Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER RESOURCE (BURNETT BASIN) PLAN 2014 NO. 184

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Purposes of plan
   4.      Definitions

           CHAPTER 2--PLAN AREA AND WATER TO WHICH PLAN APPLIES

   5.      Plan area
   6.      Subcatchment areas
   7.      Coastal Burnett overland flow area
   8.      Groundwater management areas
   9.      Groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas
   10.     Information about areas
   11.     Nodes
   12.     Water to which plan applies

           CHAPTER 3--OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

   13.     Outcomes for water in plan area
   14.     Economic outcomes
   15.     Social outcomes
   16.     Ecological outcomes

           CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES
           Part 1--Environmental flow objectives
           Division 1--Surface water

   17.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives
   18.     Environmental flow objectives
           Division 2--Groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area
   19.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—groundwater-dependent ecosystems
   20.     Environmental flow objectives
           Part 2--Water allocation security objectives
   21.     Performance indicators for water allocation security objectives
   22.     Water allocation security objectives

           CHAPTER 5--STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES
           Part 1--Strategies for both surface water and groundwater
           Division 1--General provisions

   23.     Application of pt 1
   24.     Decisions to be consistent with objectives
   25.     Assessing impact of decisions about surface water, and groundwater in Three Moon Creek groundwater sub-area
   26.     Assessing impact of decisions about groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area
           Division 2--Interim arrangements and directions to chief executive about applications
   27.     Application of div 2
   28.     Applications for water licence to take or interfere with surface water made before 29 May 2003
   29.     Additional criteria for deciding applications about surface water if works existed on 14 December 2000—Act, s 210(1)(c)
   30.     Direction to chief executive about non-acceptance of application to take surface water
   31.     Direction to chief executive about refusal of application to take groundwater in a relevant groundwater management area
   32.     Interim arrangements for rules for taking or sharing water in particular water supply schemes—Act, s 46(2)(l)
           33. Particular provisions of the resource operations plan cease to have effect—Act, s 106A(3)
           Division 3--Unallocated water
           Subdivision 1--General reserve, strategic reserve and strategic water infrastructure reserve
   34.     Unallocated water held as general reserve, strategic reserve and strategic water infrastructure reserve
   35.     Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted
   36.     Reserve volumes
   37.     Period for which water is granted from strategic reserve for particular State purpose
   38.     Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
   39.     Period for which water is granted from strategic reserve for particular Indigenous purpose
           Subdivision 2--Process for granting unallocated water
   40.     Statement of process—Regulation, s 5A
           Subdivision 3--Authorised taking of, or interference with, water without water entitlement
   41.     Taking water for stock or domestic purposes
           Division 4--Three Moon Creek Water Supply Scheme
           Subdivision 1--Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence
   42.     Management of water allocations
           Subdivision 2--Converting authorisations to water allocations to take supplemented water
   43.     Purpose of sdiv 2
   44.     Application of sdiv 2
   45.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   46.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   47.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   48.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   49.     Priority group for water allocation
   50.     Conditions for water allocation
           Part 2--Additional strategies for surface water
           Division 1--Preliminary
   51.     Application of pt 2
   52.     Restrictions on taking water from waterholes or lakes
           Division 2--Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary
   53.     Application of div 2
   54.     Definition for div 2
           Subdivision 2--Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence
   55.     Management of water allocations
           Subdivision 3--Converting authorisations to water allocations to take supplemented water
   56.     Purpose of sdiv 3
   57.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   58.     Water to be distributed under distribution operations licence
   59.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   60.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   61.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   62.     Priority group for water allocation
           Division 3--Upper Burnett Water Supply Scheme
   63.     Amending Burnett Water allocations in resource operations plan
           Division 4--Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring
   64.     Application of div 4
   65.     Limitations on interference with water
   66.     Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes
   67.     Interference with water for provision of pumping pool
   68.     Interference with water to improve security for town water supply
   69.     Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water
           Division 5--Existing water allocations to take supplemented and unsupplemented water
   70.     Purpose of div 5
   71.     Existing water allocations to take supplemented water
   72.     Existing water allocations to take unsupplemented water
   73.     Amendment of particular water allocations
           Division 6--Converting authorisations to water allocations to take unsupplemented water
   74.     Purpose of div 6
   75.     Application of div 6
   76.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   77.     Location for taking water under water allocation
   78.     Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   79.     Nominal volume for water allocation
   80.     Maximum rate for taking water
   81.     Annual volumetric limit for water allocation
   82.     Conditions for water allocation
   83.     Water allocation group
           Division 7--Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring
           Subdivision 1--Form of water licence
   84.     Elements of water licence to take water from watercourse, lake or spring
           Subdivision 2--Amendment of water licences to achieve plan outcomes
   85.     Definition for sdiv 2
   86.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   87.     Maximum rates for water licence
   88.     Nominal entitlement for water licence
   89.     Conditions for water licence
   90.     Storing water taken under water licence
           Division 8--Regulating overland flow water
   91.     Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20
           92. Granting water licences for using particular existing overland flow works
   93.     Water licence to take overland flow water
   94.     Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009
           Part 3--Additional strategies for groundwater
           Division 1--Preliminary
   95.     Purpose of pt 3
   96.     Application of pt 3
   97.     Limitation on taking groundwater—Act, s 20
   98.     Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009
           Division 2--Taking groundwater for stock or domestic purposes in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area
   99.     Taking groundwater for stock or domestic purposes using works constructed before 30 November 2007
   100.    Taking groundwater for stock or domestic purposes using works constructed on or after 30 November 2007
           Division 3--Water licences to take groundwater
           Subdivision 1--General
   101.    Elements of water licences
           Subdivision 2--Amendment of water licences to achieve plan outcomes
   102.    Definition for sdiv 2
   103.    Purpose to be stated on water licence
   104.    Conditions for water licence
           Subdivision 3--Dealing with prescribed existing groundwater works and groundwater-dependent activities
   105.    Taking groundwater using prescribed existing groundwater works
   106.    Granting water licences
   107.    Nominal entitlements for authorisation
           Division 4--Converting authorisations to water allocations to take unsupplemented groundwater
   108.    Purpose of div 4
   109.    Application of div 4
   110.    Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   111.    Location for taking water under water allocation
   112.    Purpose to be stated on water allocation
   113.    Nominal volume for water allocation
   114.    Annual volumetric limit for water allocation
   115.    Water allocation group for water allocation
   116.    Conditions for water allocation
           Division 5--Limitation on interfering with groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area
   117.    Limitation on interference with groundwater—Act, s 20
           Division 6--Water licences to interfere with groundwater in Coastal Burnett groundwater management area
   118.    Interference with groundwater by particular excavations

           CHAPTER 6--MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   119.    Monitoring and reporting requirements
   120.    Minister's report on plan—Act, s 53

           CHAPTER 7--IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   121.    Implementation schedule
   122.    Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57

           CHAPTER 8--REPEAL

   123.    Repeal
           SCHEDULE 1 -- PLAN AREA
           SCHEDULE 2 -- SUBCATCHMENT AREAS
           SCHEDULE 3 -- COASTAL BURNETT OVERLAND FLOW AREA
           SCHEDULE 4 -- GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREAS
           SCHEDULE 5 -- GROUNDWATER SUB-AREAS
           SCHEDULE 6 -- NODES
           SCHEDULE 7 -- ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES
           SCHEDULE 8 -- WATER ALLOCATION SECURITY OBJECTIVES
           SCHEDULE 9 -- INTERIM RULES FOR TAKING OR SHARING WATER
           Part 1--Definitions
   1.      Definitions for sch 9
           Part 2--Barker Barambah Water Supply Scheme
           Division 1--Preliminary
   2.      Application of pt 2
   3.      Definitions for pt 2
           Division 2--Environmental management rules and infrastructure operating rules
   4.      Use of watercourses for distribution
   5.      Operating levels of storages
   6.      Change in rate of release
   7.      Environmental management rules
   8.       Quality of water released
           Division 3--Water sharing rules
   9.      Announced allocation percentage—initial percentage
   10.     Announced allocation percentage—further calculations
   11.     Publication of announced allocation percentage
   12.     Calculating provisional allocation percentage for high priority water allocations—ss 9 and 10
           13. Calculating provisional allocation percentage for medium priority water allocations—ss 9 and 10
           14. Carry over
   15.     Forward draw
   16.     Supplying and taking water under a water allocation
           Part 3--Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme
           Division 1--Preliminary
   17.     Application of pt 3
           Division 2--Environmental management rules and infrastructure operating rules
   18.     Use of watercourses for distribution
   19.     Operating levels of storages
   20.     Change in rate of release
   21.     Environmental management rules
   22.      Quality of water released
           Division 3--Water sharing rules
   23.     Application of div 3
   24.     Definitions for div 3
   25.     Bulk capacity shares for Fred Haigh Dam
   26.     Announced allocation percentage—initial percentage
   27.     Announced allocation percentage—further calculations
   28.     Publication of announced allocation percentage
   29.     Calculating provisional allocation percentage for high priority water allocations—ss 26 and 27
           30. Calculating provisional allocation percentage for medium priority water allocations—ss 26 and 27
           31. Carry over
   32.     Forward draw
   33.     Supplying and taking water under a water allocation
           Part 4--Upper Burnett Water Supply Scheme
           Division 1--Preliminary
   34.     Application of pt 4
           Division 2--Environmental management rules and infrastructure operating rules
   35.     Use of watercourses for distribution
   36.     Operating levels of storages
   37.     Change in rate of release
   38.     Environmental management rules
   39.      Quality of water released
           Division 3--Water sharing rules
           Subdivision 1--Jones subscheme, Kirar subscheme, Wuruma subscheme and Claude Wharton subscheme
   40.     Application of sdiv 1
   41.     Definitions for sdiv 1
   42.     Announced allocation percentage—initial percentage
   43.     Announced allocation percentage—further calculations
   44.     Publication of announced allocation percentage
   45.     Calculating provisional allocation percentage for Jones MP water allocations—ss 42 and 43
           46. Calculating provisional allocation percentage for Kirar MP water allocations—ss 42 and 43
           47. Calculating provisional allocation percentage for Wuruma MP water allocations—ss 42 and 43
           48. Calculating provisional allocation percentage for Claude Wharton MP water allocations—ss 42 and 43
           49. Carry over
   50.     Forward draw
   51.     Level at which water must not be taken under particular water allocations
   52.     Taking water during critical water shortage
   53.     Supplying and taking water under a water allocation
           Subdivision 2--John Goleby subscheme
   54.     Application of sdiv 2
   55.     Definitions for sdiv 2
   56.     Announced allocation percentage—initial percentage
   57.     Announced allocation percentage—further calculations
   58.     Publication of announced allocation percentage and start of subsequent water period
   59.     Calculating provisional allocation percentage for John Goleby MP water allocations—ss 56 and 57
           60. Carry over
   61.     Supplying and taking water under a John Goleby MP water allocation
           Part 5--Tables
           SCHEDULE 10 -- WATER ALLOCATION GROUPS TO TAKE UNSUPPLEMENTED SURFACE WATER
           SCHEDULE 11 -- RATES AND PUMP SIZES
           SCHEDULE 12 -- DICTIONARY