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WATER PLAN (FITZROY BASIN) 2011
- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 2 September 2022
- Reg 283 of 2011
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Purposes of plan
3. Definitions
CHAPTER 2 - PLAN AREA AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES
4. Plan area
5. Subcatchment areas
6. Groundwater management areas
7. Groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas
7A. Water management areas
7B. Water management area zones
7C. Water licence zones
7D. Water supply schemes
7E. Water supply scheme zones
7F. Trading zones—Act, s 43
8. Information about areas
9. Nodes
10. Water to which plan applies
CHAPTER 3 - OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER
11. Outcomes for water in plan area
12. General outcomes
13. Specific surface water and groundwater outcomes
14. General ecological outcomes
15. Specific ecological outcomes
CHAPTER 3A - MEASURES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES
15A. Measure to achieve specific outcome in s 13(1)(c)
CHAPTER 4 - PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES
PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES
Division 1 - Surface water
16. Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives
17. Environmental flow objectives
Division 2 - Groundwater
18. Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems
19. Environmental flow objectives
PART 2 - WATER ALLOCATION SECURITY OBJECTIVES
20. Performance indicators for water allocation security objectives
21. Water allocation security objectives
CHAPTER 5 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES
PART 1 - STRATEGIES FOR BOTH SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER
Division 1 - General provisions
22. Application of pt 1
23. Decisions to be consistent with objectives
24. Assessing impact of decisions about surface water
25. Assessing impact of decisions about groundwater
26. (Repealed)
27. Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
28. Matters to be considered for water sharing rules
29. Matters to be considered for water allocation change rules
30. (Repealed)
Division 2 - (Repealed)
Division 3 - Unallocated water reserves
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
37. Application of div 3
Subdivision 2 - Strategic reserve, strategic water infrastructure reserve and general reserve
38. Unallocated water held as strategic reserve, strategic water infrastructure reserve and general reserve
Subdivision 3 - Unallocated water held as strategic reserve
39. Purpose for which unallocated water held as strategic reserve may be granted
40. Reserve volumes
41. Period for which water is granted for particular State purpose
42. Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
43. Period for which water is granted for particular Indigenous purpose
Subdivision 4 - Unallocated water held as strategic water infrastructure reserve
44. Purpose for which unallocated water held as strategic water infrastructure reserve may be granted
45. Reserve volumes
Subdivision 5 - Unallocated water held as general reserve
46. Purpose for which unallocated water held as general reserve may be granted
47. Reserve volumes
Subdivision 6 - Processes for releasing unallocated water
48. Processes for releasing unallocated water—Act, s 43
Division 4 - (Repealed)
Division 5 - Authorised taking or interfering with water without water entitlement
51. Limitations on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101
52. Taking water for stock or domestic purposes
Division 6 - Water licences
53. Applications for water licences that must not be accepted—Act, s 43
54. Deciding applications for relocating water licences or seasonal water assignments of water licences—Act, s 43
55. Applications for dealings with water licences inconsistent with this plan—Act, s 129
56. (Repealed)
57. (Repealed)
PART 2 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SURFACE WATER
Division 1 - Preliminary
58. Application of pt 2
59. Restrictions on taking water from waterholes or lakes
Division 2 - (Repealed)
Division 3 - (Repealed)
Division 4 - Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring
76. Application of div 4
77. Limitations on interference with water
78. Interference with water to enable take of water for stock or domestic purposes
79. Interference with water for the provision of a pumping pool
80. Interference with water to improve security for town water supply
81. Interference with water to satisfy the requirements of an environmental authority
82. Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water
Division 5 - (Repealed)
Division 6 - Existing water allocations to take supplemented and unsupplemented water
85. Purpose of div 6
86. Existing water allocations to take supplemented water
87. Existing water allocations to take unsupplemented water
Division 7 - Converting authorisations to water allocations to take unsupplemented water
88. Purpose of div 7
89. Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
90. Elements of water allocations
91. Water allocation groups
92. Location for taking water under a water allocation
93. Purpose to be stated on a water allocation
94. Nominal volume for a water allocation
95. Maximum rate for taking water
96. Daily volumetric limit for a water allocation
97. Annual volumetric limit for a water allocation
98. Conditions for water allocations
99. Monthly volumetric limit for a water allocation
100. Storing water taken under a water allocation
Division 8 - Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
100A. Application of division
Subdivision 1A - Elements of water licences
101. Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring
Subdivision 2 - Criteria for amending water entitlements to achieve plan outcomes
102. Definition for sdiv 2
103. Purpose to be stated on a water licence
104. Maximum rate for a water licence
105. Daily volumetric limit for a water licence
106. Nominal entitlement for a water licence
106A. (Repealed)
107. Monthly volumetric limit for a water licence
108. Conditions for water licences
109. Storing water taken under a water licence
Division 9 - Regulating overland flow water
110. Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 101
111. Taking water using particular existing overland flow works authorised
112. Process for granting water licences—Act, s 116
113. Water licences to take overland flow water
114. (Repealed)
PART 3 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR GROUNDWATER
Division 1 - Preliminary
115. Application and purpose of pt 3
116. Limitation on taking or interfering with groundwater—Act, s 101
117. (Repealed)
Division 2 - Water licences to take groundwater
Subdivision 1 - General
118. Elements of water licences
Subdivision 2 - Criteria for amending water entitlements to achieve plan outcomes
119. Definition for sdiv 2
120. Purpose to be stated on a water licence
121. Nominal entitlement for a water licence
122. Conditions for water licences
Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)
Division 3 - (Repealed)
Division 4 - (Repealed)
CHAPTER 6 - (Repealed)
CHAPTER 7 - IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN
150. Water management protocol—Act, s 43
151. Amendments to this plan that may be made without consultation—Act, s 43
152. (Repealed)
CHAPTER 8 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
153. Repeal
154. Applications for resource operations licences made before commencement
155. Effect of repealed s 34
156. Application of s 53(1)(e)
157. Application of s 55
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 3A
SCHEDULE 3B
SCHEDULE 3C
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 4A
SCHEDULE 4B
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7
SCHEDULE 8
Schedule 9 (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 10
SCHEDULE 11
SCHEDULE 12
SCHEDULE 13
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