14Right of owners of overlying land to take groundwater for

14 Right of owners of overlying land to take groundwater for certain purposes Subject to sections 14A and 70, the owner or occupier of land may take groundwater from beneath the land 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 (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. Water Act 1992 14