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NSW may not be able to prosecute large-scale water theft due to doubts about licences for billions of litres
The Guardian Australia✓
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The New South Wales water regulator has expressed uncertainty regarding its capacity to prosecute large-scale water theft. This stems from a successful legal challenge by local irrigators that questions the validity of hundreds of floodplain harvesting licences issued in the state's north.
WHY IT MATTERS
The legal uncertainty surrounding these water licences directly threatens the state's enforcement capabilities over billions of litres of water entitlements, potentially impacting regional resource management and compliance.
Successful legal challenge raises questions about hundreds of floodplain harvesting licences issued by former Coalition governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales water regulator has cast doubt over its ability to prosecute potential water theft due to uncertainty about the validity of licences governing billions of litres of water entitlements in the state’s north.It follows a successful legal challenge brought by a group of irrigators in the state’...
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