Western Australian Current Acts

RIGHTS IN WATER AND IRRIGATION ACT 1914 - SECT 5A

5A .         Natural waters vest in Crown

                The right to the use and flow, and to the control, of the water at any time in any —

            (a)         watercourse; or

            (b)         wetland; or

            (c)         underground water source,

                vests in the Crown except as allocated under this Act or another written law.

        [Section 5A inserted: No. 49 of 2000 s. 18; amended: No. 38 of 2007 s. 54.]