Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas
Annex L - South Africa
The South Africa case study, Annex L of the commission research paper Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas, was released on 3 December 2003.
Twelve case studies, which should be read in conjunction with the main report, were prepared to assist the understanding of the complex legal, organisational and management arrangements of the jurisdictions studied. They are:
- Murray–Darling Basin
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- Colorado River Basin
- California
- Colorado
- Chile
- Mexico
- South Africa
CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Contents, Abbreviations, Preface
1 The water sector
2 Legal framework
2.1 Evolution of water law
2.2 Current legislative framework
3 Organisations
3.1 Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry
3.2 Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
3.3 Catchment management agencies
3.4 Water Tribunal
3.5 Water service providers
3.6 Water user associations
3.7 International water management bodies
4 Definition of water rights
4.1 Coverage
4.2 Specification
4.3 Record of title
4.4 Duration
4.5 Exclusivity
4.6 Detached from land title and use restrictions
4.7 Divisibility and transferability
5 Government involvement in water allocation
5.1 Allocation mechanisms
5.2 Resource planning
6 Administering water rights
6.1 Registering water use
6.2 Declaring general authorisations
6.3 Issuing water licences
6.4 Compulsory licensing
7 Pricing
7.1 National Water Act 1998
7.2 Water Services Act 1997
8 Monitoring and enforcement
8.1 Compliance strategies
8.2 Monitoring procedures
8.3 Enforcement procedures
References
Download this publication
Printed copies
This report is available only on the website.
1 74037 131 3
Have your say
We value your comments about this publication and encourage you to complete and submit the publications feedback form.