Water Licensing
Native title water rights
The Water Management Act 2000 recognises the cultural and spiritual importance of water to Aboriginal people in NSW. Anyone who holds native title with respect to water, as determined under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993, can take and use water for a range of needs. These include personal, domestic and non-commercial communal purposes such as manufacturing traditional artefacts, hunting, fishing and gathering, and recreation, cultural and ceremonial purposes.
For information related to macro water sharing plans go to Information for Aboriginal water users.