Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER RESOURCE (WHITSUNDAY) PLAN 2010

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 6 December 2016
- Reg 17 of 2010

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.      Declaration about watercourse—Act, s 1006(2)
   7.      Information about areas
   8.      Nodes
   9.      Water to which plan applies

CHAPTER 3 - OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

   10.     Outcomes for water in plan area
   11.     General outcomes
   12.     General ecological outcomes
   13.     General ecological outcomes relating to the connectivity of groundwater and surface water
   14.     Specific ecological outcomes

CHAPTER 4 - OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   15.     Application of ch 4

   PART 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES

   16.     Environmental flow objectives
   17.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives

   PART 3 - WATER ALLOCATION SECURITY OBJECTIVES

   18.     Water allocation security objectives
   19.     Performance indicators for water allocation security objectives

CHAPTER 5 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES

   PART 1 - STRATEGIES FOR BOTH SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - General provisions

   20.     Application of pt 1
   21.     (Repealed)
   22.     Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
   23.     Matters to be considered for water sharing rules

           Division 2 - (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Unallocated water

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   25.     Application of div 3

              Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

              Subdivision 3 - General reserves and strategic reserves

   27.     Unallocated water held as general reserve or strategic reserve

              Subdivision 4 - Limitations on granting unallocated water

   28.     Purposes for which unallocated water may be granted
   29.     Total volume of unallocated water
   30.     Period for which strategic unallocated water is granted for particular State purpose
   31.     Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
   32.     Flow conditions for general unallocated water

              Subdivision 5 - Dealing with unallocated water under resource operations plan generally

   33.     Preparing and implementing process under the resource operations plan generally

   PART 2 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SURFACE WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   34.     Application of pt 2
   35.     Decisions consistent with objectives
   36.     Assessing impact of decisions

           Division 2 - Strategies for supplemented water only

   37.     Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence
   38.     Water allocation to which water is to be distributed under a distribution operations licence
   39.     Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules
   40.     (Repealed)
   41.     (Repealed)
   42.     (Repealed)
   43.     (Repealed)
   44.     (Repealed)
   45.     (Repealed)
   46.     (Repealed)
   47.     (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Strategies for unsupplemented water only

              Subdivision 1 - Converting authorisations to water allocations

   48.     Purpose of sdiv 1
   49.     Restrictions on taking water from waterholes
   50.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   51.     Elements of water allocations to take unsupplemented water
   52.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   53.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   54.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   55.     Maximum rates
   56.     Daily volumetric limits
   57.     Annual volumetric limits
   58.     Conditions relating to flow conditions
   59.     Water allocation groups for water allocations

              Subdivision 2 - Water licences

   60.     Application of sdiv 2
   61.     Elements of water licences to take unsupplemented water
   62.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   63.     Maximum rates
   64.     Daily volumetric limits
   65.     Nominal entitlements
   66.     Conditions for taking

           Division 4 - Regulating overland flow water

   67.     Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20(2)
   68.     Taking water using particular existing overland flow works authorised
   69.     Granting water licences for using particular existing overland flow works
   70.     (Repealed)

   PART 3 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR GROUNDWATER ONLY

   71.     Application of pt 3
   72.     Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20(2)
   73.     Taking groundwater using existing works
   74.     Granting water licences for using particular existing works
   75.     Elements of water licences to take groundwater
   76.     Nominal entitlements for authorisations
   77.     Purpose to be stated on water licence to take groundwater
   78.     (Repealed)

CHAPTER 6 - MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   79.     Monitoring and reporting requirements
   80.     Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53
   81.     (Repealed)
   82.     (Repealed)

CHAPTER 7 - IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   83.     Implementation schedule
   84.     Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57
   85.     Amending or replacing plan
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           SCHEDULE 4
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