Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (BORDER RIVERS AND MOONIE) 2019 - REG 58

58 Working out maximum storage capacity

(1) This section applies for working out, for section 56 (1) (b) (ii) , the maximum storage capacity of works that may be used to store overland flow water.

(2) The chief executive—

(a) if a certified report for the works has been requested under section 62 (4) (a) (iii) —must have regard to the certified report for the works given to the chief executive; and

(b) may have regard to any other relevant information available to the chief executive.

(3) However, the chief executive must disregard the storage capacity of—

(a) bunded land; or

(b) land used for irrigated or dryland agriculture; or

(c) land surrounded by levees.

Note—

See section 39 (1) (c) for when a person may take overland flow water using existing overland flow works.

(4) In this section—

"bunded land" means land on which a permanent or temporary levee is constructed to divert overland flow water away from land used for agricultural or horticultural production.