Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN AND OTHER REGIONAL AQUIFERS) 2017 - REG 3

3 Purposes of plan

The purposes of this plan are—

(a) to define the availability of water in the plan area; and

(b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water in the plan area; and

(c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements; and

(d) to provide a framework for reversing, if practicable, the degradation of groundwater-dependent ecosystems.