Water Licences

In reply to the Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (20 October 2016).

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change): I have been advised:

All water licences (including water access entitlements) are already recognised as personal property in South Australia under section 146(8) of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 which states that, 'a water license is personal property and may pass to another in accordance with the provisions of this act or, subject to this act, in accordance with any other law for the passing of property'.