Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 (Qld)

Queensland Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 Subordinate Legislation 2011 No. 109 made under the Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 7 (Approval of schemes—Act, s 11) . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of schedule (Approved schemes). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part 34 Dawson Valley Irrigators Fixed Water Charges Rebate Scheme 356 Definitions for pt 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 357 Objective of scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 358 Purpose of scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 359 Nature of assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 360 Eligibility criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 361 Payment of rebate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 362 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 363 Administrative functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the RuralandRegionalAdjustmentRegulation 2000. 3 Amendment of s 7 (Approval of schemes—Act, s 11) Section 7— insert— ‘(zh) the Dawson Valley Irrigators Fixed Water Charges Rebate Scheme set out in the schedule, part 34.’. 4 Amendment of schedule (Approved schemes) Schedule— insert— ‘Part 34 Dawson Valley Irrigators Fixed Water Charges Rebate Scheme ‘356 Definitions for pt 34 ‘In this part— applicant means a person applying for assistance under the scheme. Dawson Valley water supply scheme means the Dawson Valley water supply scheme under the Water Act 2000. disaster events means the floods or rain that, in each of the following periods, affected irrigators who are or were liable to pay fixed water charges, for the periods, for the Dawson Valley water supply scheme— (a) February or March 2010; Page 2 2011 SL No. 109

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 [s 4] (b) December 2010 or January 2011. eligible irrigator means an irrigator eligible for assistance under the scheme. fixed water charge means the part of a charge for water that is intended to recover the fixed costs of operating and maintaining water infrastructure, within the meaning of the Water Act 2000 , in the Dawson Valley water supply scheme. Editor’s note — Fixed water charges are also known as ‘part A charges’ or ‘allocation charges’. irrigator means a rural water user who has paid, or is liable to pay, to SunWater a fixed water charge for taking water for primary production purposes, other than for stock purposes or domestic purposes within the meaning of the Water Act 2000 , schedule 4. rebate package means the Dawson Valley Irrigators Fixed Water Charges Rebate Package established by the department in which the WaterAct2000 is administered to provide assistance to eligible irrigators who have been affected by the disaster events. Editor’s note — The rebate package is available for inspection on that department’s website at < relevant chief executive means the chief executive of the department in which the Water Act 2000 is administered. scheme means the scheme set out in this part. SunWater means SunWater Limited ACN 131 034 985. ‘357 Objective of scheme ‘The objective of the scheme is to provide payments, and administer matters, for the rebate package. 2011 SL No. 109 Page 3

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 [s 4] ‘358 Purpose of scheme ‘The purpose of assistance under the scheme is to help eligible irrigators by rebating particular fixed water charges. ‘359 Nature of assistance ‘The nature of the assistance under the scheme is a rebate for the payment of fixed water charges incurred for the period from 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011. ‘360 Eligibility criteria ‘For an applicant to be eligible to receive assistance— (a) the applicant must be an irrigator; and (b) the applicant must have paid to SunWater, or be liable to pay to SunWater, a fixed water charge incurred for the period from 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011; and (c) the relevant chief executive must be satisfied the applicant meets the eligibility criteria for assistance under the rebate package; and (d) the authority must have advised the applicant of the relevant chief executive’s decision under paragraph (c). ‘361 Payment of rebate ‘(1) Payment of a rebate for a fixed water charge that has been paid will be made to the successful applicant’s bank account. ‘(2) Payment of a rebate for a fixed water charge that has not been paid will be made directly to SunWater. ‘362 Applications ‘(1) An application for assistance must be— (a) made on the application form approved by the relevant chief executive; and Page 4 2011 SL No. 109

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2011 [s 4] Editor’s note — A copy of the application form is available on the website of the department in which the WaterAct2000 is administered at < (b) accompanied by the documents stated— (i) on the application form; or (ii) in the rebate package; and (c) given to the department in which the Water Act 2000 is administered. ‘(2) An application for assistance under the scheme must be received by that department no later than 31 August 2011. ‘363 Administrative functions ‘Particular administrative functions of the authority under the scheme include the following— (a) verifying and compiling relevant information about the amounts to be paid to successful applicants; (b) advising successful applicants of the relevant chief executive’s decision about their eligibility under the rebate package; (c) providing payments to applicants who the relevant chief executive considers eligible for assistance under the rebate package, and coordinating matters relevant to providing the payments.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 23 June 2011. 2 Notified in the gazette on 24 June 2011. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. 2011 SL No. 109 Page 5

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