New Rules for Flooding Private Land for Environmental Water Management
Water Management Amendment (Easements for Inundation) Bill 2026
1st House
2nd House
Law
This Bill was sponsored by Rose Jackson ( ALP )
This Bill was sponsored by Steve Whan ( ALP )
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Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that:
Water NSW gains the legal power to hold easements that allow it to flood privately owned land for environmental purposes, without needing to own adjacent land.
The Minister can transfer existing inundation easements from the Ministerial Corporation to Water NSW by publishing an order in the Gazette.
When an easement is transferred to Water NSW it takes effect automatically — no separate conveyance or legal paperwork is required.
State taxes are not payable on the transfer of inundation easements under this Act.
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