Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 (Qld)

Queensland Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 Subordinate Legislation 2014 No. 231 made under the WaterAct2000 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of s 15 (Seasonal water assignments and rules—Act, s 230) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of pt 4, div 5, hdg (Dissolution and related matters) 3 5 Insertion of new s 48AAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 48AAA Amalgamation of East Euramo Drainage Board and Orchard Creek Drainage Board and authority areas—Act, s 690 3 6 Insertion of new s 48D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 48D Dissolution of water authority and authority area—Act, s 691 4 7 Amendment of s 64 (Water sharing rules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of s 70 (Definitions for pt 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of s 80A (Meter use charge—Act, s 1014) . . . . . . . . 5 10 Amendment of s 80B (Metering exit charge—Act, s 1014) . . . . . 5 11 Amendment of sch 2 (Entities—Act, sections 190, 193, 206 and 213) 5 12 Amendment of sch 4 (Seasonal water assignments) . . . . . . . . . . 5 13 Amendment of sch 6 (Water authorities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 Amendment of sch 6B (Particular water authorities dissolved for conversion to alternative institutional structures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 15 Amendment of sch 10 (Water sharing rules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 Contents 16 Amendment of sch 14 (Water charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amendment of sch 15A (Metered entitlements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Amendment of sch 17 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 Page 2 2014 SL No. 231

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Water Regulation 2002. 3 Amendment of s 15 (Seasonal water assignments and rules—Act, s 230) Section 15, after ‘management area’— insert — , or a part of the area, 4 Amendment of pt 4, div 5, hdg (Dissolution and related matters) Part 4, division 5, heading, ‘Dissolution’— omit, insert— Amalgamation, dissolution 5 Insertion of new s 48AAA Part 4, division 5— insert— 48AAA Amalgamation of East Euramo Drainage Board and Orchard Creek Drainage Board and authority areas—Act, s 690 (1) The East Euramo Drainage Board and the Orchard Creek Drainage Board are amalgamated to form a water authority called the Orchard Creek and East Euramo Drainage Board. (2) The authority’s authority area is shown on plan AP22324. Note — 2014 SL No. 231 Page 3

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 [s 6] The authority area is comprised of 2 divisions called the East Euramo division and the Orchard Creek division. (3) The East Euramo Drainage Board and the Orchard Creek Drainage Board are dissolved. (4) Each of the authority areas for the East Euramo Drainage Board and the Orchard Creek Drainage Board is dissolved. 6 Insertion of new s 48D Part 4, division 5— insert— 48D Dissolution of water authority and authority area—Act, s 691 The following water authorities, and their authority areas, are dissolved— (a) the Riversdale–Murray Valley Water Management Board; (b) the Stagnant Creek Drainage Board. 7 Amendment of s 64 (Water sharing rules) Section 64(1), after ‘management area’— insert — , or a part of the area, 8 Amendment of s 70 (Definitions for pt 7) (1) Section 70, definition relevant management area , third dot point— omit. (2) Section 70, definition relevant management area — insert— • Lower Callide, Prospect Creek and Upper Callide groundwater sub-areas Page 4 2014 SL No. 231

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 [s 9] 9 Amendment of s 80A (Meter use charge—Act, s 1014) Section 80A(1)(a), from ‘have an’— omit, insert— have an approved meter attached that— (i) is the property of the State; or (ii) was the property of the State before ownership was transferred to the holder; or 10 Amendment of s 80B (Metering exit charge—Act, s 1014) Section 80B(4), ‘operating’— omit, insert — use 11 Amendment of sch 2 (Entities—Act, sections 190, 193, 206 and 213) Schedule 2— insert— 37 The parties to the ‘Marathon Bore Water Group Agreement’, registered dealing number 715961002 38 The parties to the ‘Palmgrove Bore Water Group Agreement’, registered dealing number 715662828 12 Amendment of sch 4 (Seasonal water assignments) (1) Schedule 4, entries for Callide Valley groundwater management area and Don River, Dee River and Alma Creek groundwater management area— omit . (2) Schedule 4— 2014 SL No. 231 Page 5

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 [s 13] insert — Don and Dee groundwater sub-area Lower Callide, Prospect Creek and Upper Callide groundwater sub-areas water licence to take groundwater water licence to take groundwater Don and Dee groundwater sub-area seasonal water assignment rules Lower Callide, Prospect Creek and Upper Callide groundwater sub-areas seasonal water assignment rules 13 Amendment of sch 6 (Water authorities) Schedule 6, entries for Cowley Drainage Board, East Euramo Drainage Board, Marathon Bore Water Supply Board, Mourilyan Drainage Board, Orchard Creek Drainage Board, Palmgrove Water Board, Riversdale–Murray Valley Water Management Board and Stagnant Creek Drainage Board— omit. 14 Amendment of sch 6B (Particular water authorities dissolved for conversion to alternative institutional structures) Schedule 6B— insert— Cowley Drainage Board AP4046 the institutional structure consisting of all the parties to the closed water activity agreement titled ‘Cowley Drainage Scheme Agreement’, registered dealing number 715960894 Page 6 2014 SL No. 231

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 [s 15] Marathon Bore Water AP4030 Supply Board Mourilyan Drainage Board AP4053 Palmgrove Water Board AP4036 the institutional structure consisting of all the parties to the closed water activity agreement titled ‘Marathon Bore Water Group Agreement’, registered dealing number 715961002 the institutional structure consisting of all the parties to the closed water activity agreement titled ‘Mourilyan Drainage Scheme Agreement’, registered dealing number 715832497 the institutional structure consisting of all the parties to the closed water activity agreement titled ‘Palmgrove Bore Water Group Agreement’, registered dealing number 715662828 15 Amendment of sch 10 (Water sharing rules) (1) Schedule 10, entries for Callide Valley groundwater management area and Don River, Dee River and Alma Creek groundwater management area— omit. (2) Schedule 10— insert — Don and Dee groundwater sub-area Don and Dee groundwater sub-area water sharing rules Lower Callide, Prospect Creek Lower Callide, Prospect Creek and and Upper Callide groundwater Upper Callide groundwater sub-areas sub-areas water sharing rules 2014 SL No. 231 Page 7

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 [s 16] 16 Amendment of sch 14 (Water charges) Schedule 14, entry for Dawson Valley water management area— omit, insert— Dawson Valley water management area 30 September Water harvesting from zone Dawson B to M as identified in the Fitzroy Basin Resource Operations Plan, attachment 5 —$4.10 for each megalitre 17 Amendment of sch 15A (Metered entitlements) (1) Schedule 15A, entries for Callide Valley groundwater management area (non-benefitted) and Don River, Dee River and Alma Creek groundwater management area— omit. (2) Schedule 15A— insert— Don and Dee groundwater sub-area all water licences to take groundwater, other than licences for stock or domestic purposes only 30 November 2018 Lower Callide, Prospect Creek and Upper Callide groundwater sub-areas all water licences, other than licences for stock or domestic purposes only 30 November 2017 18 Amendment of sch 17 (Dictionary) Schedule 17— insert— meter use charge see section 80A(1). Page 8 2014 SL No. 231

Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2014 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 2 October 2014. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 3 October 2014. 3 The administering agency is the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 2014 SL No. 231 Page 9