New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsLevels of assessed contribution:
FULL-contributes to target in full
HIGH-while not fully contributing to target is considered a good level of contribution
PARTIAL-goes some way to contributing to the target
LOW-only small degree of contribution to the target
| Relevant Target | Level of Contribution | Comments |
| Target 1f Rules for adjustments to future available water determinations in the event that the extraction limits are exceeded, clearly prescribed in consultation with the relevant management committee, and acted upon | FULL | • The rules are set out in Part 9. |
| Target 2 All management plans incorporating mechanisms to protect and restore aquatic habitats, and the diversity and abundance of native animals and plants, with particular reference to threatened species, populations and communities and key threatening processes | FULL | • This Plan protects medium to high flows, which are important for the threatened ecological community, Floodplain Rainforest Habitat and the threatened Mitchells Rainforest Snail, which is likely to be reliant on this vegetation type. |
| Target 4a Wherever the frequency of “end of system” daily flows would be less than 60 percent of the predevelopment level without environmental water rules or extraction limits, the flows increased to 60 percent of predevelopment levels or increased by at least 10 percent of the predevelopment frequency | PARTIAL | • B class-55% of flow protected which is not a 10% improvement on estimated current.• C class-70% of flow protected. |
| Target 4b Frequency of “end of system” daily very low flows (as defined by local field investigation) protected or restored to predevelopment levels to maintain or restore their critical ecological functions, drought refuges and habitat connectivity. In the absence of such local assessments, protection extended up to at least the predevelopment 95th percentile | FULL | • Cease-to-pump levels protect flows below 2 ML/day from licensed extraction-which is 95 th percentile for all days with flow. |
| Target 5 Access rights for water access licensees clearly and legally specified in terms of share and extraction components | FULL | • This Plan clarifies access licence share components and establishes total daily extraction limits for distribution to individual licences.• This Plan enables trading of share components and individual daily extraction limits. |
| Target 6b A pathway for reducing the share components to 200 percent of the long term average annual extraction limit to be established not later than the end of the term of the SWMOP | FULL | • Total licenced share components for the Brunswick River Catchment Extraction Management Unit should not exceed 200% of extraction limit for this Unit. |
| Target 7 Mechanisms in place to enable Aboriginal communities to gain an increased share of the benefits of the water economy | HIGH | • The Government has established alternative mechanisms to address this target.• This Plan provides market opportunities.• This Plan provides for the issuing of licences for Aboriginal cultural and commercial purposes.• Unassigned water is available in C class and may be assigned to any licences issued for Aboriginal cultural and commercial purposes.• TDELs for unregulated river access licences can be adjusted to provide for new access licences for Aboriginal cultural and commercial purposes. |
| Target 8 Daily extraction components specified and tradeable, subject to metering, reporting and compliance, for at least 50 percent of unregulated river access licences and for 80 percent of stressed unregulated rivers | FULL | • This Plan establishes total daily extraction limits across the whole water source. |
| Target 12 Measures in place in all water sources subject to a gazetted water sharing plan to protect domestic and stock rights from the impact of other water access and use | FULL | • Cease to pump level will protect flows for domestic and stock rights. |
| Target 13 The knowledge sharing, training and resources necessary to ensure that Aboriginal people have the capacity to be effectively involved in water management identified and addressed | HIGH | • 2 Aboriginal community representatives have been involved in development of plan.• Meetings were held with the Bundjalung Elders, and the Far North Coast Aboriginal Land Councils.• An Aboriginal Steering Committee for water sharing plans has been established and have developed a plan to assist the consultation process with local Aboriginal people, including a workshop, briefing of Tweed-Byron Aboriginal Land Council, a catchment community meeting, a protocols process and assistance in submission writing. |
| Target 14 Water sources, ecosystems and sites of cultural or traditional importance to Aboriginal people identified, plans of management prepared, and measures put in place to protect and improve them | HIGH | • This Plan recognises importance of the river to Aboriginal cultural and spiritual values.• This Plan does not address specific Aboriginal cultural or traditional requirements and has not identified any sites of particular importance.• This Plan does provide improved level of environmental protection which should assist in protecting Aboriginal values. |
| Target 16a All share components of access licences tradeable | FULL | • This Plan provides for the trading of share components or daily individual daily extraction limits. |
| Target 16c Conversion factors and protocols established to facilitate trading and dealings between water sources, whilst also protecting existing access and environmental water | FULL | • This Plan provides for the trading of share components from this water source to other water sources of the Brunswick River Catchment Extraction Management Unit. |
| Target 16d Reduced conversion factors only applied when necessary to offset increased losses associated with water supply delivery | FULL | • This Plan does not impose reduction factors. |
| Target 16e Any unassigned access rights identified and clear mechanisms established for their future assignment | FULL | • This Plan establishes rules for unassigned water in Part 10. |
| Target 35 All management plans incorporating water quality objectives that have considered Government approved Interim Environmental Objectives, the current Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council Guidelines and the recommendations of relevant Healthy Rivers Commission Inquiries | PARTIAL | • This Plan includes a generalised water quality objective.• This Plan does provide a reasonably high level of environmental protection which should assist in protecting water quality. |