Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER PLAN (GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN AND OTHER REGIONAL AQUIFERS) 2017 - REG 12

12 Outcomes for management and allocation of water in plan area

Water is to be managed and allocated in a way that—

(a) seeks to achieve a sustainable balance between the following outcomes—

(i) to protect the flow of water to groundwater-dependent ecosystems that support significant cultural or environmental values;

(ii) to protect the continued use of authorisations to take or interfere with water;

(iii) to maintain, and if practicable increase, water pressure in aquifers to preserve the supply of water to bores;

(iv) to make water available for future development and social and cultural activities that depend on water, including for the aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders;

(v) to encourage the efficient use of water by requiring water bores to have watertight delivery systems or be controlled;

(vi) to facilitate the operation of efficient water markets and opportunities for the temporary or permanent movement of water; and

(b) recognises the state of aquifers and groundwater-dependent ecosystems has changed because of the taking of, and interfering with, water.