Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to a person if:
(a) the person starts (at the start time ) in a particular year (the initial year ) to be specified in a category of persons that is required to give water information in category 5 or category 7 (the new category ); and
(b) immediately before the start time, the person was not required to give water information in the new category; and
(c) the person has in the person's possession, custody or control water information in the new category that relates to the initial year (whether the information relates to times before or after the start time); and
(d) that information has been entered into a data management system:
(i) during the initial year (whether before or after the start time); or
(ii) during the period beginning on the day after the end of the initial year and ending at the time the information is to be given to the Bureau.
Note 1: References to a year in these Regulations are to a financial year, starting on 1 July. See regulation 1.04 and the definition of financial year in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , as applied by section 13 of the Legislation Act 2003 .
Note 2: Water information in category 5 and category 7 is required to be given yearly (see regulation 7.06 and the relevant Parts of Schedule 2).
When category 5 and category 7 water information for the initial year is to be given
(2) The person must give a copy of the water information to the Bureau, in the next year following the initial year, by the time provided under subregulation 7.07(2) in relation to persons in that category for that water information.
How water information is to be given
(3) A person must give a copy of water information under this regulation to the Bureau:
(a) in a form approved by the Director of Meteorology for this subregulation; and
(b) for water information in category 5--by way of the internet, including by email or a database application; and
(c) for water information in category 7--by way of the internet using a database application.