Compliance and enforcement of water licences in NSW: limitations in law, policy and institutions

摘要: Major water policy reforms in Australia have ushered a system of rights, planning, and cap trade markets. As with any regulatory system, the success these is ultimately dependent on compliance enforcement to ensure equitable sharing resources minimise theft secure integrity traded entitlements allocations. Despite its centrality successful governance, date, has remained largely overlooked law literature. This particularly case relation regulation groundwater. In response, this study sheds light State practices, particular emphasis groundwater context. Drawing 25 in-depth interviews government inspectors managers, users delivery operators, article examines successes weaknesses identifies lessons for both makers The analysis reveals that governments often struggle provide an effective comprehensive regime water. A series recommendations are made around eight key themes, including communication education, prosecution, options, strategies, data management, cultural change, monitoring technologies, resourcing. also reflects broader implications study's findings regarding future Australian management.