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WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007 (NO. 19 OF 2007)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Dictionary
4. Notes
5. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--MAIN PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
6. Objects of Act
7. Territory rights to water
8. Surface water
9. Ground water
10. Waterway
11. Taking water
PART 3--ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW GUIDELINES
12. Environmental flow guidelines
13. Environmental flow guidelines—preparation by authority
14. Environmental flow guidelines—consultation
15. Environmental flow guidelines—submission to Minister
PART 4--WATER ACCESS ENTITLEMENTS
16. Water management areas
17. Amounts of water available from areas
18. Amounts of water reasonable for uses
19. Water access entitlements
20. Water access entitlement—application
21. Water access entitlement—decision on application
22. Water access entitlement—content
23. Water access entitlement—conditions
24. Water access entitlement—amendment
25. Water access entitlement—special provision for certain entitlements based on
26. Water access entitlement—transfer
27. Water access entitlement—effect of transfer on licence to take
PART 5--LICENCES
Division 5.1--Licences to take water
28. Licence to take water—requirement
29. Licence to take water—application
30. Licence to take water—decision on application
31. Licence to take water—conditions
32. Licence to take water—where water may be taken
Division 5.2--Driller's licences
33. Driller's licence—requirement
34. Driller's licence—application
35. Driller's licence—decision on application
36. Driller's licence—conditions
Division 5.3--Bore work licences
37. Bore work licence—requirement
38. Bore work licence—application
39. Bore work licence—decision on application
40. Bore work licence—conditions
Division 5.4--Waterway work licences
41. Definitions—div 5.4
42. Waterway work licence—requirement
43. Waterway work licence—application
44. Waterway work licence—decision on application
45. Waterway work licence—conditions
46. Planning and Development Act not affected
Division 5.5--Recharge licences
47. Recharge licence—requirement
48. Recharge licence—application
49. Recharge licence—decision on application
50. Recharge licence—conditions
51. Recharge licence—cancellation
Division 5.6--Licences—general provisions
52. Licences—term
53. Licences—renewal
54. Licences—not transferable
55. Licences—amendment
56. Licences—surrender
57. Offence—failing to produce licence
58. Offence—contravening licence conditions
59. Offences—contravening certain conditions of licence to take water
PART 6--DISCIPLINARY ACTION
60. Grounds for disciplinary action
61. Disciplinary action
62. Taking disciplinary action
63. Effect of suspension of entitlement, allocation or licence
PART 7--ADMINISTRATION
64. Functions of environment protection authority
65. Delegation
66. Register
67. Inspection of register
PART 8--ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
68. Water resources investigation
69. Cooperation etc with other jurisdictions
70. Things fixed to land by authority not taken to be fixtures
PART 9--PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES
71. Notice prohibiting or restricting taking of water
72. Direction to modify or remove water structure
73. Direction to rectify effect of unauthorised activity etc
74. Direction to prevent or rectify damage to bed or bank of waterway
75. Directions in relation to unlicensed taking of surface water
76. Directions in relation to bores
77. Action by authority if notice or direction contravened
PART 10--ENFORCEMENT
Division 10.1--General
78. Definitions—pt 10
Division 10.2--Powers of authorised officers
79. Power to enter premises
80. Production of identity card
81. Consent to entry
82. General powers on entry to premises
83. Power to seize things
84. Power to require name and address
Division 10.3--Search warrants
85. Warrants generally
86. Warrants—application made other than in person
87. Search warrants—announcement before entry
88. Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc
89. Occupier entitled to be present during search etc
Division 10.4--Return and forfeiture of things seized
90. Receipt for things seized
91. Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search
92. Access to things seized
93. Return or forfeiture of things seized
PART 11--REVIEW OF DECISIONS
94. Reviewable decisions
95. Review of decisions
96. Notice of reviewable decisions
PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS
97. Protection of officials from liability
98. Damage etc to be minimised
99. Compensation for exercise of powers
100. Incorporation of documents
101. Inspection of incorporated documents
102. Notification of certain incorporated documents
103. Evidentiary certificates
104. Criminal liability of corporation officers
105. Selfincrimination etc
106. Nonpayment of fees
107. Determination of fees
108. Approved forms
109. Regulation-making power
PART 13--SURVIVING ALLOCATIONS
110. Survival of allocations
111. Surviving allocations—surrender generally
112. Surviving allocations—surrender by water utility
113. Surviving allocations—surrender by holder no longer owner or occupier of
PART 20--TRANSITIONAL
200. Environmental flow guidelines
201. Existing licences and permits
202. Water access entitlement for certain existing licence holders
203. Information on register
204. References to Planning and Development Act
205. Transitional regulations
206. Expiry—pt 20
PART 21--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
207. Legislation repealed
208. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act
209. Gunghalin Drive Extension Authorisation Regulation
210. Land (Planning and Environment) Regulation
211. Utilities Act 2000
DICTIONARY
ENDNOTES
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