Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (BURNETT BASIN) 2014 - REG 97

97 Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20

(1) This section limits the groundwater that may be taken under section 20 (2) (c) of the Act .

(2) A person may only take groundwater in a relevant groundwater management area—

(a) under a water permit; or

(b) under a water licence; or

(c) under an interim water allocation; or

(d) under a water allocation; or

(e) under section 105 ; or

(f) for stock or domestic purposes; or

(g) for an activity prescribed under a regulation for section 20 (2) (a) of the Act .

(3) However, despite subsection (2) (f) , a person may take groundwater in the Coastal Burnett groundwater management area for stock or domestic purposes only under section 99 or 100 .

(4) A person may only take groundwater in the Ban Ban Springs groundwater management area or the Barker Creek groundwater management area—

(a) under section 105 ; or

(b) for stock or domestic purposes; or

(c) for an activity prescribed under a regulation for section 20 (2) (a) of the Act .