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Water Act 1992
22CDesignation of eligible land for Aboriginal water reserve in
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22C Designation of eligible land for Aboriginal water reserve in
water allocation plan
(1) A water allocation plan may designate eligible land as land in
respect of which an Aboriginal water reserve applies if:
(a) the land is of more than 1 hectare; and
(b) there are water resources:
(i) for surface water – on or immediately adjacent to the
land; or
(ii) for groundwater – beneath the land.
(3) A water allocation plan must not designate land under
subsection (1) that is held under a lease that permits the lessee to
use the land solely or primarily for residential purposes.