Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (Qld)

Queensland Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Act No. 53 of 2010

Queensland Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 Act amended in pt 2 and sch 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Amendment of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Amendment of s 1 (Short title) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Replacement of s 3 (Main purpose of Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3 Main purpose of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Amendment of s 6 (Who is a small customer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Insertion of new ss 6A and 6B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6A Who is a small customer (water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6B Who is an eligible customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Insertion of new ss 7A and 7B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 7A What is a water entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 7B What is a utility entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Insertion of new s 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8A What is a water entity function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Amendment of s 11 (Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Amendment of s 12 (General restrictions on functions) . . . . . . . . 26 Insertion of new ss 12A and 12B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 12A Restriction on functions—water entities . . . . . . . . . . . 27 12B General restrictions on functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Amendment of s 13 (Exclusion of disputes relating to community ambulance cover levy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Page 2 Amendment of s 18 (Disputes that may be referred to energy ombudsman) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 18A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18A Disputes relating to water entities that may be referred to energy and water ombudsman . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 19 (Restrictions on disputes that can be referred) .................................. Insertion of new s 19A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19A General restrictions on disputes that can be referred. Amendment of s 20 (Discretion to accept particular referrals made out-of-time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 22 (Refusal to investigate dispute referral) . . . . Amendment of s 23 (Notice of referral not properly made or of refusal to investigate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 29 (Power to require particular documents or information from relevant entity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 32 (Interim orders). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 35 (Final orders that may be made) . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 36 (Criteria for making final order) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 37 (Restrictions on final orders) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 41 (Effect of accepted order). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 46 (Failure by relevant entity to comply with accepted order or compliance directions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 49 (Functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 50 (Appointment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 50A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50A Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 64 (Scheme membership). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 64A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64A Scheme participation—water entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 66 (When membership fee is payable) . . . . . . . Amendment of s 67 (Amount of membership fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 67A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67A Amount of participation fee—water entity. . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 69 (Working out user-pays fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 74 (Annual budgets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 75 (Budget guidelines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 76 (Delegation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 39 2010 Act No. 53

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Part 3 49 50 51 52 53 54 Part 4 55 56 Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Amendment of s 77 (Annual report) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 78 (Reports and observations on energy ombudsman’s initiative) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 79 (Privacy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 80 (Disclosure of particular information) . . . . . . Amendment of pt 9 (Transitional provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 84 (Definitions for pt 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 10 Transitional provisions for the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 91 Definitions for pt 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Office continues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Saving of certain appointments etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 References to energy ombudsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Scheme members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Advisory council members go out of office and appointment of new members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Application of ss 68 and 69 to water entities for last 2 quarters of 2010/2011 financial year . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Energy and water ombudsman may prepare amended budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Advisory council to report in relation to water entities 100 Effect of regulation amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Transitional regulation-making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of EnvironmentalProtectionAct1994 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 41 (Submission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 151 (What is a level 1 mining project and a level 2 mining project). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 162 (Decision about EIS requirement) . . . . . . . Amendment of s 163 (Minister’s power to overturn decision about EIS requirement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of FisheriesAct1994 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 76DA (Applications in relation to wild river preservation areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 40 40 40 42 42 42 42 43 43 44 44 44 44 45 45 46 46 46 48 48 49 49 49 49 50 50 2010 Act No. 53 Page 3

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Part 5 57 58 59 Part 6 60 61 62 63 Part 7 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Part 8 80 81 Amendment of Land Valuation Act 2010 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 30 (Mining leases). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 31 (Geothermal, GHG and petroleum leases) . Amendment of Mineral Resources Act 1989 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 382 (Definitions for pt 10A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 383 (Grant of mining tenements in wild river areas) ..................................... Amendment of s 384 (Renewal of mining tenements in wild river areas) ..................................... Amendment of PetroleumAct1923 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 74X (Compliance with land access code) . . . . . Omission of pt 6CA (Existing WaterAct bores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 75WA (Who may apply for water monitoring authority) ..................................... Amendment of s 75WC (Deciding application for water monitoring authority). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 75WD (Operation of sdiv 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 75WE (Water monitoring activities) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 75WN (Amending water monitoring authority by application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 78M (Required contents of entry notice) . . . . . . Amendment of pt 6K, div 1, hdg (Compensation other than for notifiable road uses and make good obligation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 79P (Application of div 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 80U (When noncompliance action may be taken) .................................... Amendment of s 86 (Water rights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Water monitoring activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of schedule (Decisions subject to appeal) . . . . . . . . Amendment of PetroleumandGas(ProductionandSafety)Act 2004 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 185 (Underground water rights) . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 50 51 52 52 52 54 56 56 57 57 57 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 61 61 61 Page 4 2010 Act No. 53

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 Part 9 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Amendment of s 187 (Water monitoring activities). . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 190 (Who may apply for water monitoring authority) ..................................... Amendment of s 192 (Deciding application for water monitoring authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 203 (Amending water monitoring authority by application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ch 2, pt 9 (Existing WaterAct bores) . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of ch 5, pt 5, div 1, hdg (Compensation other than for notifiable road uses and make good obligation) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 531 (Application of div 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 564 (Petroleum register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 790 (Types of noncompliance action that may be taken) ...................................... Amendment of s 791 (When noncompliance action may be taken) .................................... Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of QueenslandCompetitionAuthorityAct1997 Act amended in pt 9 and sch 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 10 (Authority’s functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 72 (Meaning of service). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of pt 5A, hdg (Pricing and supply of water) . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170A (Application of part to partnerships and joint ventures) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170B (Application of Act to authority for purposes of giving notices). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 5A, div 2, sdiv 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 4A Other declarations 170QA Particular monopoly water supply activity declarations ......................... Replacement of s 170Y (Effect of expiry or revocation of declaration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Y Effect of expiry or revocation of declaration . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 5A, div 2, sdiv 7, hdg (Investigations about monopoly water supply activities and making water pricing determinations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of ss 170ZA–170ZG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZA Definitions for sdiv 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZB Authority must make water price determinations . . . . 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 2010 Act No. 53 Page 5

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Page 6 170ZC Notice of intention to make a water pricing determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZD When notice must be given . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZE Draft water pricing determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZF Water pricing determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170ZH (Restrictions affecting making of water pricing determination). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170ZI (Matters to be considered by authority in making water pricing determination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170ZJ (When water pricing determination takes effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170ZM (Register of water pricing determinations) .................................. Omission of pt 5A, divs 3–5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ss 170ZN–170ZU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZN Ending of authority’s jurisdiction to determine pricing 170ZO Application for amendment of water pricing determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZP Refusal to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZQ Approval of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZR Amendment on authority’s own initiative . . . . . . . . . . 170ZS Investigation for sdiv 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZT Requirement to give information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZU Information to be considered by authority in making decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 5A, div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Codes for water pricing determinations 170ZV Making codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZW Code is subordinate legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170ZX Purpose and contents of codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 5A, div 6, sdiv 1 hdg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 170ZZZF (Orders to enforce water supply and pricing determinations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 170ZZZL (Orders to enforce approved water supply undertaking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Information requirement 170ZZZL Requirement to give information about compliance with particular provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 171 (Application of part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 72 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 78 79 80 80 81 81 81 81 82 82 83 2010 Act No. 53

114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Part 10 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Amendment of s 172 (Public seminars etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 187A (Application of part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187A Application of part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 188 (Application of part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 188A (Consolidation of arbitration of access and water supply disputes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 235A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235A Proceedings for offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 13 Transitional provision for Queensland Competition Authority Amendment Act 2010 251 First water pricing determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Queensland Institute of Medical ResearchAct1945 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 2 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Functions of the Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 5 (Membership of Council) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Membership of Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 5A (Nominee Council members) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 5B (Council members’ term of appointment). . . Omission of ss 8A–8N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 8O (Trust deemed to be sanctioned under Collections Act 1966) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 8P (Term of office to continue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 11A (Appointment of personnel for joint research projects). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 13 (Funds and financial provisions). . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 3 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 15 (Requirements in respect of property given, devised or bequeathed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 4 hdg and pt 4 div 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 4, div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 84 85 89 89 89 89 90 90 90 90 91 91 91 91 91 92 92 92 92 93 93 2010 Act No. 53 Page 7

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Part 11 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 Page 8 Division 2 Transitional provisions for Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 23 Definitions for div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Abolition of the former Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 The Council is the legal successor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Assets and liabilities etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Records of the former Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Things done by the former Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rights, interests and obligations of the former Trust under this Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 References to the former Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Members of the Council go out of office. . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chairperson does not go out of office . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of South-East Queensland Water (DistributionandRetailRestructuring)Act2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 4 (Achievement of purposes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 30A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30A Publication of participation agreement etc. . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 48 (Chief executive officer’s responsibilities) . . 48 Chief executive officer’s responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 53AE (Provision for market rules) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of ch 2A, pt 3, hdg (Charges for water services and wastewater services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 53AS (Application of pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 53AT (Interest). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 2A, pt 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 3A Personal details requirements 53AXA Application of pt 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53AXB Power to require name and residential address . . . . . 53AXC Power to require evidence of name or residential address ......................... 53AXD Exception if infringement notice offence not proved. . Omission of s 53AZ (Code supersedes customer service standards) ................................. Replacement of ch 2C, pt 2, div 7 (Power to require name and address in connection with trade waste) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 93 94 94 95 95 95 95 96 96 96 97 97 97 97 98 98 98 99 99 99 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Division 7 Personal details requirements 53DB Application of div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 53DC Power to require name and residential address . . . . . 102 53DD Power to require evidence of name or residential address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 53DE Exception if trade waste offence not proved. . . . . . . . 102 149 Amendment of ch 4, hdg (Customer water and wastewater code) 103 150 Amendment of s 93 (Minister’s power to make code). . . . . . . . . . 103 151 Amendment of s 94 (Particular matters code may provide for) . . 103 152 Replacement of s 94A (Obligation to comply with code) . . . . . . . 104 94AA Gazettal and taking of effect of code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 94AB Tabling of code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 153 Amendment of s 95 (Public notice about availability of draft code) 104 154 Omission of s 98 (No regulatory impact statement for code) . . . . 105 155 Insertion of new ch 4, pt 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Part 3A Code administration 99A Commission to advise Minister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 99AAA Distributor-retailer to give report to commission. . . . . 105 156 Amendment of ch 4, pt 4, hdg (Interim customer service provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 157 Omission of ss 99AA and 99AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 158 Amendment of s 99AD (Customer service charter) . . . . . . . . . . . 106 159 Replacement of s 99AE (Access to customer service charter) . . 106 99AE Updating of and access to customer service charter . 106 160 Amendment, relocation and renumbering of s 99AF (Obligation to comply with part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 161 Insertion of new s 99AFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 99AFA Distributor-retailer may accept meter reading by customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 162 Amendment of s 99AH (Methods of charging) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 163 Amendment of s 99AR (Non-residential customers) . . . . . . . . . . 109 164 Insertion of new s 99ASA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 99ASA Annual notice of security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 165 Amendment of s 99AT (Restricting water supply for not paying charges or giving security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 166 Insertion of new ch 4, pt 4, div 3, sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Subdivision 3 Publication of, and exemption from, charges 2010 Act No. 53 Page 9

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 Part 12 174 175 176 Part 13 177 178 179 180 Part 14 181 182 183 99ATA Publication etc. of charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99ATB Exemption from charges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99ATC Local government must provide information to distributor-retailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 99AU (Application of div 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 99AV (Matters required to be stated in account) Insertion of new s 100DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100DA Requirement for distributor-retailer to give information Amendment of s 100F (Application of WaterSupplyAct enforcement provisions for particular offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 109 (Deferral of distributor-retailer’s liability for additional public entity road work expenses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 6, pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 3 Transitional provisions for the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 111 Definition for pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Amendments to ss 53AE and 53AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Publication of participation agreement etc. . . . . . . . . 114 Refund of certain charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Matters relating to first making of code . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of SustainablePlanningAct2009 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 1 (Prohibited development) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of VegetationManagementAct1999 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 17 (Making declaration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 20F (Copies of PMAV given to owners) . . . . . . Amendment of s 22A (Particular vegetation clearing applications may be assessed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Act 2000 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 203 (Definitions for pt 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 266 (Applying for permit to destroy vegetation, excavate or place fill in a watercourse, lake or spring) . . . . . . . . . 110 111 111 112 112 113 113 113 114 114 114 114 114 115 115 116 116 117 120 120 120 121 121 122 122 122 Page 10 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 184 Amendment of s 268 (Criteria for deciding application for a permit to destroy vegetation, excavate or place fill in a watercourse, lake or spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 185 Amendment of s 280 (Applying for allocation of quarry material) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 186 Amendment of s 282 (Criteria for deciding application for allocation of quarry material) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 187 Replacement of s 345 (Main functions of commission) . . . . . . . . 123 345 Main functions of commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 188 Amendment of s 347 (General powers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 189 Amendment of s 349 (Eligibility for appointment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 190 Amendment of s 360E (Other references) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 191 Amendment of s 360F (Annual levy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 192 Insertion of new s 360FA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 360FA Annual levy for underground water management. . . . 125 193 Amendment of s 360ZCB (When water efficiency management plan may be required). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 194 Amendment of s 360ZE (Consultation and giving notice of commission water restriction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 195 Insertion of new ch 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Chapter 3 Underground water management Part 1 Preliminary Division 1 Interpretation 361 Purpose of ch 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 362 Definitions for ch 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 363 Water bores to which ch 3 applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 364 References to petroleum tenure holder in ch 3 . . . . . 131 Division 2 Cumulative management areas 365 Declaring cumulative management areas . . . . . . . . . 132 Division 3 General obligations of petroleum tenure holders 366 Obligation to use best endeavours to obtain approvals 133 367 Obligation to use best endeavours to obtain information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Part 2 Reporting Division 1 Preliminary 368 Who is a responsible entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 369 Who is a responsible tenure holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 2010 Act No. 53 Page 11

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Page 12 Division 2 Underground water impact reports 370 Obligation to give underground water impact report. . 371 When obligation to give underground water impact report does not apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Notices of closure and final reports 372 Obligation to give notice of closure—general . . . . . . . 373 Obligation to give notice of closure—relevant events . 374 Obligation to give final report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 When obligation to give final report does not apply . . Division 4 Requirements for underground water impact reports and final reports Subdivision 1 Content 376 Content of underground water impact report . . . . . . . 377 Content of final report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Content of water monitoring strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Content of spring impact management strategy. . . . . 380 Identifying responsible tenure holders for cumulative management areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Consultation by responsible entity 381 Requirement for consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Public notice and copies of report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Submissions summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5 Approval of report by chief executive 384 Modifying report before approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Decision on report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Publishing approval and making report available . . . . Division 6 Provisions about approved reports 387 Approved underground water impact report or final report establishes immediately affected and long-term affected areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Effect of approved underground water impact report . 389 Effect of approved final report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Compliance with approved reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 7 Amending approved reports 391 Minor or agreed amendments of approved report . . . 392 Direction to propose amendment and consult on proposal .......................... 393 Other amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 135 136 137 137 138 139 141 142 143 144 144 145 146 146 147 148 149 149 150 151 151 152 153 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Part 3 Baseline assessments Division 1 Preliminary 394 What is a baseline assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Chief executive may make guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Method of undertaking baseline assessment . . . . . . . Division 2 Preparing and approving baseline assessment plans 397 Obligation to prepare baseline assessment plan . . . . 398 Requirements for baseline assessment timetable . . . 399 Approval of baseline assessment plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Compliance with approved baseline assessment plan Division 3 Amending approved baseline assessment plans 401 Application to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Miscellaneous 402 Direction by chief executive to undertake baseline assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Notice of intention to undertake baseline assessment 404 Bore owner must give information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Notice of outcome of baseline assessment . . . . . . . . Part 4 General agreements about water bores 406 Obligation to negotiate general agreement . . . . . . . . 407 Effect of an agreement under this part . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 5 Make good obligations for water bores Division 1 Preliminary 408 Definition for pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Make good obligations for water bores. . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Who must comply with make good obligations. . . . . . Division 2 Bore assessments Subdivision 1 Preliminary 411 What is a bore assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 When does a water bore have an impaired capacity . 413 Chief executive may make guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Method of undertaking bore assessment . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Obligations relating to bore assessments 415 Notice of intention to undertake bore assessment . . . 416 Bore owner must give information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 155 155 156 157 158 158 159 159 160 160 161 161 162 162 162 163 163 164 165 165 166 166 2010 Act No. 53 Page 13

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Page 14 Subdivision 3 Obligations to undertake bore assessments 417 Obligation to undertake bore assessment of immediately affected area bore in particular circumstances .................... 418 Direction by chief executive to undertake bore assessment ......................... 419 Notice of outcome of bore assessment . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Make good agreements Subdivision 1 Preliminary 420 What is a make good agreement for a water bore . . . 421 What is a make good measure for a water bore. . . . . 422 Persons bound by make good agreement . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Requirements to enter into make good agreements 423 Requirement to enter into make good agreement and reimburse bore owner .................. Subdivision 3 Obligation to negotiate variation of make good agreements 424 Negotiating variation of make good agreement . . . . . Division 4 Disputes about make good obligations Subdivision 1 Preliminary 425 Application of div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Parties may seek conference or independent ADR . . 427 Duration of conference or ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Calling conference and attendance 428 Calling conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Who may attend conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 What happens if a party does not attend . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 3 Conduct of conference 431 Authorised officer’s role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Statements made at conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 Negotiated agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 4 Land Court decision on dispute 434 Deciding dispute through Land Court after unsuccessful conference or ADR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 Provisions for making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 Provisions for deciding any compensation . . . . . . . . . 437 Land Court’s decision binds successors and assigns 166 167 168 169 169 170 170 171 172 172 173 174 174 174 175 175 175 175 176 177 178 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Part 6 End of tenure provisions 438 Application of make good obligations to particular bores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 439 Continuation of underground water obligations . . . . . 179 440 Petroleum tenure holder may start complying with make good obligations before final report approved . 179 441 Right of entry after petroleum tenure ends to comply with particular obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Part 7 Functions and powers of commission Division 1 Functions 442 Main functions of commission for this chapter . . . . . . 181 443 Advice to chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 444 Commission to keep and maintain database . . . . . . . 181 445 Public access to database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 446 Petroleum tenure holder access to information . . . . . 182 Division 2 Power for complying with obligations 447 Obtaining information about underground water from petroleum tenure holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Part 8 Directions by chief executive Division 1 Direction to undertake water monitoring activities 448 Application of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 449 Chief executive may direct petroleum tenure holder to carry out water monitoring activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Division 2 Emergency directions 450 Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 451 Power to give direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 452 Offence to fail to comply with direction . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 453 Chief executive may take action and recover costs . . 186 Division 3 Other directions 454 Directions to petroleum tenure holders and bore owners to give information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 196 Amendment of s 740 (Functions and powers of authorised officers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 197 Amendment of s 746 (Power to enter land to monitor compliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 198 Amendment of s 747 (Power to enter land in relation to information collection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 2010 Act No. 53 Page 15

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 Part 15 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 Page 16 Amendment of s 748A (Power of entry for monitoring commission water restrictions and water efficiency management plans) ..................................... Amendment of s 814 (Destroying vegetation, excavating or placing fill without permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 966 (Additional criteria for assessing development applications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 966B (Applications in relation to interfering with overland flow water in wild river floodplain management area) . . Insertion of new s 1013E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013E Advice to PetroleumAct Minister about commission of particular offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 1162 (Grid customers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 9, pt 5, div 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 16 Transitional provisions for Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 1179 Definition for div 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1180 Application of obligation to give reports for particular petroleum tenure holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1181 Existing agreements between petroleum tenure holders and bore owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of WaterSupply(SafetyandReliability)Act2008 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 20 (Who must apply for registration as a service provider) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 114 (Application of div 5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 198 (Sections 198–199 not used) . . . . . . . . . . 198 Offence about compliance with post supply obligation 199 Offences about compliance with conditions of exclusion decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 200 (Purpose of recycled water management plan) .................................. Amendment of s 201 (Preparing particular plans) . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new s 201A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201A Additional requirements for plans for CSG recycled water schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 202 (Application for approval of recycled water management plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 205 (Consideration of application) . . . . . . . . . . 189 189 190 190 190 190 191 191 191 191 192 192 195 196 196 196 196 197 197 197 198 198 200 200 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 216 Amendment of s 206 (Notice of decision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 217 Amendment of s 207 (When regulator must not approve recycled water management plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 218 Amendment of s 210 (Amendment of recycled water management plan for single-entity recycled water scheme—requirement of regulator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 219 Amendment of s 211 (Amendment of recycled water management plan for multiple-entity recycled water scheme—requirement of regulator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 220 Amendment of s 235 (Application of pt 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 221 Amendment of ch 3, pt 7 hdg (Reporting requirements and annual reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 222 Replacement of ch 3, pt 7, div 1 hdg (Reporting requirements). . 202 223 Omission of s 274 (Sections 274–299 not used) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 224 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 7, div 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Division 3 Public reports 274 Public reporting requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 275 Sections 275–299 not used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 225 Amendment of s 301 (Making declaration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 226 Amendment of s 316 (Application of pt 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 227 Omission of s 318 (Sections 318–329 not used) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 228 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 9A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Part 9A Coal seam gas water Division 1 Preliminary 318 Meaning of relevant location for a drinking water service provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Division 2 Exclusion from chapter 3 of particular schemes involving release into aquifers 319 Exclusion of particular CSG recycled water schemes involving release of coal seam gas water into aquifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Division 3 Exclusion from chapter 3 of CSG recycled water schemes by regulator Subdivision 1 Preliminary 320 Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 321 Purpose of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Subdivision 2 Applications for, and making of, exclusion decisions 322 Application for exclusion decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 323 Additional information may be required . . . . . . . . . . . 208 2010 Act No. 53 Page 17

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 Page 18 324 Regulator may obtain advice about application . . . . . 325 Consideration of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Provision about conditions of exclusion decision . . . . 328 Duration of exclusion decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Effect of exclusion decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 3 Revocation of exclusion decisions 329A Grounds on which exclusion decision may be revoked by regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329B Process for revoking exclusion decision. . . . . . . . . . . 329C Water quality monitoring and reporting may be required if revocation decision is stayed. . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Interim recycled water management plans for particular CSG recycled water schemes 329D CSG recycled water scheme may have interim recycled water management plan for interim period . 329E Content of interim recycled water management plan . 329F Reviews and audits not required for interim recycled water management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329G Ending of approval of interim recycled water management plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 5 Other provisions 329H What is a post supply obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329I Application of enforcement provisions for post supply obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329J Power to enter land for compliance with particular requirements under ch 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 410 (Power to enter land to monitor compliance) Amendment of s 435 (Application of pt 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 441 (Definitions for div 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 571 (Regulator may make guidelines). . . . . . . . Amendment of s 579 (Regulator may share particular information) ................................ Amendment of s 628 (Application of particular provision) . . . . . . Amendment of s 633 (Application of particular provisions—other schemes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new ch 10, pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 4 Transitional provisions for Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 209 209 211 212 212 213 213 213 215 217 217 219 219 219 220 220 221 222 223 224 224 224 224 225 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents 237 Part 16 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 640 Definitions for pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 641 Conditions of particular CSG environmental authorities taken to be interim recycled water management plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 642 Transitional period for existing CSG recycled water schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 643 Provision about water quality monitoring and reporting 227 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Amendment of WildRiversAct2005 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Amendment of s 3 (Purpose of Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Amendment of s 8 (Public notice of intention to declare wild river area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Amendment of s 9 (Moratorium period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Amendment of s 10 (Application of moratorium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Amendment of s 12 (Content of declaration proposal) . . . . . . . . . 235 Amendment of s 14 (Content of wild river declaration). . . . . . . . . 235 Amendment of s 17 (Effect of declaration on activities and taking natural resources) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Amendment of s 18 (Applications received but not decided) . . . . 236 Amendment of s 19 (Amending a wild river declaration) . . . . . . . 236 Amendment of s 20 (Public notice of intention to amend wild river declaration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Amendment of s 21 (Moratorium period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Amendment of s 22 (Application of moratorium) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Amendment of s 31 (Minor amendments of wild river declaration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Amendment of s 39 (Copies of documents to be available for public inspection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Amendment of s 40 (Report by Minister on wild river declarations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Amendment of s 41 (Classification of wild river area into high preservation area and preservation area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Insertion of new s 41A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 41A Classification of wild river area in Lake Eyre Basin into high preservation area, preservation area and special floodplain management area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Amendment of s 42 (Effect of classification on particular development applications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 2010 Act No. 53 Page 19

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Contents Part 17 258 Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Consequential amendments Acts and regulations amended in sch 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other amendments of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 . . . . . . Consequential amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electricity Act 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ElectricityRegulation2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EnergyOmbudsmanRegulation2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FairWork (Commonwealth Powers)andOtherProvisionsAct2009 ...................................... Gas Supply Act 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas Supply Regulation 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Service Act 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 242 246 246 247 248 249 249 250 250 251 Page 20 2010 Act No. 53

Queensland Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Act No. 53 of 2010 An Act to amend the Energy Ombudsman Act 2006, the EnvironmentalProtection Act 1994, the Fisheries Act 1994, the Land Valuation Act 2010, the Mineral Resources Act 1989, the Petroleum Act 1923, the Petroleum and Gas(Production and Safety) Act 2004, the Queensland Competition AuthorityAct 1997, the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act 1945, the South- East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, the Vegetation Management Act 1999, the Water Act 2000, the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 and the Wild Rivers Act 2005 for particular purposes, and to make consequential or minor amendments of other Acts as stated in schedule 2 for purposes related to those particular purposes [Assented to 1 December 2010]

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 . 2 Commencement (1) Sections 147, 149, 151, 156, 157, 160, 170 and 209 commence when the customer water and wastewater code first made under the South-EastQueenslandWater(Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009 , section 93 takes effect. (2) Part 5 is taken to have commenced on 20 September 2010. (3) The following provisions commence on 1 February 2011— (a) part 10, other than section 126 and section 137, to the extent it inserts sections 32 and 33; (b) schedule 2 to the extent it amends the FairWork(CommonwealthPowers)andOtherProvisionsAct2009 . (4) The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) section 126; (b) section 137 to the extent it inserts sections 32 and 33; (c) section 51. Page 22 2010 Act No. 53

Part 2 Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 3] Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 3 Act amended in pt 2 and sch 1 This part and schedule 1 amend the Energy Ombudsman Act2006. 4 Amendment of long title Long title, ‘or particular former energy entities’— omit, insert— ‘particular former energy entities or water entities’. 5 Amendment of s 1 (Short title) Section 1, after ‘ Energy ’— insert— ‘ and Water ’. 6 Replacement of s 3 (Main purpose of Act) Section 3— omit, insert— ‘3 Main purpose of Act ‘The main purpose of this Act is to give— (a) small customers (energy) and relevant occupiers of land a timely, effective, independent and just way of— (i) referring disputes about particular matters involving energy entities and particular former energy entities; and (ii) having the disputes investigated and resolved; and (b) small customers (water) a timely, effective, independent and just way of— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 23

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 7] (i) referring disputes about particular matters involving water entities; and (ii) having the disputes investigated and resolved.’. 7 Amendment of s 6 (Who is a small customer ) (1) Section 6, heading, after ‘customer’— insert— ‘ (energy) ’. (2) Section 6(1),‘ small customer if’— omit, insert— ‘ small customer (energy) if’. (3) Section 6(2), after ‘small customer’— insert— ‘(energy)’. (4) Section 6(3), after ‘customer’— insert— ‘(energy)’. 8 Insertion of new ss 6A and 6B After section 6— insert— ‘6A Who is a small customer (water) ‘A person is a small customer (water) if the person is a small customer under the customer water and wastewater code. ‘6B Who is an eligible customer ‘An eligible customer is a small customer (energy) or a small customer (water).’. Page 24 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 9] 9 Insertion of new ss 7A and 7B After section 7— insert— ‘7A What is a water entity ‘A water entity is an entity that is a distributor-retailer under the South-EastQueenslandWater(DistributionandRetailRestructuring) Act 2009 , section 8. ‘7B What is a utility entity ‘A utility entity is an energy entity or a water entity.’. 10 Insertion of new s 8A After section 8— insert— ‘8A What is a water entity function ‘A water entity function is a function or obligation that is performed or required or permitted to be performed by a water entity under the customer water and wastewater code.’. 11 Amendment of s 11 (Functions) (1) Section 11(1)(a), note, ‘19’— omit, insert— ‘18A, 19, 19A’. (2) Section 11(1)(d), ‘small customers’— omit, insert— ‘eligible customers’. (3) Section 11(1)(d) to (f)— renumber as section 11(1)(c) to (e). (4) Section 11(2), after ‘12’— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 25

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 12] insert— ‘, 12A, 12B’. 12 Amendment of s 12 (General restrictions on functions) (1) Section 12, heading— omit, insert— ‘12 Restrictions on functions—energy entities’. (2) Section 12(1), ‘The energy ombudsman’— omit, insert— ‘In relation to an energy entity, the energy and water ombudsman’. (3) Section 12(1)(c), after ‘customers’— insert— ‘(energy)’. (4) Section 12(1)(e), (i) and (j)— omit . (5) Section 12(1)(f) to (h)— renumber as section 12(1)(e) to (g). (6) Section 12(2)— omit . (7) Section 12(3)— renumber as section 12(2). (8) Section 12(2), as renumbered, definition proceeding — omit . 13 Insertion of new ss 12A and 12B After section 12— insert— Page 26 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 13] ‘12A Restriction on functions—water entities ‘(1) The energy and water ombudsman can not accept a referral about or investigate the fixing of— (a) charges for wastewater services or water services; or (b) methodologies for fixing the charges. ‘(2) In this section— wastewater service see the South-EastQueenslandWater(Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009 , schedule. water service see the South-EastQueenslandWater(Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009 , schedule. ‘12B General restrictions on functions ‘(1) The energy and water ombudsman can not accept a referral about or investigate any of the following— (a) the content of government policies or of legislation, an energy Act authority, an industry code or the customer water and wastewater code; (b) a matter that has already been decided by a proceeding; (c) a matter the subject of an unfinished proceeding started before the referral. ‘(2) However, subsection (1)(c) does not apply if— (a) the energy and water ombudsman and the parties to the proceeding agree that the ombudsman may investigate the matter; or (b) an order in the proceeding requires the energy and water ombudsman to investigate the matter. ‘(3) In this section— proceeding includes arbitration.’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 27

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 14] 14 Amendment of s 13 (Exclusion of disputes relating to community ambulance cover levy) (1) Section 13(1), after ‘customer’— insert — ‘(energy)’. (2) Section 13(4), after ‘12’— insert— ‘or 12B’. 15 Amendment of s 18 (Disputes that may be referred to energy ombudsman) (1) Section 18, heading— omit, insert — ‘18 Disputes relating to energy entities that may be referred to energy and water ombudsman’. (2) Section 18(1)(a), after ‘small customer’— insert— ‘(energy)’. (3) Section 18(3), ‘section 19’— omit, insert— ‘sections 19 and 19A’. (4) Section 18(5), after ‘small customer’— insert— ‘(energy)’. 16 Insertion of new s 18A After section 18— insert — Page 28 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 17] ‘18A Disputes relating to water entities that may be referred to energy and water ombudsman ‘(1) This section applies if a dispute exists between a small customer (water) and a water entity about its performance of a water entity function. ‘(2) Subject to section 19A, either party to the dispute may refer it to the energy and water ombudsman. ‘(3) Subsection (4) applies if the dispute is about whether a water entity must perform a water entity function for a person. ‘(4) For subsection (1), the person is a small customer (water) if, had the function been performed, the person would have been a small customer (water).’. 17 Amendment of s 19 (Restrictions on disputes that can be referred) (1) Section 19, heading— omit, insert — ‘19 Restrictions on disputes relating to energy entities that can be referred’. (2) Section 19(1)(b), after ‘12’— insert— ‘, 12B’. (3) Section 19(1)(c), (e) and (f)— omit . (4) Section 19(1)(d) and (g)— renumber as section 19(1)(c) and (d). (5) Section 19(2)— omit . 18 Insertion of new s 19A After section 19— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 29

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 19] insert— ‘19A General restrictions on disputes that can be referred ‘(1) A party to a dispute mentioned in section 18(1) or 18A(1) can not make a referral under that section if any of the following circumstances apply— (a) 12 months have passed since the later of the following to happen— (i) the performance of the function to which the dispute relates; (ii) the party becoming aware of the performance of the function to which the dispute relates; (b) the energy and water ombudsman has already made a decision on an earlier dispute referral and— (i) the parties to the earlier dispute referral are the same as the parties to the relevant dispute; and (ii) the proposed dispute referral is the same, or substantially the same, as the earlier dispute referral; (c) the party is a non-entity party and the energy and water ombudsman is reasonably satisfied the party has not made a genuine attempt to resolve the matter with the relevant entity. ‘(2) For subsection (1)(a)(ii), a non-entity party is taken to have become aware of the performance of the function to which the dispute relates when the party might reasonably be expected to have known it was being performed.’. 19 Amendment of s 20 (Discretion to accept particular referrals made out-of-time) (1) Section 20(1)— omit, insert— ‘(1) This section applies if— (a) for a dispute relating to an energy entity function— Page 30 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 20] (i) because of section 19A(1)(a), a referral can not otherwise be made under section 18; and (ii) the relevant entity is still an energy entity or, if it is no longer an energy entity, less than 12 months have passed since it stopped being an energy entity; or (b) for a dispute relating to a water entity function, because of section 19A(1)(a), a referral can not otherwise be made under section 18A.’. (2) Section 20(2), after ‘18’— insert— ‘or 18A’. (3) Section 20(2), ‘19(1)(c)’— omit, insert— ‘19A(1)(a)’. (4) Section 20(3), after ‘18’— insert— ‘or 18A’. (5) Section 20(4), ‘19(1)(c)’— omit, insert— ‘19A(1)(a)’. 20 Amendment of s 22 (Refusal to investigate dispute referral) (1) Section 22(1)(f), before ‘under’— insert— ‘if the referral relates to an energy entity function,’. (2) Section 22(4), ‘13, 18 or 19’— omit, insert— ‘12A, 12B, 13, 18, 18A, 19 or 19A’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 31

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 21] 21 Amendment of s 23 (Notice of referral not properly made or of refusal to investigate) Section 23(1)(a), ‘13, 18 or 19’— omit, insert— ‘12A, 12B, 13, 18, 18A, 19 or 19A’. 22 Amendment of s 29 (Power to require particular documents or information from relevant entity) (1) Section 29(3)(c), ‘energy entity’— omit, insert— ‘relevant entity’. (2) Section 29(3)(d), ‘energy entity’s’— omit, insert— ‘relevant entity’s’. 23 Amendment of s 32 (Interim orders) Section 32(1), example— omit, insert— ‘ Example of an order not to do a stated act — If the dispute is about the amount alleged to be owing to— (a) an energy entity by the other party, the order could be that, until the investigation ends, the energy entity must not send reminder notices about the disputed amount to the other party or disconnect, or restrict the provision of, an energy service to the other party; or (b) a water entity by the other party, the order could be that, until the investigation ends, the water entity must not send reminder notices about the disputed amount to the other party or restrict the provision of water services or wastewater services to the other party. ’. 24 Amendment of s 35 (Final orders that may be made) (1) Section 35(1)(b) and (c), after ‘relevant energy Act’— Page 32 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 25] insert— ‘or the customer water and wastewater code’. (2) Section 35(2), after ‘subsection (1),’— insert— ‘if the subject of the relevant dispute relates to an energy Act function,’. 25 Amendment of s 36 (Criteria for making final order) Section 36(a) and (b)— omit, insert— ‘(a) if the order relates to an energy entity function— (i) the purposes or objects of the relevant energy Act; and (ii) the rights and obligations of the parties under any of the following— (A) the relevant energy Act; (B) a relevant industry code; (C) a relevant energy Act authority; (D) a contract between the parties; or (b) if the order relates to a water entity function— (i) the purposes or objects of, and the rights and obligations of the parties under, the customer water and wastewater code; or (ii) the rights and obligations of the parties under a contract between the parties.’. 26 Amendment of s 37 (Restrictions on final orders) (1) Section 37(1), after ‘relevant energy Act authority’— insert— ‘, the water legislation’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 33

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 27] (2) Section 37— insert— ‘(5) In this section— water legislation means each of the following— (a) the Water Act 2000 ; (b) the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 ; (c) the South-EastQueenslandWater(DistributionAndRetail Restructuring) Act 2009 ; (d) the customer water and wastewater code.’. 27 Amendment of s 41 (Effect of accepted order) (1) Section 41(2), ‘order’— omit, insert— ‘accepted order’. (2) Section 41(3), ‘the order’— omit, insert— ‘the accepted order’. (3) Section 41(6), definition order — omit, insert— ‘ accepted order includes an accepted order affected by jurisdictional error.’. 28 Amendment of s 46 (Failure by relevant entity to comply with accepted order or compliance directions) (1) Section 46(2), after ‘notice’— insert— ‘and the relevant entity is not a water entity’. (2) Section 46— insert— Page 34 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 29] ‘(6) Without limiting subsection (1), subsection (7) applies if the relevant entity does not comply with an accepted order or compliance directions of which it has had notice and the relevant entity is a water entity. ‘(7) The energy and water ombudsman or the non-entity party may, by written notice, refer the noncompliance to— (a) the Queensland Water Commission; or (b) the regulator under the WaterSupply(SafetyandReliability) Act 2008 , section 10.’. 29 Amendment of s 49 (Functions) (1) Section 49(b)(ii), ‘small customers’— omit, insert— ‘eligible customers’. (2) Section 49— insert— ‘(d) as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, prepare and provide the Minister with advice about— (i) matters arising in relation to the energy and water ombudsman’s independence during the financial year; and (ii) matters mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of paragraph (b) arising during the financial year.’. 30 Amendment of s 50 (Appointment) (1) Section 50(2), (3) and (4), ‘scheme members’— omit, insert— ‘scheme participants’. (2) Section 50— insert— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 35

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 31] ‘(7) At least 1 industry member must be a member who represents the interests of scheme participants that are water entities.’. 31 Insertion of new s 50A Part 6— insert— ‘50A Chairperson ‘(1) The chairperson of the advisory council holds office for the term stated in the chairperson’s instrument of appointment. ‘(2) The stated term must not be more than 5 years. ‘(3) The chairperson may be reappointed. ‘(4) However, a person must not be reappointed if the total of the person’s terms of appointment would be more than 5 years.’. 32 Amendment of s 64 (Scheme membership) (1) Section 64, heading— omit, insert— ‘64 Scheme participation—energy entities’. (2) Section 64(1), after ‘small customer’— insert— ‘(energy)’. (3) Section 64(4), after ‘entity’— insert— ‘that was an energy entity’. 33 Insertion of new s 64A After section 64— insert— Page 36 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 34] ‘64A Scheme participation—water entities ‘A water entity becomes a scheme participant on 1 January 2011.’. 34 Amendment of s 66 (When membership fee is payable) Section 66(3), after ‘67’— insert— ‘or 67A’. 35 Amendment of s 67 (Amount of membership fee) Section 67, heading— omit, insert— ‘67 Amount of participation fee—energy entity’. 36 Insertion of new s 67A After section 67— insert— ‘67A Amount of participation fee—water entity ‘(1) The participation fee for an entity that is a water entity at the start of a financial year is $10000. ‘(2) The participation fee for the 2010/2011 financial year for a water entity that becomes a scheme participant on 1 January 2011 is $5000.’. 37 Amendment of s 69 (Working out user-pays fee) (1) Section 69(4), ‘subsection (6) or (7)’— omit, insert— ‘the budget guidelines prepared under section 75’. (2) Section 69(5) to (8)— omit, insert— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 37

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 38] ‘(5) The scheme participant is not entitled to, or to be credited for, interest on any amount credited to the participant because of an adjustment mentioned in subsection (4).’. (3) Section 69(9), definition relevant performance costs , from ‘for a quarter’ to ‘during the quarter’— omit, insert— ‘, are the costs incurred by the energy and water ombudsman’. (4) Section 69(9)— renumber as section 69(6). 38 Amendment of s 74 (Annual budgets) (1) Section 74(2) to (7)— renumber as section 74(4) to (9). (2) Section 74— insert— ‘(2) The Minister must approve, or refuse to approve, a budget by each 30 April. ‘(3) However, a failure by the Minister to act under subsection (2) does not prevent the Minister approving, or refusing to approve, a budget at later time.’. 39 Amendment of s 75 (Budget guidelines) (1) Section 75, ‘and structure’— omit, insert— ‘, structure and adjustment’. (2) Section 75— insert— ‘(2) The budget guidelines must provide for the user-pays fees for a scheme participant to be adjusted at least twice a year having regard to the participant’s forecasted costs and relevant performance costs. Page 38 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 40] ‘(3) In this section— forecasted costs has the same meaning as in section 69. relevant performance costs has the same meaning as in section 69.’. 40 Amendment of s 76 (Delegation) Section 76(3)— omit, insert— ‘(3) In this section— appropriately qualified , for an energy and water ombudsman officer to whom functions may be delegated, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate for the function. Example of standing for energy and water ombudsman officer — the officer’s classification or level in the energy and water ombudsman office functions includes powers.’. 41 Amendment of s 77 (Annual report) (1) Section 77(2), from ‘but’— omit, insert— ‘but within a period that will allow the report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within the tabling period under the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 , section 49(2).’. (2) Section 77(3)(a)(v), ‘or QCA’— omit, insert— ‘, QCA, the Queensland Water Commission or the regulator under the WaterSupply(SafetyandReliability)Act2008 , section 10.’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 39

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 42] 42 Amendment of s 78 (Reports and observations on energy ombudsman’s initiative) (1) Section 78(1)(c) to (e)— renumber as section 78(1)(d) to (f). (2) Section 78(1)— insert— ‘(c) the Queensland Water Commission or the regulator under the WaterSupply(SafetyandReliability)Act2008 , section 10;’. 43 Amendment of s 79 (Privacy) Section 79— insert— ‘(6) In this section, a reference to the energy and water ombudsman or an energy and water ombudsman officer includes a reference to a person who was the energy ombudsman or an energy ombudsman officer under this Act as in force before the commencement of the Water and OtherLegislation Amendment Act 2010 , section 3.’. 44 Amendment of s 80 (Disclosure of particular information) (1) Section 80(1) and (2)— omit, insert— ‘(1) If, under this Act, a utility entity gives the energy and water ombudsman written information about the entity— (a) the ombudsman may disclose the information to a relevant regulatory body if— (i) the information is relevant to the performance of the body’s functions under an Act; and (ii) the entity consents to the disclosure; and (b) the ombudsman must disclose the information to a relevant regulatory body if— Page 40 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 44] (i) the body asks the ombudsman for the disclosure to perform the body’s functions under an Act; and (ii) the entity consents to the disclosure. ‘(2) If, under another Act, a utility entity gives a relevant regulatory body written information about the entity— (a) the body may disclose the information to the energy and water ombudsman if— (i) the information is relevant to the performance of the ombudsman’s functions under this Act; and (ii) the entity consents to the disclosure; and (b) the body must disclose the information to the energy and water ombudsman if— (i) the ombudsman asks the body for the disclosure to perform the ombudsman’s functions under this Act; and (ii) the entity consents to the disclosure.’. (2) Section 80(3), after ‘given’— insert— ‘by an energy entity’. (3) Section 80(4), definition relevant regulatory body — omit, insert— ‘ relevant regulatory body means— (a) in relation to an energy entity— (i) QCA; or (ii) the regulator under an energy Act; or (b) in relation to a water entity— (i) the Queensland Water Commission; or (ii) the regulator under the WaterSupply(SafetyandReliability) Act 2008 , section 10.’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 41

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 45] 45 Amendment of pt 9 (Transitional provisions) Part 9, heading, after ‘provisions’— insert— ‘ for Act No. 61 of 2006 ’. 46 Amendment of s 84 (Definitions for pt 9) Section 84— insert— ‘ energy ombudsman means the energy ombudsman under this Act as in force before the commencement of the Waterand Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 , part 2. scheme member means a scheme member under this Act as in force before the commencement of the WaterandOtherLegislation Amendment Act 2010 , part 2.’. 47 Insertion of new pt 10 After section 90— insert— ‘Part 10 Transitional provisions for the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 ‘91 Definitions for pt 10 ‘In this part— commencement means the commencement of the provision in which the term is used. post-amended Act means this Act as in force immediately after the commencement. pre-amended Act means this Act as in force immediately before the commencement. Page 42 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 47] ‘92 Office continues ‘The Office of the Energy and Water Ombudsman established by the post-amended Act, section 59 is a continuation of the Office of Energy Ombudsman established by the pre-amended Act, section 59. ‘93 Saving of certain appointments etc. ‘(1) On the commencement— (a) the person who immediately before the commencement held appointment under the pre-amended Act, part 7 as energy ombudsman is taken to have been appointed as the energy and water ombudsman under the post-amended Act, part 7 on the same terms and conditions as the first mentioned appointment; and (b) a person who immediately before the commencement held appointment under pre-amended Act as an energy ombudsman officer is taken to have been appointed as an energy and water ombudsman officer under the post-amended Act on the same terms and conditions as the first mentioned appointment. ‘(2) Anything done by the energy ombudsman or an energy ombudsman officer under the pre-amended Act that has a continuing effect is taken to have been done by the energy and water ombudsman or an energy and water ombudsman officer under the post-amended Act. ‘(3) Without limiting subsection (2)— (a) a delegation by the energy ombudsman under the pre-amended Act having effect immediately before the commencement continues to have effect as a delegation by the energy and water ombudsman under the post-amended Act; and (b) a form approved by the energy ombudsman under the pre-amended Act having affect immediately before the commencement continues as a form approved by the 2010 Act No. 53 Page 43

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 47] energy and water ombudsman under the post-amended Act. ‘94 References to energy ombudsman ‘In an Act or document, a reference to the energy ombudsman may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to the energy and water ombudsman. ‘95 Scheme members ‘(1) An energy entity that, immediately before the commencement, was a scheme member under the pre-amended Act becomes, on the commencement, a scheme participant under the post-amended Act. ‘(2) An amount payable under the pre-amended Act, part 8, division 2 immediately before the commencement by an entity that was a scheme member under that Act continues to be payable by the entity under the post-amended Act, part 8, division 2. ‘96 Advisory council members go out of office and appointment of new members ‘(1) On the commencement, the chairperson and other members of the advisory council go out of office. ‘(2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply for the appointment of the members of the council first happening after the commencement. ‘(3) The post-amended Act, section 50(4) and (5) does not apply. ‘(4) Each water entity is taken to be a scheme participant. ‘97 Application of ss 68 and 69 to water entities for last 2 quarters of 2010/2011 financial year ‘(1) This section applies to each water entity that is to become a scheme participant on 1 January 2011 under section 64A. Page 44 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 47] ‘(2) For section 68(1) and (4), the water entity is taken to become a scheme participant on the commencement. ‘(3) For section 69, the forecasted costs of the water entity as a scheme participant for each of the 3rd and 4th quarters of the 2010/2011 financial year is $55000. ‘(3) For part 8, division 2, the amount of $55000 is taken to have been worked out under section 69. ‘98 Energy and water ombudsman may prepare amended budget ‘(1) The purpose of this section is to empower the energy and water ombudsman to prepare an amended budget for the 2010/2011 financial year having regard to the extra functions given to the ombudsman by the Water and Other LegislationAmendment Act 2010 , part 2. ‘(2) The energy and water ombudsman may prepare the amended budget on the basis that each water entity will become a scheme participant on 1 January 2011. ‘(3) Subsection (4) applies if, at the time the energy and water ombudsman prepares the amended budget, there are no members of the advisory council. ‘(4) Despite the post-amended Act, section 74(6) and (7), the Minister may approve the amended budget. ‘99 Advisory council to report in relation to water entities ‘(1) The advisory council must prepare and give a report to the Minister on the performance of the energy and water ombudsman’s functions as they relate to water entities. ‘(2) The report must be given to the Minister before the end of 2011. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 45

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 48] ‘100 Effect of regulation amendment ‘The amendment of the Energy Ombudsman Regulation 2007 by the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 does not affect the power of the Governor in Council to further amend the regulation or to repeal it. ‘101 Transitional regulation-making power ‘(1) A regulation (a transitional regulation ) may provide for a matter that— (a) it is necessary to provide for to allow or facilitate the change from the operation of the pre-amended Act to the operation of the post-amended Act; and (b) the post-amended Act does not provide for or sufficiently provide for. ‘(2) A transitional regulation may have retrospective operation to a day not earlier than the commencement. ‘(3) A transitional regulation must declare it is a transitional regulation. ‘(4) This section and any transitional regulation expires 1 year after the commencement.’. 48 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) (1) Schedule, definitions energy ombudsman , energy ombudsman office , energy ombudsman officer , membership fee , non-entity party , ombudsman , relevant entity , scheme member and small customer — omit . (2) Schedule— insert— ‘ 2010/2011 financial year means the financial year beginning on 1 July 2010 and ending on 30 June 2011. commencement , for part 10, see section 91. Page 46 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 2 Amendment of Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 [s 48] customer water and wastewater code means the customer water and wastewater code under the South-East QueenslandWater(DistributionandRetailRestructuring)Act2009 , chapter 4. eligible customer see section 6B. energy and water ombudsman means the person who, under part 7, holds appointment as energy and water ombudsman. energy and water ombudsman office means the Office of the Energy and Water Ombudsman established under section 59. energy and water ombudsman officer means an officer mentioned in section 59(3). participation fee see section 65(2)(a). non-entity party , for a provision about a dispute referral or final order, means— (a) if the dispute relates to an energy entity function, the small customer (energy) or occupier who is a party to the relevant dispute for the referral or order; or (b) if the dispute relates to a water entity function, the small customer (water) who is a party to the relevant dispute for the referral or order. ombudsman means the energy and water ombudsman. post-amended Act , for part 10, see section 91 . pre-amended Act , for part 10, see section 91 . Queensland Water Commission means the Queensland Water Commission established under the Water Act 2000 . relevant entity for— (a) a provision about a dispute referral, proposed dispute referral or final order—means the energy entity, entity mentioned in section 18(2) or water entity that performed the energy entity function or water entity function the subject of the relevant dispute for the dispute referral, proposed dispute referral or order; or 2010 Act No. 53 Page 47

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 3 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994 [s 49] (b) an investigation—means the energy entity, entity mentioned in section 18(2) or water entity that performed the energy entity function or water entity function the subject of the relevant dispute for the investigation. scheme participant means an entity that under section 64 or 64A is a scheme participant. small customer (energy) see section 6. small customer (water) see section 6A. utility entity see section 7B. water entity see section 7A. water entity function see section 8A.’. (3) Schedule, definition dispute referral , after ‘18’— insert— ‘or 18A’. (4) Schedule, definition party , from ‘small customer’ to ‘energy entity’— omit, insert— ‘eligible customer, the occupier of land or the utility entity’. Part 3 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994 49 Act amended This part amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994 . 50 Amendment of s 41 (Submission) Section 41(2)(c)(i), ‘mining activities are to be carried out in the wild river high preservation area’— Page 48 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 3 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994 [s 51] omit, insert— ‘mining activities (other than activities carried out for specified works) are to be carried out below the surface of the wild river high preservation area or wild river special floodplain management area’. 51 Amendment of s 151 (What is a level 1 mining project and a level 2 mining project ) Section 151(1)(c)— omit. 52 Amendment of s 162 (Decision about EIS requirement) (1) Section 162(3A), after ‘activities’— insert— ‘(other than activities carried out for specified works)’. (2) Section 162(3A)(a), after ‘area’— insert— ‘or a wild river special floodplain management area’. 53 Amendment of s 163 (Minister’s power to overturn decision about EIS requirement) Section 163(1)(b)(i), after ‘area’— insert— ‘or a wild river special floodplain management area’. 54 Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary) Schedule 4— insert— ‘ specified works see the Wild Rivers Act 2005 , section 48(2). 2010 Act No. 53 Page 49

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 15 Amendment of Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 [s 237] 2 A multiple-entity recycled water scheme is made up of— (a) each recycled water provider and other entity declared to be part of the scheme under a declaration for the scheme made under chapter 3, part 8; and (b) the infrastructure for— (i) the production and supply of the recycled water; or (ii) if the recycled water is coal seam gas water, the production and supply, or the supply only, of the recycled water; that is stated to be part of the scheme under the declaration. petroleum well see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Supply) Act 2004 , schedule 2. post supply obligation , for a CSG (aquifer) recycled water scheme, see section 329H. recycled water means— (a) any of the following that are intended to be reused— (i) sewage or effluent sourced from a service provider’s sewerage; (ii) wastewater, other than water mentioned in subparagraph (i); or (b) coal seam gas water that augments a supply of drinking water. recycled water management plan means— (a) for a single-entity recycled water scheme—a plan about— (i) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water under the scheme by the recycled water provider for the scheme; or Page 230 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 15 Amendment of Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 [s 237] (ii) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water under the scheme by the recycled water provider for the scheme; or (b) for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—a plan about— (i) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water under the scheme; or (ii) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water under the scheme; consisting of a scheme manager plan and a scheme provider plan for each declared entity for the scheme. relevant location , for chapter 3, part 9A, see section 318. responsible entity — (a) for a CSG recycled water scheme, means— (i) if the CSG recycled water scheme is a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider for the scheme; or (ii) if the CSG recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider or other declared entity for the scheme; or (b) for chapter 8, part 1, division 1—see section 530(3); or (c) for chapter 8, part 1, division 2—see section 535(1)(a). single-entity recycled water scheme — (a) means a scheme involving— (i) the production and supply of recycled water, other than coal seam gas water, by only 1 recycled water provider; or (ii) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water by only 1 recycled water provider; and 2010 Act No. 53 Page 231

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 15 Amendment of Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 [s 237] (b) includes infrastructure, owned by the provider, for the production and supply, or the supply only, of the water. transitional period , for chapter 10, part 4, see section 642(2). water source means any of the following— (a) a watercourse or lake, including a dam or weir across the watercourse or lake; (b) an aquifer; (c) a dam or weir that is not located across a watercourse or lake; (d) another source of water prescribed under a regulation. weir — (a) means a barrier constructed across a watercourse below the banks of the watercourse that hinders or obstructs the flow of water in the watercourse; and (b) for the definition of water source —includes a barrier constructed across or within a lake that interferes with water in the lake.’. (3) Schedule 3, definition drinking water service , paragraph (b)(i), after ‘water’— insert— ‘, other than coal seam gas water’. (4) Schedule 3, definition information requirement — insert— ‘(e) for chapter 3, part 9A—see section 323(3).’. (5) Schedule 3, definition recycled water provider , paragraph (a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) owns infrastructure for— (i) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water; or Page 232 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 238] (ii) the production and supply, or the supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water; or’. (6) Schedule 3, definition recycled water provider , paragraph (b), after ‘water’— insert— ‘other than coal seam gas water’. (7) Schedule 3, definition supply , paragraph (b)— renumber as paragraph (c). (8) Schedule 3, definition supply— insert— ‘(b) for coal seam gas water that is recycled water— (i) release of the recycled water, directly or indirectly, into a water source, if the recycled water is used by a drinking water service provider in a drinking water service; or (ii) delivery of the recycled water by an entity, other than a drinking water service provider who uses the recycled water in a drinking water service, to another entity, if the recycled water is used by a drinking water service provider in a drinking water service; or’. Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 238 Act amended This part amends the Wild Rivers Act 2005. 239 Amendment of s 3 (Purpose of Act) (1) Section 3(1), from ‘preserve’— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 233

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 240] omit, insert— ‘— (a) preserve the natural values of rivers that have all, or almost all, of their natural values intact; and (b) provide for the preservation of the natural values of rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin.’. (2) Section 3(2)(d)— renumber as section 3(2)(e). (3) Section 3(2)— insert— ‘(d) special floodplain management areas;’. 240 Amendment of s 8 (Public notice of intention to declare wild river area) Section 8(2)(e) and (f)— omit, insert— ‘(e) where the following information may be obtained— (i) further information about the proposed declaration; (ii) a document describing the moratorium that will have effect under section 10 during the moratorium period.’. 241 Amendment of s 9 (Moratorium period) Section 9(1), ‘For a notice of intent’— omit, insert— ‘For the notice of intent and the moratorium’. 242 Amendment of s 10 (Application of moratorium) (1) Section 10(2), from ‘intent’ to ‘notice—’— Page 234 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 243] omit, insert— ‘intent and the document describing the moratorium for the notice is taken to be a moratorium notice and, to the extent stated in the notice and document—’. (2) Section 10(4)— insert— ‘(d) the proposed special floodplain management area is taken to be a special floodplain management area.’. 243 Amendment of s 12 (Content of declaration proposal) (1) Section 12(1)— insert— ‘(ea) the location of any proposed special floodplain management area;’. (2) Section 12(1)(n), after ‘management area’— insert— ‘or special floodplain management area’. 244 Amendment of s 14 (Content of wild river declaration) (1) Section 14(1)— insert— ‘(ea) the location of any special floodplain management area;’. (2) Section 14(1)(m), after ‘management area’— insert— ‘or special floodplain management area’. 245 Amendment of s 17 (Effect of declaration on activities and taking natural resources) Section 17(3)— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 235

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 246] omit, insert— ‘(3) The person may do the following as if the declaration had not been made— (a) for subsection (1)(a) and (b)—continue, or start and continue, to carry out the activity or take the natural resource under the authorisation; (b) for subsection (1)(c)—continue to carry out the activity.’. 246 Amendment of s 18 (Applications received but not decided) (1) Section 18(1), ‘applies.’— omit, insert— ‘applies or has applied.’. (2) Section 18— insert— ‘(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for subsection (1), an application to which a moratorium under section 10(2) or (4) applies or has applied includes an application received but not decided before the moratorium had effect.’. 247 Amendment of s 19 (Amending a wild river declaration) Section 19(2), ‘the purpose of this Act’— omit, insert— ‘preservation of the natural values of rivers’. 248 Amendment of s 20 (Public notice of intention to amend wild river declaration) Section 20(2)(c) and (d)— omit, insert— ‘(c) where the following information may be obtained— Page 236 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 249] (i) further information about the proposed amendment; (ii) a document describing any moratorium that will have effect under section 22 during the moratorium period.’. 249 Amendment of s 21 (Moratorium period) Section 21(1), from ‘intent,’ to ‘following period—’— omit, insert— ‘intent and the document describing the moratorium, the moratorium period for the notice of intent and document is the following period—’. 250 Amendment of s 22 (Application of moratorium) Section 22, ‘notice of intent.’— omit, insert— ‘notice of intent and the document describing the moratorium.’. 251 Amendment of s 31 (Minor amendments of wild river declaration) (1) Section 31, heading, ‘amendments’— omit, insert— ‘ and other particular amendments ’. (2) Section 31(1)(b), after ‘substance’— insert— ‘, including, for example, changing a reference to a renumbered provision of an Act and making a change merely to update a term to make it consistent with an Act’. (3) Section 31(1)(c)(iv) and (v)— omit, insert— 2010 Act No. 53 Page 237

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 252] ‘(iv) a special floodplain management area; (v) a subartesian management area; or’. (4) Section 31(1)— insert— ‘(f) make— (i) a minor change to the existing boundary of a designated urban area in the wild river area; or (ii) another change to the existing boundary of a designated urban area in the wild river area, if the change is made merely to ensure the designated urban area is consistent with a town boundary shown on a planning scheme under the PlanningAct relating to the wild river area.’. 252 Amendment of s 39 (Copies of documents to be available for public inspection) Section 39(1)(a), after ‘intent’— insert— ‘, including any document describing the moratorium having effect for the notice’. 253 Amendment of s 40 (Report by Minister on wild river declarations) Section 40(3), ‘the purpose of this Act’— omit, insert— ‘the preservation of the natural values of rivers’. 254 Amendment of s 41 (Classification of wild river area into high preservation area and preservation area) (1) Section 41, heading, after ‘river area’— insert— Page 238 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 255] ‘ not in Lake Eyre Basin ’. (2) Section 41(1), ‘river area are included’— omit, insert— ‘river area that is not in the Lake Eyre Basin are included’. 255 Insertion of new s 41A After section 41— insert— ‘41A Classification of wild river area in Lake Eyre Basin into high preservation area, preservation area and special floodplain management area ‘(1) The following parts of a wild river area in the Lake Eyre Basin are included in the high preservation area or special floodplain management area— (a) the wild river; (b) the major tributaries of the wild river; (c) any special features in the wild river area. ‘(2) Also, the high preservation area includes the area, of up to 1km either side of the wild river, its major tributaries and any special features, stated in the wild river declaration for the wild river area. ‘(3) The part of the wild river area that is not the high preservation area or special floodplain management area is the preservation area. ‘(4) A floodplain management area, a subartesian management area or a designated urban area may be over all or part of the high preservation area or the preservation area. ‘(5) A subartesian management area or a designated urban area may be over all or part of a special floodplain management area. ‘(6) A floodplain management area can not be over a special floodplain management area.’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 239

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 16 Amendment of Wild Rivers Act 2005 [s 256] 256 Amendment of s 42 (Effect of classification on particular development applications) Section 42(1)(c), ‘in the preservation area’— omit. 257 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) (1) Schedule, definition publish — omit. (2) Schedule— insert— ‘ Lake Eyre Basin means the area consisting of the catchment areas of the following— (a) Cooper Creek and its tributaries; (b) Georgina River and its tributaries; (c) Diamantina River and its tributaries. publish , for a notice, means publish the notice— (a) in a newspaper circulating, or by announcement over a radio broadcasting, generally throughout— (i) for a notice about a proposed wild river declaration—the proposed wild river area to which the declaration relates; or (ii) for a notice about a proposed amendment or revocation of a wild river declaration—the wild river area to which the declaration relates; and (b) on the department’s website; and (c) if the Minister considers it appropriate in the circumstances—in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State. special floodplain management area means an area described in a wild river declaration for a part of the Lake Eyre Basin as a special floodplain management area.’. Page 240 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Part 17 Consequential amendments [s 258] (3) Schedule, definition agricultural activities , paragraph 1(b), before ‘gathering’— insert— ‘irrigating,’. (4) Schedule, definition agricultural activities , paragraph 2— insert— ‘(ab) producing agricultural products in a market garden, if the maximum area of land on which the products are produced is not more than 4ha; or’. (5) Schedule, definition agricultural activities , paragraph 2— insert— ‘(g) activities carried out for land rehabilitation or remediation; or Examples — deep ripping, shallow ponding (h) blade ploughing in an area that, under the VegetationManagement Act 1999 , is a category X area or category C area on a PMAV.’. Part 17 Consequential amendments 258 Acts and regulations amended in sch 2 Schedule 2 amends the Acts and regulations it mentions. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 241

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Other amendments of EnergyOmbudsman Act 2006 section 3 1 Part 2, heading, ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘ energy and water ombudsman ’. 2 Sections 10, 11(1), 14, 16, 17, 18(3), 20, 22 to 40, 42(3), 44, 45(2), 46(3), 47(1)(a), 49(b), 51 to 55, 56 (other than subsection (4)), 57 to 60, 62, 63, 65(3), 66(1) and (2), 68, 69(2) and (3), 70, 72, 74 to 79, 81 and 82, ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’. 3 Sections 11(1) and (2), 13(1) and (2), 15, 16(a), 22(4), 49(a) and (c), 53(2), 62(a), 65(1) and (2)(b), 77(1)(b), 78 and 79(3), note, ‘energy ombudsman’s’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’s’. 4 Section 16, heading, ‘Energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and water ombudsman ’. 5 Section 28(4), ‘subsection (3)(b)’— omit , insert — ‘subsection (3)(c)’. Page 242 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 1 6 Section 31, heading, ‘energy entity’s’— omit , insert — ‘ relevant entity’s ’. 7 Part 7, heading, ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘ energy and water ombudsman ’. 8 Section 56(4), ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘acting energy and water ombudsman’. 9 Part 8, division 1, heading, ‘Energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and water ombudsman ’. 10 Section 59, ‘Energy Ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘Energy and Water Ombudsman’. 11 Sections 61 and 72, ‘Energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘Energy and water ombudsman’. 12 Part 8, division 2, heading, ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘ energy and water ombudsman ’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 243

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 1 13 Part 8, division 2, subdivision 1, heading, ‘Membership’— omit , insert — ‘ Participation ’. 14 Sections 64(1) to (3), 65(1) and (2), 66(1), (2) and (4), 67(1), (3) and (4), 68(1), (2) and (4), 69(6)(as renumbered), 70(3) and (4), 71(1), 72(1) and (2), 73 and 78(1)(a), ‘member’— omit , insert — ‘participant’. 15 Sections 64(4), 65(3), 66 and 67(1) and (4), 70(6) and 74(1), ‘membership’— omit , insert — ‘participation’. 16 Section 65(2)(a), ‘(the membership fee )’— omit , insert — ‘(the participation fee )’. 17 Section 66(2), ‘energy entity’— omit , insert — ‘utility entity’. 18 Section 68(1)(a), ‘energy entity’— omit , insert — ‘utility entity’. 19 Sections 65(2)(b) and 69(1) to (4), ‘member’s’— omit , insert — ‘participant’s’. Page 244 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 1 20 Section 70(2), ‘members’— omit , insert — ‘participants’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 245

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 2 Schedule 2 Consequential amendments sections 93 and 258 Electricity Act 1994 1 Sections 42(f), 55D(e) and 60(1)(c), ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’. 2 Sections 42(f), 55D(e), 60(1)(c) and 133(3), ‘ Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 ’. 3 Insertion of new ch 14, pt 10 Chapter 14— insert — ‘Part 10 Transitional provision for Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 ‘327 Effect of regulation amendment ‘The amendment of the ElectricityRegulation2006 by the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 does not affect the power of the Governor in Council to further amend the regulation or to repeal it.’. Page 246 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 2 4 Schedule 1, part 3, item 40A to 40D, note, from ‘ Energy ’ to ‘19’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 , sections 18, 19 and 19A’. 5 Schedule 1, part 3, item 48E to 48I, note, from ‘ Energy ’ to ‘19’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 , sections 18, 19 and 19A’. 6 Schedule 5, definition energy ombudsman — omit , insert — ‘ energy and water ombudsman means the energy and water ombudsman under the EnergyandWaterOmbudsmanAct2006 .’. 7 Schedule 5, definition information notice , paragraph (c)(ii), ‘ Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 ’. Electricity Regulation 2006 1 Section 88(1)(a)(iv), ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 247

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 2 2 Section 88(1)(a)(iv), ‘ Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 ’. Energy Ombudsman Regulation 2007 1 Section 1, ‘ Energy Ombudsman Regulation 2007 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Regulation 2007 ’. 2 Section 3, ‘membership’— omit , insert — ‘participation’. 3 Section 3(1), after ‘customer’— insert — ‘(energy)’. 4 Sections 3(2) ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’. 5 Section 4, heading, ‘membership’— omit , insert — ‘ participation ’. 6 Part 3— omit . Page 248 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 2 Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) and Other Provisions Act 2009 1 Schedule 1, item 7, from ‘and the’ to ‘Trust’— omit . Gas Supply Act 2003 1 Sections 50B and 174B, ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’. 2 Sections 50B, 174B and 270ZK(1)(a)(ii) and (b), ‘ Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 ’. 3 Insertion of new ch 7, pt 3 Chapter 7— insert — ‘Part 3 Transitional provision for Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 ‘335 Effect of regulation amendment ‘The amendment of the GasSupplyRegulation2007 by the Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 does not affect the power of the Governor in Council to further amend the regulation or to repeal it.’. 2010 Act No. 53 Page 249

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 2 4 Schedule 2, definition energy ombudsman — omit , insert — ‘ energy and water ombudsman means the energy and water ombudsman under the EnergyandWaterOmbudsmanAct2006 .’. 5 Schedule 2, definition information notice , paragraph (c)(ii), ‘ Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 ’. Gas Supply Regulation 2007 1 Section 44(2)(b)(iii), ‘energy ombudsman’— omit, insert— ‘energy and water ombudsman’. Public Service Act 2008 1 Schedule 1, entry for Office of the Energy Ombudsman under the Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 — omit , insert — ‘Office of the Energy and Water Ombudsman under the Energy andWater Ombudsman Act 2006 energy and water ombudsman under the Energy and WaterOmbudsman Act 2006 ’. Page 250 2010 Act No. 53

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 Schedule 2 Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 1 Sections 187(3)(j) and 239(2)(h) and (3), ‘energy ombudsman’— omit , insert — ‘energy and water ombudsman’. 2 Sections 187(3)(j) and 239(2)(h), ‘ Energy Ombudsman Act 2006 ’— omit , insert — ‘ Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006 ’. © State of Queensland 2010 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel and printed by the Government Printer 2010 Act No. 53 Page 251