Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER PLAN (MARY BASIN) 2024

- Made under the Water Act 2000
- As at 10 May 2024
- Reg 47 of 2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Purposes of plan
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of surface water

   PART 2 - PLAN AREA, WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES AND OTHER MATTERS

   5.      Water to which plan applies—Act, s 43
   6.      Plan area
   7.      Subcatchments and water management areas
   8.      Water supply schemes and water supply scheme zones
   9.      Underground water management area
   10.     Trading zones—Act, s 43
   11.     Nodes
   12.     Significant watercourse reaches
   13.     Information about areas

   PART 3 - WATER PLAN OUTCOMES

   14.     Purpose of part
   15.     General water plan outcome
   16.     Water plan outcomes—economic
   17.     Water plan outcomes—social
   18.     Water plan outcomes—cultural
   19.     Water plan outcomes—environmental

   PART 4 - MEASURES FOR ACHIEVING WATER PLAN OUTCOMES

   20.     General measures that contribute to achieving water plan outcomes

   PART 5 - OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

   21.     Environmental flow objectives and performance indicators—Act, s 43
   22.     Water allocation security objectives and performance indicators—Act, s 43
   23.     Calculation of performance indicators

   PART 6 - STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WATER PLAN OUTCOMES FOR SURFACE WATER

   24.     Definition for part
   25.     Particular decisions must be consistent with particular objectives
   26.     Decisions about surface water in significant watercourse reaches
   27.     Assessing consistency with particular objectives

   PART 7 - LIMITATIONS ON TAKING OR INTERFERING WITH WATER

   28.     Limitations on taking or interfering with underground water in underground water management area—Act, s 101

   PART 8 - UNALLOCATED WATER

   29.     Unallocated water reserved under this plan—Act, s 43
   30.     Purpose for which unallocated water held as reserve may be granted
   31.     Processes for releasing unallocated water—Act, s 43
   32.     Matters chief executive must consider

   PART 9 - WATER LICENCES

           Division 1 - Applications for water licences that must not be accepted

   33.     Chief executive must not accept particular applications—Act, s 43
   34.     Particular applications to interfere with flow of surface water
   35.     Applications by local governments for water licences to take or interfere with underground water in underground water management area

           Division 2 - Applications inconsistent with this plan

   36.     Particular applications for dealings inconsistent with this plan
   37.     Applications to amend purpose for which water may be taken

           Division 3 - Granting particular water licences

   38.     Water licences to interfere with water to improve security for town water supply
   39.     Water licences granted under process stated in plan—Act, s 116
   40.     Conditions for particular licences to interfere with water

           Division 4 - Replacement of water licences

   41.     Water licences replaced under water entitlement notice

           Division 5 - Applications for seasonal water assignments

   42.     Deciding applications for seasonal water assignments—Act, s 43

           Division 6 - Content and conditions of water licences

   43.     Definitions for division
   44.     Content and conditions of water licences to take water
   45.     Purpose to be stated on water licences to take surface water
   46.     Purpose to be stated on water licences to take underground water granted in accordance with unallocated water release processes
   47.     Nominal entitlement for water licences granted in accordance with unallocated water release processes
   48.     Working out nominal entitlement for other water licences
   49.     Working out maximum rate
   50.     Conditions for amended licences

           Division 7 - Particular matters about water licences

   51.     Criteria for deciding applications for water licences to take or interfere with underground water—Act, s 43

   PART 10 - WATER ALLOCATIONS

   52.     Process for granting particular water allocations—Act, s 147

   PART 11 - MISCELLANEOUS

   53.     Water management protocol—Act, s 43
   54.     Amendments to plan that may be made without consultation—Act, s 43

   PART 12 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Repeal

   55.     Repeal

           Division 2 - Transitional provisions

   56.     Definition for division
   57.     Applications for water licences made before commencement
   58.     Applications for dealing with water licences made before commencement
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