Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER RESOURCE (MITCHELL) PLAN 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           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.      Groundwater management areas
   6.      Subcatchment area
   7.      Declaration about watercourse—Act, s 1006(2)
   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.     General outcomes
   13.     General ecological outcomes for both surface water and groundwater
   14.     General ecological outcomes for groundwater only
   15.     Specific ecological outcomes

CHAPTER 4--STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES

           Part 1--Strategies for both surface water and groundwater

           Division 1--Preliminary

   16.     Application of pt 1
   17.     Measuring devices
   18.     Matters to be considered for environmental management rules
   19.     Matters to be considered for water sharing rules

           Division 2--Unallocated water
           Subdivision 1--Continued moratorium and interim arrangements

   20.     Continued effect of moratorium notice—Act, s 46(3)
   21.     Interim arrangements for applications about unallocated water
           Subdivision 2--Project of regional significance
   22.     Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance
           Subdivision 3--Dealing with unallocated water under resource operations plan generally
   23.     Unallocated water held as indigenous, strategic or general reserve
   24.     Granting unallocated water
   25.     Preparing and implementing process in resource operations plan generally
   26.     Additional requirements for dealing with unallocated water that is groundwater
           Subdivision 4--Limitations on granting unallocated water from indigenous reserve
   27.     Purpose for which indigenous unallocated water may be granted
   28.     Volumetric limits for indigenous unallocated water
           Subdivision 5--Limitations on granting unallocated water from strategic reserve
   29.     Purpose for which strategic unallocated water may be granted
   30.     Volumetric limits for strategic unallocated water
   31.     Period for which strategic unallocated water is granted for particular State purpose
           Subdivision 6--Limitations on granting unallocated water from general reserve
   32.     Purpose for which general unallocated water may be granted
   33.     Volumetric limits for general unallocated water in Mitchell River upstream of node 1
   34.     Volumetric limits for general unallocated water in other parts of plan area

           Part 2--Additional strategies for surface water

           Division 1--Preliminary

   35.     Application of pt 2
   36.     Accepting and deciding particular applications to interfere with water
   37.     Restrictions on taking water from waterhole or lake

           Division 2--Surface water that was groundwater in aquifers

   38.     Application of div 2
   39.     Existing water licences for declared water
   40.     Taking declared water using existing water bores authorised
   41.     Granting water licences for authorities under s 40

           Division 3--Replacing authority with water licence

   42.     Water licences to replace local government authority
   43.     Conditions for water licences granted under s 42

           Division 4--Water licences to take or interfere with surface water

   44.     Application of div 4
   45.     Water licence to take surface water
   46.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   47.     Maximum rates for taking surface water
   48.     Daily volumetric limit for taking surface water
   49.     Annual volumetric limit for taking surface water
   50.     Conditions for taking surface water generally
   51.     Condition that must be imposed on upper Mitchell water licences
   52.     Condition about storing unsupplemented water taken under a water licence
   53.     Conditions giving effect to rules

           Division 5--Regulation of overland flow water

   54.     Limitation on taking overland flow water—Act, s 20(6)
   55.     Taking water using particular existing overland flow works authorised
   56.     Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan
   57.     Relationship with Integrated Planning Act 1997

           Part 3--Additional strategies for groundwater

           Division 1--Preliminary

   58.     Application of pt 3
   59.     Relationship with Integrated Planning Act 1997

           Division 2--Strategies for Chillagoe groundwater management area

   60.     Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 20(6)
   61.     Water licence to take groundwater
   62.     Purpose to be stated on water licence
   63.     Amendment of water licences to state annual volumetric limit
   64.     Conditions for taking groundwater
   65.     Taking water using existing water bores authorised
   66.     Granting water licences for authorities under s 65

CHAPTER 5--MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

   67.     Monitoring
   68.     Monitoring programs undertaken by operators of infrastructure
   69.     Operators of infrastructure to give reports
   70.     Minister's report on plan—Act, s 53

CHAPTER 6--IMPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THIS PLAN

   71.     Implementation schedule
   72.     Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57
   73.     Amending or replacing plan
           SCHEDULE 1 -- PLAN AREA
           SCHEDULE 2 -- GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREAS
           SCHEDULE 3 -- SUBCATCHMENT AREA
           SCHEDULE 4 -- NODES
           SCHEDULE 5 -- WATER LICENCES TO REPLACE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY
           SCHEDULE 6 -- RATES, VOLUMETRIC LIMITS AND PUMP SIZES
           SCHEDULE 7 -- DICTIONARY
           Endnotes