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✓ The Guardian AustraliaPower & Policy
Court voids 11 water licenses, casting doubt on hundreds more
An NSW court has ruled 11 floodplain water licenses invalid. The government did not properly consult landowners before issuing them.
Why it mattersWhen a water regulator cannot enforce the rules, it weakens fair limits on water use and conservation efforts.
AustraliaNSW farmers, irrigators, and downstream communities depend on floodplain harvesting regulation; this ruling destabilises the entire licensing framework in the state's north.
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