Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 30:
1. These proceedings arise following an appeal pursuant to s 368 of the Water Management Act 2000 (WM Act) against the respondent's refusal of an application for an amendment to a Combined Water Supply Works and Water Use Approval no 80CA718554 under s 95 of the WM Act which sought consent to construct and use a water supply work at a previously licenced well identified as 80BL 133695 to be associated with Water Access Licence 80CA718554 (application).
2. The Application was refused due to non-compliance with the requirements of Clauses 38(2), 38(3), 39(2) and 58(1) of the Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie-Castlereagh Grou...