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WATER PLAN (MARY BASIN) 2024 - SCHEDULE 8

SCHEDULE 8 – Dictionary



"adopted middle thread distance" means the distance in kilometres, measured along the middle of a watercourse, from a specific point in the watercourse to the watercourse’s mouth or junction with the main watercourse.

"amended licence" , for part 9 , division 6 , see section 43 .

"AMTD" means adopted middle thread distance.

"authorisation" means—

(a) a water allocation, water licence, water permit, seasonal water assignment notice or other authority to take water given under the Act or the repealed Act, other than a water permit for stock purposes or domestic purposes; or
(b) a water licence or resource operations licence to interfere with water given under the Act or the repealed Act.

"average annual volume" , of surface water, means the volume of the water expressed as a long-term modelled average over the simulation period for the water.

"coordinated project" means a project declared to be a coordinated project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 26 .

"decision" , for part 6 , see section 24 .

"eWater Source computer program" means the eWater Source computer program used by the department to simulate daily stream flows, flow management, storages, releases, in-stream infrastructure, water diversions, water demands and other hydrological events in the plan area.

"model computer program" means—
(a) the eWater Source computer program; or
(b) a successor of the eWater Source computer program, by whatever name called; or
(c) the statistical analysis and reporting programs associated with a computer program mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .

"node" see section 11 (1) .

"nominal entitlement" , for a water licence, see the Water Regulation 2016 , section 28 (1) .

"plan area" means the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1 , part 1 .

"pre-amended licence" , for part 9 , division 6 , see section 43 .

"project of regional significance" means a project the chief executive considers significant for a region in the plan area having regard to the following matters—
(a) the outcomes stated in part 3 ;
(b) the economic or social impact the project will have on the region;
(c) the public interest and the welfare of people in the region;
(d) any other relevant matter.

"significant watercourse reach" see section 12 .

"simulation period" means the period from 1 July 1889 to 30 June 2019, both days inclusive.

"subcatchments" see section 7 (1) .

"surface water" see section 4 .

"traditional owners" , of an area, means the Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have, under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom, a connection with land and waters in the area.

"unallocated water release process" means a process for releasing unallocated water that is—
(a) prescribed by regulation under sections 39 (b) and 40 (2) of the Act ; or
(b) stated in this plan under section 43 (2) (f) of the Act .
Note—
See section 31 for a process mentioned in paragraph (b) .

"underground water management area" see section 9 .

"water supply scheme zone" see section 8 (3) .



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