Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER REGULATION 2016 - REG 22

22 Minister’s reports on water plans—Act, s 49

(1) This section prescribes, for section 49 (2) (a) of the Act , the times at which the Minister must prepare reports about each water plan and the matters a report must state.

(2) The Minister must prepare the following reports about each water plan—

(a) an initial report within 5 years after the commencement of the plan; and

(b) a subsequent report each no more than 5 years after the previous report unless subsection (3) applies.

(3) However, if a notice under section 44(2) of the Act states, for a water plan, the matters mentioned in subsection (4) , the notice is taken to be a subsequent report prepared by the Minister under subsection (2) (b) for the water plan.

(4) The Minister’s report about a water plan must state the following—

(a) whether the plan is advancing the sustainable management of Queensland’s water resources;

(b) an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the plan in achieving the plan’s outcomes;

(c) information on water use and authorisations in the plan area, including—

(i) water entitlements; and

(ii) water taken or interfered with under statutory authorisations;

(d) a summary of the findings of research and monitoring for the plan;

(e) any identified risks to the plan’s outcomes;

(f) what amendments, if any, have been made to the plan since its commencement;

(g) any noncompliance under a water entitlement or other authorisation in the plan area.