Water Resources Act 1997 (Act No. 27 of 1997).

Sujet

Eau

Mot clé

Législation de base Eaux superficielles Eaux souterraines Ouvrages Approvisionnement en eau Prélèvement d'eau Forage de puits/puits Autorisation/permis Institution Bassin/captage/bassin versant Politique/planification Redevances pour les eaux Gestion des resources en eau douce Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Eaux continentales

Aire géographique

Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud

Résumé

The object of this Act is to establish a system for the use and management of the water resources of the State (a) that ensures that the use and management of those resources sustain the physical, economic and social well being of the people of the State and facilitate the economic development of the State while- (i) ensuring that those resources are able to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of future generations; and (ii) protecting the ecosystems (including their biological diversity) that depend on those resources; and (b) that, by requiring the use of caution and other safeguards, reduces to a minimum the detrimental effects of that use and management (sect. 6). Subject to this Act and to any other Act or law to the contrary, a person who has lawful access to a watercourse, lake or well may take water from the watercourse, lake or well for any purpose (sect. 7). Part IV provides for control of activities affecting water including the drilling of wells. A person must not take water from a prescribed watercourse, lake or well or take surface water from a surface water prescribed area:

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.austlii.edu.au

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Water Resources Regulations 1997.

Législation | Australie | 1997 (2005)

Mot clé: Eaux souterraines, Forage de puits/puits, Entité non-gouvernementale, Autorisation/permis, Redevances pour les eaux, Approvisionnement en eau

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Natural Resources Management Act 2004.

Législation | Australie | 2004 (2016)

Mot clé: Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Planification environnementale, Institution, Préservation de l'écosystème, Éducation, Peuples autochtones, Politique/planification, Remise en état des sols, Parasites/maladies, Santé des animaux, Protection des végétaux, Législation de base, Gestion des resources en eau douce, Pollution des eaux douces, Allocation/quota, Irrigation, Développement durable, Lutte contre la pollution, Loi-cadre

Source: FAO, FAOLEX