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

Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

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

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 25 August 2017
- Reg 164 of 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Purposes of plan
4. Definitions
5. Meaning of groundwater-dependent ecosystem

PART 2 - PLAN AREA AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES

6. Water to which plan applies
7. Plan area
8. Groundwater units
9. Groundwater sub-areas
10. Zones
11. Information about areas

PART 3 - ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES

12. Outcomes for management and allocation of water in plan area

PART 4 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES

Division 1 - Preliminary

13. Strategies
14. Decision to not increase amount of water taken
15. Decision not to change location from which water may be taken

Division 2 - Unallocated water

Subdivision 1 - General

16. Unallocated water held as reserves
17. Purposes for which unallocated water may be granted
18. Limitations on granting water from general, State or Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders economic reserve
19. Volume of unallocated water that may be granted from reserves
20. Water granted from State reserve
21. Water from cancelled, surrendered or expired licences

Subdivision 2 - Processes for releasing unallocated water

22. Processes for releasing unallocated water
23. Matters chief executive must consider
24. Granting unallocated water from a reserve

Division 3 - Limitations on taking or interfering with water

25. Limitations on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101
26. Taking water for stock or domestic purposes
27. Taking or interfering with water to monitor aquifer
28. Other taking or interfering with water

Division 4 - Restoring and maintaining groundwater pressure

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

29. Meaning of controlled and watertight delivery system for a water bore

Subdivision 2 - Requirements for taking water for stock or domestic purposes

30. Application of subdivision
31. Requirement for water tight delivery system to take water
32. Notice that water bore is not controlled or does not distribute water by pipeline
33. Water licence to require installation of watertight delivery system for water bore
34. Licensees obligations within first year
35. Chief executive must consider whether time for installation is reasonable

Subdivision 3 - Requirements for taking water for purposes other than stock or domestic purposes

36. Application of subdivision
37. Water bore must be controlled and minimise water loss
38. Notice that water bore is not controlled
39. Holder’s obligations within first year

Division 5 - Ensuring water licence decisions protect flows of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems, existing licences and particular authorisations

40. Application of division
41. Protecting the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems
42. Protecting existing water licences and particular authorisations to take water
43. Chief executive may require investigation, studies or hydrogeological assessment

Division 6 - Requiring water licences to state volumetric limits

44. Water licences must state volumetric limit
45. Deciding volumetric limit for a water licence

PART 5 - WATER LICENCES

Division 1 - Preliminary

46. Effect of part
47. Consultation with other States

Division 2 - Applications to amend water licences that require watertight delivery systems

48. Application of division
49. Requirement for application
50. Chief executive may amend water licence

Division 3 - Granting water licences for water saved from bore works

51. Definitions for division
52. Application of division
53. Applying for water licence
54. Granting water licence to take percentage of volume of saved water
55. Effect of water licence if granted before watertight delivery system installed

Division 4 - Facilitating make good obligations and make good conditions

56. Application of division
57. Amending water licence for make good obligations or make good condition

PART 6 - IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

Division 1 - Implementing this plan

58. Water management protocol

Division 2 - Amending this plan

59. Stated amendments of plan—Act, s 51

PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Preliminary

60. Definitions for part

Division 2 - General provisions

61. Groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas for existing water licences
62. Existing applications for water licences
63. Existing decisions about water licences not affected

Division 3 - Existing taking of water

64. Limitations on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101
65. Continued taking of water from existing water bore is authorised
66. Continued taking of water from particular water bores for stock or domestic purposes is authorised
67. Continued taking of water for existing prescribed activities
68. Granting water licences

Division 4 - Unallocated water in the Surat Basin

69. Existing applications for unallocated water in the Surat Basin for town water supply purposes
70. Eligibility for water licence for particular projects in the Surat Basin

PART 8 - SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION AMENDED

Division 1 - Amendment of Water Regulation 2016

71. Regulation amended
72. Amendment of s 131 (Water licence fee)
73. Amendment of sch 9 (Assessable development or accepted development)
74. Amendment of sch 11 (Metered entitlements)
75. Amendment of sch 17 (Underground water areas)
76. Amendment of sch 19 (Dictionary)

Division 2 - Amendment of Water Plan (Border Rivers) 2003

77. Plan amended
78. Amendment of s 8 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 3 - Amendment of Water Plan (Burdekin Basin) 2007

79. Plan amended
80. Amendment of s 10 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 4 - Amendment of Water Plan (Burnett Basin) 2014

81. Plan amended
82. Amendment of s 12 (Water to which plan applies)
83. Amendment of sch 12 (Dictionary)

Division 5 - Amendment of Water Plan (Condamine and Balonne) 2004

84. Plan amended
85. Amendment of s 8 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 6 - Amendment of Water Plan (Cooper Creek) 2011

86. Plan amended
87. Amendment of s 8 (Water to which plan applies)
88. Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary)

Division 7 - Amendment of Water Plan (Fitzroy Basin) 2011

89. Plan amended
90. Amendment of s 10 (Water to which plan applies)
91. Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary)

Division 8 - Amendment of Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004

92. Plan amended
93. Amendment of s 6 (Water to which plan applies)
94. Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)

Division 9 - Amendment of Water Plan (Gulf) 2007

95. Plan amended
96. Amendment of s 11 (Water to which plan applies)
97. Amendment of s 15 (Ecological outcomes)

Division 10 - Amendment of Water Plan (Logan Basin) 2007

98. Plan amended
99. Amendment of s 8 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 11 - Amendment of Water Plan (Mitchell) 2007

100. Plan amended
101. Amendment of s 10 (Water to which plan applies)
102. Amendment of s 14 (General ecological outcomes for groundwater only)

Division 12 - Amendment of Water Plan (Moonie) 2003

103. Plan amended
104. Amendment of s 8 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 13 - Amendment of Water Plan (Moreton) 2007

105. Plan amended
106. Amendment of s 9 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 14 - Amendment of Water Plan (Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo and Nebine) 2016

107. Plan amended
108. Amendment of s 9 (Water to which plan applies)

Division 15 - Amendment of Water Plan (Wet Tropics) 2013

109. Plan amended
110. Amendment of s 10 (Water to which plan applies)
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