Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER PLAN (GULF) 2007

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 13 September 2017
- Reg 268 of 2007

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.      Groundwater management areas
   6.      Catchment areas
   7.      Subcatchment areas
   8.      Declaration about watercourse—Act, s 1006(2)
   9.      Information about areas
   10.     Nodes
   11.     Water to which plan applies

CHAPTER 3 - OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

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     (Repealed)

CHAPTER 4 - PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES FOR SURFACE WATER

   PART 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES

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

   PART 2 - WATER ALLOCATION SECURITY OBJECTIVES

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

CHAPTER 5 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES

   PART 1 - STRATEGIES FOR BOTH SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

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     (Repealed)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

           Division 2 - Unallocated water

              Subdivision 1 - (Repealed)

              Subdivision 2 - Project of regional significance

   27.     Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance

              Subdivision 3 - Dealing with unallocated water generally

   28.     Particular unallocated water held as indigenous, strategic or general reserve
   29.     Granting unallocated water
   30.     Preparing and implementing process for granting unallocated water generally
   31.     (Repealed)

              Subdivision 4 - Limitations on granting unallocated water from indigenous reserve

   32.     Purpose for which indigenous unallocated water may be granted
   33.     Volumetric limits for indigenous unallocated water

              Subdivision 5 - Limitations on granting unallocated water from strategic reserve

   34.     When strategic unallocated water may be granted
   35.     Volumetric limits for strategic unallocated water in Lake Mary Kathleen
   36.     Volumetric limits for strategic unallocated water granted for State purpose
   37.     Period for which strategic unallocated water is granted for particular State purpose

              Subdivision 6 - Limitations on granting unallocated water from general reserve

   38.     Purpose for which general unallocated water may be granted
   39.     Volumetric limits for general unallocated water
   39A.    Condition for general unallocated water in Flinders and Gilbert River catchments

   PART 2 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SURFACE WATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   40.     Application of pt 2
   41.     Decisions consistent with objectives
   42.     Assessing impact of decisions
   43.     Limitations on interference with water

           Division 2 - Strategies for supplemented surface water only

   44.     (Repealed)
   45.     (Repealed)
   46.     Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules
   47.     (Repealed)
   48.     (Repealed)
   49.     (Repealed)
   50.     (Repealed)
   51.     (Repealed)
   52.     (Repealed)
   53.     (Repealed)
   54.     (Repealed)
   55.     (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Strategies for unsupplemented surface water only

              Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

   56.     Taking water for stock or domestic purposes
   57.     Restrictions on taking water from waterhole or lake

              Subdivision 2 - Unsupplemented surface water that was groundwater in aquifers

   58.     Application of sdiv 2
   59.     Existing water licences for declared water
   60.     Taking declared water using existing water bores authorised
   61.     Granting water licences for authorities under s 60

              Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)

              Subdivision 4 - Water licences to take or interfere with unsupplemented surface water

   69.     Application of sdiv 4
   70.     Water licence to take unsupplemented surface water
   71.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   72.     Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented surface water
   73.     Daily volumetric limit for taking unsupplemented surface water
   74.     Annual volumetric limit for taking unsupplemented surface water
   75.     Conditions for taking unsupplemented surface water
   76.     Storing unsupplemented water taken under a water licence
   77.     Conditions giving effect to rules

              Subdivision 5 - Regulation of overland flow water

   78.     Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20(2)
   79.     Taking water using particular existing overland flow works authorised
   80.     Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan
   81.     (Repealed)

   PART 3 - ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR GROUNDWATER

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   82.     Application of pt 3
   83.     (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Strategies for Nicholson and Einasleigh groundwater management areas

   84.     Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 20(2)
   85.     Water licence to take groundwater
   86.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   87.     Amendment of water licences to state annual volumetric limit
   88.     Conditions for taking groundwater
   89.     Taking water using existing water bores authorised
   90.     Granting water licences for authorities under s 89

CHAPTER 6 - MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   91.     Monitoring and reporting requirements
   92.     (Repealed)
   93.     (Repealed)
   94.     (Repealed)

CHAPTER 7 - IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   95.     Implementation schedule
   96.     Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57
   97.     (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6
           SCHEDULE 6A
           SCHEDULE 7
           SCHEDULE 8
           SCHEDULE 12
           SCHEDULE 13