Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (BARRON) 2002

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 30 November 2018
- Reg 378 of 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Purposes of plan
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - AREAS AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES

   4.      Plan area
   5.      Groundwater management areas
   6.      (Repealed)
   7.      Subcatchment areas
   7A.     Water management area
   8.      Information about areas
   9.      Nodes
   10.     Water to which plan applies

   PART 3 - OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

   11.     Outcomes for water in plan area
   12.     Economic outcomes
   13.     Social outcomes
   14.     Ecological outcomes
   15.     (Repealed)

   PART 4 - PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   16.     Application of pt 4

           Division 2 - Environmental flow objectives

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

           Division 3 - Water allocation security objectives

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

   PART 5 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES FOR SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   21.     Application of pt 5
   22.     Decisions consistent with objectives
   23.     Assessing impact of decisions

           Division 2 - Unallocated water

   24.     Unallocated water reserves
   24A.    Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted
   24B.    Reserve volumes
   24C.    Process for granting unallocated water—Act, ss 122 and 212
   25.     Matters chief executive must consider

           Division 3 - Authorised taking or interfering with water without water entitlement

   26.     Limitations on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 20(2)
   26A.    Taking water for stock or domestic purposes

   PART 5A - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES FOR SURFACE WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   26B.    Application of pt 5A

           Division 2 - Operational and supply arrangements for water infrastructure

   27.     Matters chief executive must consider

           Division 3 - Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring

   28.     Application of div 3
   29.     Limitations on interference with water
   29A.    Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes
   29B.    Interference with water for provision of pumping pool
   29C.    Interference with water to improve security for town water supply
   29D.    Interference with water to store water for purpose not related to the taking of water under water entitlement
   29E.    Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water

           Division 4 - (Repealed)

           Division 5 - Converting authorisations to water allocations

              Subdivision 1 - General provisions

   30.     Definition for div 5
   31.     Application of div 5
   32.     (Repealed)
   33.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation

              Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

              Subdivision 3 - Unsupplemented water

   37.     Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water
   38.     Nominal volume for unsupplemented water
   39.     Annual volumetric limit
   39A.    (Repealed)
   40.     (Repealed)
   40A.    Daily volumetric limit
   41.     (Repealed)
   42.     Conditions for unsupplemented water allocations
   43.     Water allocation groups

           Division 6 - Licences for taking unsupplemented water

   44.     Elements of water licence
   44A.    Purpose to be stated on water licence
   45.     Nominal entitlement
   45A.    (Repealed)
   45B.    Daily volumetric limit
   45C.    (Repealed)
   46.     Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water

           Division 7 - (Repealed)

   PART 6 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES FOR GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - General provisions

   48.     Application of pt 6
   49.     Elements of water licence
   49A.    Purpose to be stated on water licence
   50.     (Repealed)
   51.     (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Criteria for amending particular water licences in Atherton groundwater management area to achieve plan outcomes

   52.     Purpose of div 2
   53.     Application of div 2
   54.     Definitions for div 2
   55.     Nominal entitlement for amended water licences
   56.     Criteria for deciding nominal entitlement
   57.     (Repealed)
   57A.    (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Strategies for Cairns Northern Beaches groundwater management area only

   57B.    Decisions about taking groundwater
   57C.    Restriction on nominal entitlement

   PART 7 - MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   58.     Monitoring and reporting requirements
   59.     (Repealed)
   60.     (Repealed)

   PART 8 - IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN

   61.     Priorities for converting to, or granting, water allocations
   62.     Implementation schedule

   PART 9 - AMENDING PLAN

   63.     (Repealed)
   64.     Minor amendment of plan—Act, s 57
   65.     Amending or replacing plan

   PART 10 - (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6
           SCHEDULE 7
           SCHEDULE 8
           SCHEDULE 9
           SCHEDULE 10