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At the time the code was written in ancient Mesopotamia, the civilizations in the surrounding lands were dependent on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to survive. As a result, the leaders needed to develop intricate canal and irrigation systems to sustain their needs for the water.

In 2007, the Australian government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment passed the Water Act 2007, to ensure that their primary and largest water resource, the Murray-Darling Basin, is managed in a sustainable way in mind of national interests. This act established the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MBDA), and provided them legal authority to ensure that the goals of sustainability and natural interests of Australia are met.

References:


 * 1) Kornfeld, Itzchak E. (2009), Dellapenna, Joseph W.; Gupta, Joyeeta (eds.), "Mesopotamia: A History of Water and Law"The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 21–36, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9867-3_2,  ISBN  978-1-4020-9866-6, retrieved 2021-09-26
 * 2) Gopalakrishnan, Chennat (1973). "The Doctrine of Prior Appropriation and Its Impact on Water Development: A Critical Survey", The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 32 (1): 61–72. ISSN 0002-9246
 * 3) "Water Law Overview - National Agricultural Law Center". nationalaglawcenter.org. Retrieved 2021-09-26.