Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER RESOURCE (WET TROPICS) PLAN 2013 NO. 282

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

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

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

   4.      Plan area
   5.      Catchment areas
   6.      Subcatchment areas
   7.      Groundwater management areas
   8.      Information about areas
   9.      Nodes
   10.     Water to which plan applies

           CHAPTER 3--OUTCOMES FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER

   11.     Outcomes for water in plan area
   12.     Economic outcomes
   13.     Social outcomes
   14.     Ecological outcomes

           CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND OBJECTIVES

   15.     Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives
   16.     Environmental flow objectives
   17.     Performance indicator for water allocation security objectives
   18.     Water allocation security objectives

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

   19.     Application of pt 1
   20.     Decisions to be consistent with objectives
   21.     Assessing impact of decisions
           Division 2--Continued effect of moratorium and interim arrangements for applications
   22.     Continued effect of moratorium notice—Act, s 46(3)
           23. Particular applications made before 18 January 2010
           Division 3--Unallocated water
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary
   24.     Application of div 3
           Subdivision 2--Strategic reserve, general reserve, Cape York Indigenous reserve and high flow reserve
   25.     Unallocated water held as strategic reserve, general reserve, Cape York Indigenous reserve and high flow reserve
   26.     Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted
   27.     Reserve volumes
   28.     Period for which water is granted for particular State purpose
   29.     Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
           Subdivision 3--Process for granting unallocated water
   30.     Process for granting unallocated water
           Division 4--Authorised taking or interfering with water without water entitlement
   31.     Taking water for stock or domestic purposes
   32.     Limitation on taking or interfering with water
           Part 2--Additional strategies for surface water
           Division 1--Preliminary
   33.     Application of pt 2
           Division 2--Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring
   34.     Application of div 2
   35.     Limitations on interference with water
   36.     Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes
   37.     Interference with water for provision of pumping pool
   38.     Interference with water to improve security for town water supply
   39.     Interference with water to store water for purpose not related to the taking of water under water entitlement
   40.     Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water
           Division 3--Replacing authorities and granting water entitlements
   41.     Application of div 3
   42.     Water licences to replace local government authorities
   43.     Water licence for industrial purpose or amenities purpose at the Kareeya hydro-electric power station
   44.     Granting particular water licences to owner of relevant lots
   45.     Granting particular water licence to Tablelands Regional Council
           Division 4--Converting authorisations to water allocations to take unsupplemented water
   46.     Purpose of div 4
   47.     Authorisations to be converted to water allocations
   48.     Elements of water allocations
   49.     Water allocation groups
   50.     Purpose to be stated on a water allocation
   51.     Nominal volume for a water allocation
   52.     Daily volumetric limit for a water allocation
   53.     Annual volumetric limits for a water allocation
           Division 5--Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring
           Subdivision 1--Form of water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring
   54.     Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring
           Subdivision 2--Criteria for amending water licences to achieve plan outcomes
   55.     Definition for sdiv 2
   56.     Purpose to be stated on a water licence
   57.     Nominal entitlement
   58.     Daily volumetric limit for a water licence
   59.     Conditions for amended water licences
           Part 3--Additional strategies for groundwater
           Division 1--Preliminary
   60.     Application and purpose of pt 3
   61.     Limitation on taking or interfering with groundwater—Act, s 20(2)
           62. Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009
           Division 2--Water licences to take groundwater
           Subdivision 1--General
   63.     Elements of water licences
           Subdivision 2--Criteria for amending water entitlements to achieve plan outcomes
   64.     Definition for sdiv 2
   65.     Purpose to be stated on a water licence
   66.     Conditions for amended water licences
           Subdivision 3--Dealing with particular existing groundwater works
   67.     Definitions for sdiv 3
   68.     Taking groundwater using prescribed existing groundwater works
   69.     Granting water licences for using prescribed existing groundwater works
   70.     Nominal entitlements for authorisations

           CHAPTER 6--MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   71.     Monitoring and reporting requirements
   72.     Minister's report on plan—Act, s 53

           CHAPTER 7--IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   73.     Implementation schedule
   74.     Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57
           SCHEDULE 1 -- PLAN AREA, CATCHMENT AREAS AND NODE LOCATIONS
           SCHEDULE 2 -- SUBCATCHMENT AREAS
           SCHEDULE 3 -- GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREAS
           SCHEDULE 4 -- NODES
           SCHEDULE 5 -- ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW OBJECTIVES
           SCHEDULE 6 -- TOTAL VOLUMES OF STRATEGIC, GENERAL, INDIGENOUS AND HIGH FLOW RESERVE UNALLOCATED WATER
           SCHEDULE 7 -- WATER LICENCE TO REPLACE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY
           SCHEDULE 8 -- LIMITATIONS ON LICENCES TO TAKE WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL OR AMENITIES PURPOSE
           SCHEDULE 9 -- CONDITIONS FOR PARTICULAR LICENCES
           SCHEDULE 10 -- RATES AND PUMP SIZES
           SCHEDULE 11 -- DICTIONARY