Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 Subordinate Legislation 2006 No. 30 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Policy amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s 48A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 48A Operation of sch 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Environmental values and water quality objectives for waters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

s1 2 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 1 Short title This policy may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 . 2 Commencement This policy commences on 1 May 2006. 3 Policy amended This policy amends the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997. 4 Insertion of new s 48A Part 8, division 2— insert— ‘48A Operation of sch 1 ‘(1) The boundaries of a water listed in schedule 1, column 1 are the boundaries identified in the document stated in column 2 of the schedule opposite the water. ‘(2) A document mentioned in schedule 1 is available for inspection— (a) during office hours at the department’s office at 160 Ann Street, Brisbane; and (b) on the department’s website. 1 ’. 5 Amendment of sch 1 (Environmental values and water quality objectives for waters) (1) Schedule 1, column 1, heading, ‘Basin/Stream No.’— omit, insert — ‘ Description ’. (2) Schedule 1— 1 The department’s website is at < s5 3 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 insert— ‘Albert River, including all part of basin 145 Albert River Environmental tributaries of the Albert Values and Water Quality River estuary Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Bloomfield River, part of basin 108 Bloomfield River including all tributaries of Environmental Values and the river Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Bremer River, including all tributaries of the Bremer River estuary part of basin 143 Bremer River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Brisbane River, including part of basin 143 Brisbane River all tributaries of the Environmental Values and Brisbane River estuary, Water Quality Objectives, other than Oxley Creek published by the department in March 2006 Brisbane creeks—Bramble Bay, including Bald Hills, Cabbage Tree, Downfall, Kedron Brook, Nudgee and Nundah creeks part of basin 142 Brisbane Creeks—Bramble Bay Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Broadwater, including— part of basin 146 Broadwater Environmental • Biggera and Loders creeks Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March • the Broadwater and all 2006 creeks of the Broadwater catchment • Runaway Bay

s5 4 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 Burrum, Gregory, Isis, part of basin 137 Burrum, Gregory, Isis, Cherwell and Elliott Cherwell and Elliott Rivers rivers, including all Environmental Values and Hervey Bay coastal rivers Water Quality Objectives, and creeks published by the department in March 2006 Caboolture River, part of basin 142 Caboolture River including all tributaries of Environmental Values and the river Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Coomera River, including part of basin 146 Coomera River all tributaries of the river Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Currumbin and Tallebudgera creeks and Pacific Beaches, including— • all tributaries of Currumbin and Tallebudgera creeks part of basin 146 Currumbin and Tallebudgera Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 • all creeks of the Pacific Beaches catchment Daintree River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 108 Daintree River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Douglas Shire central part of basin 109 Douglas Shire Central coastal creeks, including Coastal Creeks all coastal creeks between Environmental Values and Mowbray River and Water Quality Objectives, Mossman River published by the department in March 2006

s5 5 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 Douglas Shire coastal waters adjacent to basins 108 and 109 Douglas Shire Coastal Waters Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Douglas Shire northern part of basin 108 Douglas Shire Northern coastal creeks, including Coastal Creeks all coastal creeks north of Environmental Values and Daintree River and east of Water Quality Objectives, Bloomfield River published by the department in March 2006 Douglas Shire southern part of basin 109 Douglas Shire Southern coastal creeks, including Coastal Creeks all coastal creeks between Environmental Values and Mowbray River and the Water Quality Objectives, southern boundary of the published by the area of the Douglas Shire department in March 2006 Council Fraser Island waters basin 139 Fraser Island Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Great Sandy Strait adjacent to Great Sandy Strait basins 137 to 140 Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Great Sandy Strait coastal part of basin 140 Great Sandy Strait Coastal creeks Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006

s5 6 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 Hervey Bay adjacent to basins 137 and 139 Hervey Bay Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Logan River, including all part of basin 145 Logan River Environmental tributaries of the Logan Values and Water Quality River estuary Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Maroochy River, including part of basin 141 Maroochy River all tributaries of the river Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Mary River, including all basin 138 tributaries of the river Mary River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Mooloolah River, part of basin 141 Mooloolah River including all tributaries of Environmental Values and the river Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Moreton Bay basin 144 and Moreton Bay, North adjacent to Stradbroke, South basins 141 to Stradbroke, Moreton and 143, 145 and 146 Moreton Bay Islands Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006

s5 7 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 Mossman River, including part of basin 109 Mossman River all tributaries of the river Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Mowbray River, including part of basin 109 Mowbray River all tributaries of the river Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Nerang River, including all tributaries of the river part of basin 146 Nerang River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Noosa River, including— • Kin Kin creek • Teewah coastal creeks • lakes Cooroibah, Cootharaba, Doonella and Weyba part of basin 140 Noosa River Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Oxley Creek, including all part of basin 143 Oxley Creek Environmental tributaries of the creek Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Pimpama River, part of basin 146 Pimpama River including— Environmental Values and • Behms and McCoys creeks Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 • southern Moreton Bay coastal creeks

s5 8 s5 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 Pine rivers and Redcliffe creeks, including— • Hays Inlet • all tributaries of the North Pine and South Pine rivers part of basin 142 Pine Rivers and Redcliffe Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Pumicestone Passage, part of basin 141 Pumicestone Passage including— Environmental Values and • waters of Bribie Island Water Quality Objectives, published by the • Bells, Coochin, Dux, department in March 2006 Elimbah, Mellum, Ningi and Tibrogargan creeks Redland creeks, including part of basin 145 Redland Creeks Coolnwynpin, Eprapah, Environmental Values and Hilliards, Lota, Water Quality Objectives, Moogurrapum, published by the Tarradarrapin, Tingalpa department in March 2006 and Wynnum creeks Saltwater Creek, including part of basin 108 Saltwater Creek all tributaries of the creek Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006 Sandy, Six Mile, Wolston, part of basin 143 Sandy, Six Mile, Wolston, Woogaroo and Goodna Woogaroo and Goodna creeks Creeks Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives, published by the department in March 2006’. (3) Schedule 1, entry for Trinity Inlet, column 1, ‘111/10’— omit, insert— ‘part of basin 111’.

s6 9 s6 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 (4) Schedule 1, entry for Trinity Inlet, column 2, from ‘prepared’— omit, insert— ‘published by the department in February 2002 2 ’. 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definitions ANCA Directory and AWQ guidelines — omit . (2) Schedule 2— insert — ‘ ANCA Directory means the report called ‘A review and update of Queensland site accounts in A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia’, prepared by the department in September 2005. 3 AWQ guidelines means the ‘Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality’, volumes 1, 2 and 3, published by ANZECC and ARMCANZ in October 2000. basin , followed by a number, means the river basin of that number described in ‘Australia’s River Basins 1997’, 3rd edition, published by Geoscience Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, in 2004. 4 ’. 2 A copy of the plan may also be purchased from the Department of State Development, Trade and Innovation, PO Box 2358, Cairns QLD 4870. 3 The ANCA Directory and the Australian Wetlands Database may be inspected during office hours at the department’s office at 160 Ann Street, Brisbane. The database is also available for inspection on the website of the Department of the Environment and Heritage (Commonwealth) at < 4 A map showing the river basins in Queensland can also be viewed on the Department of Natural Resources and Mines’ website at < 10 Environmental Protection (Water) Amendment Policy No. 30, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 ENDNOTES 1 Approved by the Governor in Council on 2 March 2006. 2 Notified in the gazette on 3 March 2006. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2006