Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER REGULATION 2016 - REG 17

17 Public notice of availability of water

(1) The chief executive must publish a notice about the availability of the water by auction or tender.

(2) The notice must be published before—

(a) the day the auction is held; or

(b) the start of the period in which tenders may be made.

(3) The notice must state the following—

(a) whether the water is being sold by public auction or tender;

(b) the type of water entitlement to be granted for the sale;

(c) details as follows for identifying the water—

(i) any water plan or water management protocol under which the water is available;

(ii) the purpose for which the water is available;

(d) other details, if any, sufficient to identify the water, including, for example—

(i) if the water is described in schedule 2 —the water so described; and

(ii) the volume of water available to be sold; and

(iii) the location from which the water may be taken;

(e) for an auction—where and when the auction is to be held;

(f) for a tender—

(i) the day (the
"closing day" ) by which tenders must be made; and

(ii) the place where tenders must be lodged or the way tenders must be lodged electronically;

(g) where the terms of sale are available;

(h) anything else relating to the proposed sale the chief executive considers appropriate.

(4) The chief executive may publish a notice about the availability of the water by fixed price sale.