WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007

WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--MAIN PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS

   6.      Objects of Act  
   7.      Territory rights to water  
   7A.     Application of Act to national land and Googong Dam Area  
   8.      Surface water  
   9.      Ground water  
   10.     Waterway  
   11.     Taking water  
   11A.    ACT water resource plan  

   PART 3--ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW GUIDELINES

   12.     Environmental flow guidelines  
   13.     Environmental flow guidelines—preparation by director-general  
   14.     Environmental flow guidelines—consultation  
   15.     Environmental flow guidelines—submission to Minister  

   PART 3A--ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES

   15A.    Environmental values for waterways  

   PART 4--WATER ACCESS ENTITLEMENTS

   16.     Water management areas  
   17.     Amounts of water available from areas  
   18.     Amounts of water reasonable for uses  
   19.     Water access entitlements  
   20.     Water access entitlement—application  
   21.     Water access entitlement—decision on application  
   22.     Water access entitlement—content  
   23.     Water access entitlement—conditions  
   24.     Water access entitlement—amendment  
   25.     Water access entitlement—special provision for certain entitlements based on  
   26.     Water access entitlement—transfer  
   27.     Water access entitlement—effect of transfer on licence to take  

   PART 5--LICENCES

           Division 5.1--Licences to take water

   28.     Licence to take water—requirement  
   29.     Licence to take water—application  
   30.     Licence to take water—decision on application  
   31.     Licence to take water—conditions  
   32.     Licence to take water—where water may be taken  

           Division 5.2--Driller's licences

   33.     Driller's licence—requirement  
   34.     Driller's licence—application  
   35.     Driller's licence—decision on application  
   36.     Driller's licence—conditions  

           Division 5.3--Bore work licences

   37.     Bore work licence—requirement  
   38.     Bore work licence—application  
   39.     Bore work licence—decision on application  
   40.     Bore work licence—conditions  

           Division 5.4--Waterway work licences

   41.     Definitions––Act  
   42.     Waterway work licence—requirement  
   43.     Waterway work licence—application  
   44.     Waterway work licence—decision on application  
   45.     Waterway work licence—conditions  
   46.     Planning Act 2023 not affected  

           Division 5.5--Recharge licences

   47.     Recharge licence—requirement  
   48.     Recharge licence—application  
   49.     Recharge licence—decision on application  
   50.     Recharge licence—conditions  
   51.     Recharge licence—cancellation  

           Division 5.6--Licences—general provisions

   52.     Licences—term  
   53.     Licences—renewal  
   54.     Licences—not transferable  
   55.     Licences—amendment  
   56.     Licences—surrender  
   58.     Licence conditions—requirement  

   PART 6--DISCIPLINARY ACTION

   60.     Grounds for disciplinary action  
   61.     Disciplinary action  
   62.     Taking disciplinary action  
   63.     Effect of suspension of entitlement, allocation or licence  

   PART 7--ADMINISTRATION

   64.     Functions—director-general and authority  
   65.     Delegation—director-general and authority  
   66.     Register  
   67.     Inspection of register  

   PART 7A--ACT AND REGION CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT COORDINATION GROUP

   67A.    Coordination group—establishment  
   67B.    Coordination group—functions  
   67C.    Consideration of coordination group advice  
   67CA.   Coordination group—Minister's directions  
   67D.    Annual report by coordination group  
   67E.    Coordination group—membership  
   67F.    Ending of appointments  
   67G.    Coordination group—general procedure  
   67H.    Coordination group—quorum at meetings  
   67I.    Voting at coordination group meetings  
   67J.    Reimbursement of expenses for coordination group members  

   PART 8--ASSESSMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF WATER RESOURCES

   68.     Water resources monitoring and assessment—director-general  
   68A.    Power to enter land for water resources monitoring and assessment  
   68B.    Water resources investigations—authority  
   69.     Cooperation etc with other jurisdictions  
   70.     Things fixed to land by director-general or authority  

   PART 9--PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES

   71.     Notice prohibiting or restricting taking of water  
   72.     Direction to modify or remove water structure  
   73.     Direction to rectify effect of unauthorised activity etc  
   74.     Direction to prevent or rectify damage to bed or bank of waterway  
   75.     Directions in relation to unlicensed taking of surface water  
   76.     Directions in relation to bores  
   77.     Action by authority if notice or direction contravened  

   PART 9A--OFFENCES

   77A.    Offences—take water without licence  
   77B.    Offences—do bore work without licence  
   77C.    Offence—do waterway work without licence  
   77D.    Offence—do work without recharge licence  
   77E.    Offence—failing to produce licence  
   77F.    Offence—contravening licence conditions  
   77G.    Offences—contravening certain conditions of licence to take water  
   77H.    Offence—contravene notice prohibiting or restricting taking of water  
   77I.    Offences—contravene directions  
   77J.    Offences—water meter tampering  

   PART 10--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 10.1--General

   78.     Definitions—pt 10  

           Division 10.2--Powers of authorised officers

   79.     Power to enter premises  
   80.     Production of identity card  
   81.     Consent to entry  
   82.     General powers on entry to premises  
   83.     Power to seize things  
   84.     Power to require name and address  

           Division 10.3--Search warrants

   85.     Warrants generally  
   86.     Warrants—application made other than in person  
   87.     Search warrants—announcement before entry  
   88.     Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
   89.     Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  

           Division 10.4--Return and forfeiture of things seized

   90.     Receipt for things seized  
   91.     Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search  
   92.     Access to things seized  
   93.     Return or forfeiture of things seized  

   PART 11--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   94.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 11  
   95.     Reviewable decision notices  
   96.     Applications for review  

   PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

   97.     Protection of officials from liability  
   98.     Damage etc to be minimised  
   99.     Compensation for exercise of powers  
   100.    Incorporation of documents  
   103.    Evidentiary certificates  
   104.    Criminal liability of executive officers  
   105.    Self-incrimination etc  
   106.    Nonpayment of fees  
   107.    Determination of fees  
   109.    Regulation-making power  

   PART 13--SURVIVING ALLOCATIONS

   110.    Survival of allocations  
   111.    Surviving allocations—surrender generally  
   112.    Surviving allocations—surrender by water utility  
   113.    Surviving allocations—surrender by holder no longer owner or occupier of  

   PART 22--TRANSITIONAL--PLANNING (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 2023

   212.    References to Planning Act 2023  
   213.    Expiry—pt 22  
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