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Water Act 1992
11Rights of owners or occupiers of land in contact with waterway
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11 Rights of owners or occupiers of land in contact with waterway
to take water for certain purposes
Subject to section 14A, the owner or occupier of land on or
immediately adjacent to which there is a waterway may take water
from that waterway for:
(a) the use of the owner or occupier or the owner's or occupier's
family and employees, for domestic purposes on the land; or
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(b) drinking water for grazing stock on the land; or
(c) irrigating a garden, not exceeding 0.5 ha, which is part of the
land and used solely in connection with a dwelling.