Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (GEORGINA AND DIAMANTINA) 2004 - REG 2

2 Purposes of plan

The following are the purposes of this plan—

(a) to define the availability of water in the plan area;

(b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water;

(c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements;

(d) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems, including, for example, stressed rivers;

(e) to regulate the taking of overland flow water.