Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 (Qld)

Queensland WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (BURNETT BASIN) ACT 2001 Reprinted as in force on 6 July 2001 (Act not amended up to this date) Reprint No. 1 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 6 July 2001. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 have been made to omit the enacting words (s 42A). See endnotes for information about when provisions commenced.

Queensland WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (BURNETT BASIN) ACT 2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—THE PROJECT, PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND EIS 4 Meaning of “the project”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Meaning of “principal component”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Principal component a significant project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Proponent must prepare an EIS for the principal component . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Terms of reference for the EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 3—ACCESS FOR INVESTIGATIONS 9 Application of pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Relationship with State Development andPublicWorksOrganisationAct 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 4—GENERAL PROVISIONS 11 Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 DICTIONARY ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

s1 3 s3 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (BURNETT BASIN) ACT 2001 [reprinted as in force on 6 July 2001] An Act to facilitate investigations into the feasibility of developing water infrastructure in the Burnett Basin PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 . 2 Definitions The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used in this Act. 3 Act binds all persons This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, in so far as the legislative power of the State permits, the Commonwealth and the other States.

s4 4 s8 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin)Act 2001 PART 2—THE PROJECT, PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND EIS 4 Meaning of “the project” “The project” is the investigation into the feasibility of carrying out the following works— (a) the principal component; (b) upgrading the existing Jones weir; (c) new weirs at Barlil and Eidsvold. 5 Meaning of “principal component” The “principal component” is significant new and upgraded water storage and distribution infrastructure for cane irrigation in the Burnett Basin. 6 Principal component a significant project The principal component is a significant project under the StateDevelopment and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 29B. 7 Proponent must prepare an EIS for the principal component The proponent is, for the principal component, the proponent required to prepare an EIS under the StateDevelopmentandPublicWorksOrganisation Act 1971 . 8 Terms of reference for the EIS (1) The aspects of the B2K terms of reference that deal with the principal component are— (a) the terms of reference for the EIS to be prepared by the proponent under the StateDevelopmentandPublicWorksOrganisation Act 1971 for the principal component; and (b) taken to no longer be part of the B2K terms of reference.

s 9 5 s 11 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 (2) The State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , sections 29E and 29F— (a) were complied with in preparing the B2K terms of reference; and (b) do not apply for the principal component. PART 3—ACCESS FOR INVESTIGATIONS 9 Application of pt 3 This part applies only to an application by the proponent under the StateDevelopmentandPublicWorksOrganisationAct1971 , section 91C, in relation to the project. 10 Relationship with State Development and Public WorksOrganisation Act 1971 (1) Entry to land by the proponent for investigations in relation to the application is taken to be entry under the StateDevelopmentandPublicWorks Organisation Act 1971 , part 6, division 6. (2) The State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 91C(1) and (3), and any guidelines relating to the subsections, do not apply to the application. 1 PART 4—GENERAL PROVISIONS 11 Expiry This Act expires on 31 December 2004. 1 For guidelines, see the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 121A.

6 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 SCHEDULE DICTIONARY section 2 “B2K terms of reference” means the terms of reference for an EIS for the Bundaberg 2000+ Project finalised by the Coordinator-General in May 2000 and publicly released in June 2000. 2 “EIS” means an environmental impact statement. “principal component” see section 5. “proponent” means a company— (a) all the shares in which are wholly owned by the State; and (b) registered under the Corporations Law. “the project” see section 4. 2 Copies of the B2K terms of reference are available from the department at Level 3, Executive Building, 100 George Street, Brisbane or on the internet at tor_bundaberg.pdf

7 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present Key prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previous = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 1992 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

8 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 4 List of legislation Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001 No. 32 date of assent 7 June 2001 commenced on date of assent exp 31 December 2004 (see s 11) © State of Queensland 2001