Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER PLAN (BARRON) 2023 - REG 17

17 General water plan outcome

A water plan outcome for this plan is that water to which this plan applies is to be allocated and managed in a way that—

(a) recognises that the natural state of watercourses, lakes, springs and aquifers has changed because of the taking of, or interference with, water; and

(b) seeks to achieve a balance between—

(i) the economic water plan outcomes stated in section 18 ; and

(ii) the social water plan outcomes stated in section 19 ; and

(iii) the cultural water plan outcomes stated in section 20 ; and

(iv) the environmental water plan outcomes stated in section 21 ; and

(c) promotes improved understanding of—

(i) matters affecting the flow-related, and underground water dependent, health of ecosystems, including springs, in the plan area; and

(ii) the flow requirements of ecosystems in the plan area; and

(iii) the water required for social, spiritual and cultural uses by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders; and

(iv) the water required to deliver social and economic benefits to communities in the plan area; and

(v) the impact of climate change on water availability.