Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (BARRON) 2023

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 23 June 2023
- Reg 67 of 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Purposes of plan
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of surface water

   PART 2 - PLAN AREA, WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES AND OTHER MATTERS

   5.      Water to which plan applies—Act, s 43
   6.      Plan area
   7.      Water supply scheme and water supply scheme zones
   8.      Water management area—Act, sch 4
   9.      Underground water management areas
   10.     Underground water management area zones
   11.     Subcatchment areas
   12.     Subcatchment area zones
   13.     Trading zones—Act, s 43
   14.     Nodes
   15.     Information about areas

   PART 3 - WATER PLAN OUTCOMES

   16.     Purpose of part
   17.     General water plan outcome
   18.     Water plan outcomes—economic
   19.     Water plan outcomes—social
   20.     Water plan outcomes—cultural
   21.     Water plan outcomes—environmental

   PART 4 - MEASURES FOR ACHIEVING WATER PLAN OUTCOMES

   22.     General measure that contributes to achieving water plan outcomes

   PART 5 - OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

   23.     Environmental flow objectives and performance indicators—Act, s 43
   24.     Water allocation security objectives and performance indicators—Act, s 43
   25.     Calculation of performance indicators

   PART 6 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WATER PLAN OUTCOMES FOR SURFACE WATER AND UNDERGROUND WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   26.     Application of part

           Division 2 - Limitations on taking or interfering with water

   27.     Limitations on taking water for particular activities—Act, s 101
   28.     Limitations on taking underground water in underground water management areas—Act, s 101
   29.     Taking water for stock or domestic purposes—Act, s 103

   PART 7 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WATER PLAN OUTCOMES FOR SURFACE WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   30.     Application of part

           Division 2 - Unallocated water

   31.     Unallocated water reserved under this plan—Act, s 43
   32.     Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted
   33.     Processes for releasing unallocated water—Act, s 43
   34.     Matters chief executive must consider

           Division 3 - Particular decisions about allocation or management of water

   35.     Decisions consistent with objectives
   36.     Assessing impact of decisions

           Division 4 - Converting water licences to water allocations to take unsupplemented water

   37.     Purpose of division
   38.     Definition for division
   39.     Existing authorisation may be converted to water allocation
   40.     Elements of water allocation
   41.     Nominal volume
   42.     Annual volumetric limit
   43.     Daily volumetric limit
   44.     Conditions
   45.     Purpose
   46.     Water allocation groups—Act, sch 4

           Division 5 - Water licences

              Subdivision 1 - General

   47.     Applications for water licences that must not be accepted
   48.     Particular applications for dealings with water licences inconsistent with this plan

              Subdivision 2 - Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring

   49.     Application of subdivision
   50.     Matters for deciding applications
   51.     Limitations on interference with water
   52.     Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes
   53.     Interference with water for provision of pumping pool
   54.     Interference with water to improve security for town water supply
   55.     Interference with water to store water or divert water for purpose not related to the taking of water under water entitlement
   56.     Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water

              Subdivision 3 - Contents and conditions of water licences for taking unsupplemented water

   57.     Contents of water licence
   58.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   59.     Nominal entitlement
   60.     Daily volumetric limit

   PART 8 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WATER PLAN OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGROUND WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   61.     Application of part

           Division 2 - Water licences

   62.     Contents of water licence
   63.     Purpose to be stated on water licence

           Division 3 - Strategies for Atherton underground water management area

   64.     Application of division
   65.     Applications for water licences that must not be accepted
   66.     Particular applications for dealing with water licences inconsistent with this plan

           Division 4 - Strategies for Cairns Northern Beaches underground water management area

   67.     Decisions about taking underground water
   68.     Restriction on nominal entitlement

   PART 9 - IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   69.     Water management protocol—Act, ss 43 and 67
   70.     Amendments to this plan that may be made without consultation—Act, s 43

   PART 10 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Repeal

   71.     Repeal

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions

   72.     Definition for division
   73.     Applications for water licences made before commencement
   74.     Applications for dealing with water licences made before commencement
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           SCHEDULE 4
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