Legislation | Australia | 2004 (2005)

Keyword: Institution, Water shortage/drought

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (General) Regulation 2004.

Legislation | Australia | 2004 (2007)

Keyword: Institution, Non-governmental entity, Flood, Irrigation, Authorization/permit, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (Water Supply Authorities--Finance) Regulation 1996.

Legislation | Australia | 1996 (2003)

Keyword: Institution, Water charges, Drainage/land reclamation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (Water Supply Authorities--Water Restrictions) Regulation 1999.

Legislation | Australia | 1999 (2001)

Keyword: Institution, Water shortage/drought

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (Private Water Trusts--General) Savings and Transitional Regulation 1995.

Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2002)

Keyword: Water rights, Non-governmental entity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (General) Regulation 2002.

Legislation | Australia | 2002 (2002)

Keyword: Institution, Non-governmental entity, Flood, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (Irrigation Corporations) Savings and Transitional Regulation 1995.

Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2002)

Keyword: Institution, Irrigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (River Murray Traffic) Regulation 2016.

Legislation | Australia | 2016

Keyword: Inland waters, Navigation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management (General) Regulation 2011.

Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2017)

Keyword: Institution, Non-governmental entity, Flood, Irrigation, Authorization/permit, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water supply, Water charges, Royalties/fees, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Floodplain Management Plan for the Gwydir Valley Floodplain 2016.

Legislation | Australia | 2016 (2016)

Keyword: Environmental planning, Flood, Zoning, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Traditional rights/customary rights, Waterworks, Hazards, Early warning system, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Floodplain Management Plan for the Barwon-darling Valley Floodplain 2017.

Legislation | Australia | 2017 (2017)

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Water Management Amendment Act 2008.

Legislation | Australia | 2008

Keyword: 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, Enforcement/compliance, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003.

Legislation | Australia | 2003 (2008)

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, River basin institution, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Protected area, Special fund, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management Amendment Act 2010.

Legislation | Australia | 2010 (2018)

Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Surface water, Authorization/permit, Drainage/land reclamation, Institution, Irrigation, Water charges, Water rights, Sustainable use, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Management Amendment Act 2014.

Legislation | Australia | 2014

Keyword: Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Surface water, Authorization/permit, Drainage/land reclamation, Institution, Water charges, Water rights, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No. 5.

Legislation | Australia | 2020

Keyword: Hazards, Subsidy/incentive, Financing, Social protection, Energy conservation/energy production, Inspection, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Community management, Concession, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX