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Queensland Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Subordinate Legislation 2014 No. 142 made under the WaterAct2000 Contents Part 1 1 Part 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Amendment of Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Amendment of s 18 (Decisions are not to increase amount of water taken) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Omission of s 19 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 1 (Continued moratorium and interim arrangements for applications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Omission of ch 5, pt 4 (Replacing authorities and granting water licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Amendment of s 41 (Elements of water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Omission of ch 5, pt 5, div 1, hdg (Form of water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Omission of ch 5, pt 5, div 2 (Criteria for amending existing water entitlements to achieve plan outcomes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . 15 Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 56 Monitoring requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 57 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 11 12 13 14 15 Part 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Part 4 29 30 31 32 33 Replacement of ch 7, hdg (Implementing and amending this plan) 17 Omission of s 58 (Implementation schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amendment of s 59 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) 17 Omission of schs 6 to 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Replacement of pt 5, div 3, hdg (Resource operations licences) . 18 Omission of s 26 (Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Amendment of s 27 (Matters chief executive must consider) . . . . 18 Omission of s 32 (Location for taking water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Omission of pt 5, div 5, sdiv 2 (Supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . 19 Replacement of s 37 (Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 37 Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Omission of s 40 (Monthly volumetric limits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Replacement of s 44 (Elements of water licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 44 Elements of water licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Replacement of ss 45B—46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 45B Daily volumetric limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 46 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water . . . 20 Replacement of pt 7 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 21 Part 7 Monitoring and reporting requirements 58 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Replacement of s 63 (Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53) . . . . . 21 63 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Amendment of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . . 22 Amendment of Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Amendment of s 18 (Decisions not to increase amount of water taken) ..................................... 28 Omission of s 41A (Grant of unallocated water to CEWH). . . . . . 28 Omission of s 43 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 29 Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements Page 2 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 34 Part 5 35 36 37 Part 6 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 45 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 29 46 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Amendment of sch 4 (Allocation of unallocated water) . . . . . . . . 30 Amendment of Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Omission of ch 5, pt 5 (Existing water allocations to take supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Replacement of s 35 (Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 35 Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Omission of s 21 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Insertion of new s 24A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 24A Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Omission of pt 5, div 2, sdiv 1 (Continued moratorium and interim arrangements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Amendment of s 29 (Unallocated water held as general, strategic or SunWater reserve) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Amendment of s 30 (Establishing general and strategic reserves) 33 Omission of pt 5, divs 4 and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Omission of pt 5, div 6, sdiv 2 (Water allocations to take supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Replacement of s 63 (Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water) ......................... 34 63 Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Replacement of s 71 (Water licences to take unsupplemented water) 34 71 Water licences to take unsupplemented water . . . . . . 34 Replacement of ss 73 and 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 73 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water . . . 35 74 Daily volumetric limits for taking unsupplemented water 35 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 35 Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 83 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 36 84 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2014 SL No. 142 Page 3
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 50 51 52 53 54 Part 7 55 56 57 58 Part 8 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Part 9 68 69 70 71 Amendment of s 87 (Implementation schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Amendment of s 88 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) 37 Amendment of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . . 37 Omission of sch 7 (Water licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Amendment of Water Resource (Calliope River Basin) Plan 2006 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Omission of pt 4, div 5 (Miscellaneous provisions). . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Replacement of pt 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 39 Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 23 Monitoring requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 24 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Amendment of s 26 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) 40 Amendment of Water Resource (Condamine and Balonne) Plan 2004 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Amendment of s 16 (Application of div 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Amendment of s 27 (Conditions for taking unsupplemented water) 41 Amendment of s 29 (Volumetric limit for unsupplemented water in the Lower Balonne). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Amendment of s 49 (Water licences for taking overland flow water in the Lower Balonne). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Amendment of pt 5, div 6, hdg (Miscellaneous provisions) . . . . . 42 Omission of s 52 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 42 Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 54 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 43 55 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Omission of sch 4 (Volumetric limits in the Lower Balonne). . . . . 44 Amendment of Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2011 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Omission of s 15 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Omission of s 18 (Interim arrangements for applications about unallocated water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Replacement of ch 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . 44 Chapter 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements Page 4 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents Part 10 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Part 11 81 82 83 84 Part 12 85 86 87 88 89 90 42 Monitoring requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 2011 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 26 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 52 (Elements of water allocations). . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 83 (Granting particular water licences) . . . . . . . Omission of s 84 (Granting particular water licences to holder of mining lease 1804) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 90 (Elements of water allocations) . . . . . . . . . 90 Elements of water allocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 130 (Elements of water allocations) . . . . . . . . 130 Elements of water allocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 146 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of sch 9 (Water licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Resource (Georgina and Diamantina) Plan 2004 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Miscellaneous provisions) . . . . . Omission of s 21 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 22 Monitoring requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 3 (Process for granting and amending interim resource operations licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Resource operations licence for the Nerang water supply scheme). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 34 (Water entitlements to be managed under a resource operations licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 35 (Matters chief executive must consider) . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 5, sdiv 2 (Water allocations for taking supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 45 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 52 2014 SL No. 142 Page 5
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Part 13 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 Page 6 Replacement of s 41 (Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 44 (Daily and monthly volumetric limits for taking unsupplemented water) .......................... Replacement of s 49 (Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water) ......................................... 49 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water . . . Omission of pt 5, div 7 (Critical water supply strategy) . . . . . . . . Omission of s 53 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 54 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . Schedule 5 Environmental flow objectives Amendment of sch 9, hdg (Rates and pump sizes) . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 11 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 10 (Decisions about taking water) . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 4, div 3, hdg (Mulgildie and Clarence Moreton management areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 13 (Continued taking of water in Mulgildie management area authorised) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 14 (Continued taking of water in Clarence Moreton management area authorised) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 15 (Granting water licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Granting water licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 4, div 5, hdg (Resource operations plan) . . . . Omission of ss 27 — 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 31 (Criteria for protection of flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 36 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 37 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 52 52 53 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 55 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 2014 SL No. 142
111 112 Part 14 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 Part 15 129 130 131 132 133 Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 38 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Omission of s 40 (Implementation schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Replacement of sch 5 (General reserve) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Schedule 5 General reserve Amendment of Water Resource (Gulf) Plan 2007 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Omission of s 22 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Amendment of s 24 (Matters to be considered for water sharing rules) ...................................... 69 Omission of ch 5, pt 1, div 2, sdiv 1 (Continued moratorium and interim arrangements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Omission of s 31 (Additional requirements for dealing with unallocated water that is groundwater). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Replacement of ch 5, pt 2, div 2, sdiv 1, hdg (Resource operations licences and distribution operations licences) . . . . . . 69 Omission of ss 44 and 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Amendment of s 46 (Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Omission of s 47 (Critical water supply arrangements) . . . . . . . . 70 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 2, sdiv 2 (Establishing water allocations) 70 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 3, sdiv 3 (Replacing authorities with water licences and granting or amending water licences) . . . . . . 70 Amendment of s 69 (Application of sdiv 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . 70 Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 91 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 71 92 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Amendment of s 96 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) 72 Omission of schs 9 to 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Amendment of Water Resource (Logan Basin) Plan 2007 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Omission of pt 5, div 3 (Process for granting and amending interim resource operations licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Replacement of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Resource operations licences) . 73 Omission of s 43 (Water entitlements to be managed under a resource operations licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Amendment of s 44 (Matters chief executive must consider) . . . . 73 2014 SL No. 142 Page 7
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 Part 16 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 Page 8 Omission of pt 5, div 5 (Granting water entitlements). . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 47 (Application of div 6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 6, sdiv 2 (Water allocations to take supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 53 (Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water .............................. Omission of s 56 (Daily and monthly volumetric limits for taking unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 60 (Amending water licences to take unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of ss 61 and 62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Annual volumetric limit for taking unsupplemented water .............................. 62 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water . . . Omission of pt 5, div 8 (Critical water supply strategy) . . . . . . . . Omission of s 66 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 67 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 72 (Implementation schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . Schedule 5 Environmental flow objectives Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Resource (Mary Basin) Plan 2006 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 5, div 5, hdg (Resource operations licences) . Omission of s 49 (Water allocations to be managed under resource operations licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 6 (Granting water entitlements). . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 54 (Application of div 7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 7, sdiv 2 (Water allocations to take supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 60 (Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 78 84 85 85 85 86 86 86 86 86 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 Part 17 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 Part 18 176 177 Omission of pt 5, div 9 (Critical water supply strategy) . . . . . . . . 86 Amendment of s 71 (Restriction on granting water licences) . . . . 87 Amendment of s 74 (Restriction on annual volumetric limit for taking subartesian water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Omission of ss 76—78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Omission of pt 7 (Strategies for achieving outcomes (general)). . 87 Replacement of pt 8 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 87 Part 8 Monitoring and reporting requirements 81 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 87 82 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Omission of s 88 (Implementation schedule) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Amendment of s 89 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) 89 Replacement of sch 6 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . 89 Schedule 6 Environmental flow objectives Omission of sch 10 (Water licences to take subartesian water). . 96 Amendment of sch 12 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Amendment of Water Resource (Mitchell) Plan 2007 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Omission of s 17 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Omission of ch 4, pt 1, div 2, sdiv 1 (Continued moratorium and interim arrangements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Omission of s 24 (Granting unallocated water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Omission of s 26 (Additional requirements for dealing with unallocated water that is groundwater). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Omission of ch 4, pt 2, div 3 (Replacing authority with water licence) ...................................... 98 Amendment of s 44 (Application of div 4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Replacement of ch 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . 98 Chapter 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 68 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Amendment of s 72 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) 99 Omission of sch 5 (Water licences to replace local government authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Amendment of Water Resource (Moonie) Plan 2003 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Amendment of s 18 (Decisions not to increase amount of water taken) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 2014 SL No. 142 Page 9
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 178 179 180 181 182 183 Part 19 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 Replacement of s 23 (Location for taking water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Location for taking water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 3, sdiv 2 (Supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 41A (Grant of unallocated water to CEWH). . . . . . Omission of s 43 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . Part 6 Monitoring requirements 45 Monitoring requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of sch 4 (Allocation of unallocated water). . . . . . . . Schedule 4 Allocation of unallocated water Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 36 (Water entitlements to be managed under resource operations licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Water entitlements to be managed under resource operations licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 37 (Deciding operating arrangements and supply requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 6, sdiv 1 (Replacing water entitlements) . . . Omission of ss 40 and 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 6, sdiv 2, hdg (Granting water entitlement) . Replacement of s 43 (Application of div 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Application of div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 48 (Elements of a water allocation) . . . . . . . . . 48 Elements of a water allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 51 (Daily and monthly volumetric limits for water allocation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 56 (Amending water licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of ss 57 and 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Annual volumetric limit for water licence . . . . . . . . . . 58 Maximum rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of pt 5, div 9 (Critical water supply arrangement) . . . . . Omission of pt 8 (Strategies for achieving outcomes (general)). . Replacement of pt 9 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . Part 9 Monitoring and reporting requirements 90 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 100 101 101 101 101 101 101 102 102 103 103 103 104 104 104 104 104 105 105 105 105 105 105 106 106 106 106 106 107 Page 10 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 198 199 Part 20 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 91 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Replacement of sch 7 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . 108 Schedule 7 Environmental flow objectives Amendment of sch 15 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Replacement of s 20B (Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems) . 115 20B Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Omission of s 22A (Amending in conjunction water licences and standby water licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Omission of s 22E (Particular applications accepted but not dealt with before 25 June 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Omission of s 22F (Volume) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Replacement of pt 5, div 3, hdg (Resource operations licences) . 116 Omission of s 28 (Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Amendment of s 29 (Matters chief executive must consider) . . . . 116 Replacement of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Granting water entitlements) . . 116 Omission of s 30 (Water entitlements to replace local government authorities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Amendment of s 32 (Application of div 5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Omission of pt 5, div 5, sdiv 2 (Supplemented water) . . . . . . . . . 117 Replacement of s 39 (Volume of supplemented water) . . . . . . . . 117 39 Volume of supplemented water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Amendment of s 46 (Water licences to take unsupplemented water) 117 Amendment of s 47 (Nominal entitlement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Replacement of s 48 (Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 48 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water . . . 118 Amendment of s 49D (Decisions not to increase amount of groundwater taken). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Amendment of s 49L (Elements of a water allocation) . . . . . . . . . 118 Amendment of s 49N (Annual volumetric limit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Amendment of s 49U (Nominal entitlement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements). . . 119 Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 2014 SL No. 142 Page 11
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 221 222 223 Part 21 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 Part 22 237 238 239 240 241 242 Page 12 50 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 55 (Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53) . . . . . 55 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 4 (Environmental flow objectives) . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 12 (Economic outcomes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 34 (Application of div 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 43 (Water licence for industrial purpose or amenities purpose at the Kareeya hydro-electric power station) . Amendment of s 44 (Granting particular water licences to owner of relevant lots) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 45 (Granting particular water licence to Tablelands Regional Council) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 48 (Elements of water allocations) . . . . . . . . . 48 Elements of water allocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 52 (Daily volumetric limit for a water allocation) Amendment of s 54 (Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 58 (Daily volumetric limits for a water licence) 58 Daily volumetric limit for a water licence. . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 71 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . . Replacement of sch 1 (Plan area, catchment areas and node locations) .................................... Schedule 1 Plan area, catchment areas and node locations Replacement of sch 3 (Groundwater management areas). . . . . . Schedule 3 Groundwater management areas Amendment of Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 Plan amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of s 21 (Measuring devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ch 5, pt 1, div 2 (Continued effect of moratorium notice) ...................................... Omission of ch 5, pt 1, div 3, sdiv 2 (Interim arrangements for applications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 2, sdiv 1, hdg (Resource operations licences and distribution operations licences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 2, sdiv 2 (Converting authorisations to water allocations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 120 120 121 127 128 128 128 128 128 129 129 129 129 129 130 130 130 130 132 134 134 134 134 134 134 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Contents 243 Replacement of s 51 (Elements of water allocations to take unsupplemented water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 51 Elements of water allocations to take unsupplemented water 135 244 Replacement of ss 63 and 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 63 Maximum rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 64 Daily volumetric limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 245 Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) . . 136 Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 79 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 136 80 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 246 Amendment of s 84 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57)137 247 Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 2014 SL No. 142 Page 13
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This water resource plan may be cited as the Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 . Part 2 Amendment of Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 2 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010. 3 Amendment of s 18 (Decisions are not to increase amount of water taken) (1) Section 18(2)(e)— omit . (2) Section 18(2)(f)— renumber as section 18(2)(e). 4 Omission of s 19 (Measuring devices) Section 19— omit . 5 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 1 (Continued moratorium and interim arrangements for applications) Chapter 5, part 2, division 1— omit . Page 14 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 2 Amendment of Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 [s 6] 6 Omission of ch 5, pt 4 (Replacing authorities and granting water licences) Chapter 5, part 4— omit . 7 Amendment of s 41 (Elements of water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring) Section 41(2), from ‘a water’ to ‘40 or’— omit . 8 Omission of ch 5, pt 5, div 1, hdg (Form of water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring) Chapter 5, part 5, division 1, heading— omit . 9 Omission of ch 5, pt 5, div 2 (Criteria for amending existing water entitlements to achieve plan outcomes) Chapter 5, part 5, division 2— omit . 10 Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Chapter 6— omit , insert — 2014 SL No. 142 Page 15
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 2 Amendment of Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 [s 10] Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 56 Monitoring requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3, the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 57 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— Page 16 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 2 Amendment of Water Resource (Baffle Creek Basin) Plan 2010 [s 11] previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 11 Replacement of ch 7, hdg (Implementing and amending this plan) Chapter 7, heading— omit , insert — Chapter 7 Amending this plan 12 Omission of s 58 (Implementation schedule) Section 58— omit . 13 Amendment of s 59 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) Section 59(e)— omit . 14 Omission of schs 6 to 8 Schedules 6 to 8— omit . 15 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) Schedule 9, definition existing overland flow works , paragraph (c), ‘mentioned in section 20(1)’— omit , insert — published on 16 July 2004 and amended on 27 September 2008 2014 SL No. 142 Page 17
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 16] Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 16 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002. 17 Replacement of pt 5, div 3, hdg (Resource operations licences) Part 5, division 3, heading— omit , insert — Division 3 Determining operational and supply arrangements for water infrastructure 18 Omission of s 26 (Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence) Section 26— omit . 19 Amendment of s 27 (Matters chief executive must consider) (1) Section 27(1), ‘and proposed infrastructure’— omit . (2) Section 27(1)(b), ‘or proposed infrastructure’— omit . 20 Omission of s 32 (Location for taking water) Section 32— omit . Page 18 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 21] 21 Omission of pt 5, div 5, sdiv 2 (Supplemented water) Part 5, division 5, subdivision 2— omit . 22 Replacement of s 37 (Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water) Section 37— omit , insert — 37 Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state the following— (a) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation; (b) for a water allocation to take unsupplemented water in subcatchment area C—the seasonal volumetric limit for the allocation; (c) the daily volumetric limit for the allocation; (d) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the allocation; (e) the flow conditions under which water may be taken. 23 Omission of s 40 (Monthly volumetric limits) Section 40— omit . 24 Replacement of s 44 (Elements of water licence) Section 44— omit , insert — 2014 SL No. 142 Page 19
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 25] 44 Elements of water licence A water licence to take unsupplemented water must state each of the following— (a) the purpose for which water may be taken under the licence; (b) the nominal entitlement for the licence; (c) for a water licence to take water in subcatchment area C or H—the seasonal volumetric limit for the licence; (d) the daily volumetric limit for the licence; (e) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the licence; (f) if a condition applies to the licence, including, for example, a flow condition under which water may be taken or a condition about storing water taken under the licence—the condition. 25 Replacement of ss 45B—46 Sections 45B to 46— omit , insert — 45B Daily volumetric limit The daily volumetric limit to take unsupplemented water under a water licence is the daily volumetric limit mentioned in section 40A or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. Page 20 46 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water The maximum rate at which unsupplemented water may be taken under a water licence is the maximum rate mentioned in section 41 or decided by the chief 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 26] executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 26 Replacement of pt 7 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 7— omit , insert — Part 7 Monitoring and reporting requirements 58 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 27 Replacement of s 63 (Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53) Section 63— omit , insert — 63 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and 2014 SL No. 142 Page 21
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 28] (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 28 Amendment of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) (1) Schedule 5, part 1— omit , insert — Part 1 Low flow objectives 1 At each node mentioned in table 1, column 1, other than node 8, minimise the extent to which the 50% daily flow stated in columns 2 to 4 of the table for each water flow season for the node is equalled or exceeded in less than 35% of the days in each water flow season for the simulation period. 2 At nodes 3, 11 and 12, mentioned in table 1, column 1, minimise the extent to which the 50% daily flow stated in columns 2 to 4 of the table for each water flow season for the node is equalled or exceeded in more than 65% of the days in each water flow season for the simulation period. Page 22 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 28] Table 1 Column 1 Node Column 2 Column 3 January–April 50% May–August 50% daily flow daily flow Column 4 September–December 50% daily flow 3 1340 6 392 7 307 8 122 10 169 11 842 12 64 672 211 166 47 13 10 0 353 102 81 7 2 0 0 3 At each node mentioned in table 2, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the water flow season in the simulation period that the 50% daily flow stated for the water flow season for the node in table 1 is equalled or exceeded be at least the percentage stated in table 2. Column 1 Column 2 Node January–April 1 37% 2 36% 4 22% 5 10% 9 34% Table 2 Column 3 May–August 38% 37% 30% 25% 17% Column 4 September–December 15% 15% 10% 7% 6% 2014 SL No. 142 Page 23
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 28] 4 At node 8, the 50% daily flow be at least the flow stated for each water flow season in table 1 between 49% and 50% of the total number of days in the water flow season in the simulation period. 5 At each node mentioned in table 3, column 1, other than node 8, minimise the extent to which the 90% daily flow stated in columns 2 to 4 of the table for each water flow season for the node is equalled or exceeded in less than 75% of the days in each water flow season for the simulation period. Column 1 Node Column 2 January–April 90% daily flow 3 320 6 94 7 74 84 10 4 11 8 12 0 Table 3 Column 3 May–August 90% daily flow 314 82 65 15 2 0 0 Column 4 September–December 90% daily flow 176 44 35 1 0 0 0 6 At each node mentioned in table 4, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the water flow season in the simulation period that the 90% daily flow stated for the water flow season for the node in table 3 is equalled or exceeded be at least the percentage stated in table 4. Page 24 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 28] Column 1 Column 2 Node January–April Table 4 Column 3 May–August Column 4 September–December 1 74% 2 71% 4 50% 5 13% 9 59% 57% 30% 56% 50% 43% 35% 38% 32% 24% 8% 7 At node 8, the 90% daily flow be at least the flow stated for each water flow season in table 3 between 89% and 90% of the total number of days in the water flow season in the simulation period. 8 At each node mentioned in table 5, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the simulation period on which the daily flow is less than 1ML be between the minimum and maximum percentages stated for the node in column 2 of the table. Table 5 Column 1 Node Column 2 Minimum–Maximum percentage 1 0–1 2 0–1 3 0–1 4 0–1 5 0–1 6 0–1 2014 SL No. 142 Page 25
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 28] Column 1 Node 7 8 9 10 11 12 Column 2 Minimum–Maximum percentage 0–1 0–14 0–1 5–25 26–46 0–63 9 At each node mentioned in table 6, column 1— (a) minimise the extent to which the number of periods of no flow of at least 1 month but less than 3 months in the simulation period are less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) minimise the extent to which the number of periods of no flow of at least 3 months in the simulation period are less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 3 of the table. Table 6 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Node Minimum–maximum number Minimum–maximum number 10 23–29 2–4 11 82–100 5–7 12 132–162 13–17 Page 26 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 3 Amendment of Water Resource (Barron) Plan 2002 [s 28] 10 At nodes 1 to 7 and 9, there be no periods of no flow of at least 1 month in the simulation period. 11 At node 8, in the simulation period, there be— (a) between 6 and 8 periods of no flow of at least 1 month but less than 3 months; and (b) between 1 and 3 periods of no flow of at least 3 months. (2) Schedule 5, part 2, table 7— omit , insert — Table 7 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Node Mean annual 1.5 year flow % DFV % Column 4 5 year DFV % Column 5 10 year DFV % Column 6 20 year DFV % 1 75 84 88 86 84 2 73 85 86 86 85 3 60 71 73 72 72 4 47 43 46 48 50 5 27 2 11 18 28 6 88 99 — — — 7 93 99 — — — 8 99.9 99.9 — — — 9 65 63 71 72 72 10 99 99 — — — 11 99 99 — — — 12 99 99 — — — (3) Schedule 5, part 3, table 8— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 27
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 4 Amendment of Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003 [s 29] omit , insert — Column 1 Node 1 2 3 4 5 9 11 Table 8 Column 2 Annual proportional flow deviation 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.3 3.2 1.7 1.4 Part 4 Amendment of Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003 29 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003. 30 Amendment of s 18 (Decisions not to increase amount of water taken) Section 18(2), ‘or 41A’— omit . 31 Omission of s 41A (Grant of unallocated water to CEWH) Section 41A— omit . Page 28 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 4 Amendment of Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003 [s 32] 32 Omission of s 43 (Measuring devices) Section 43— omit . 33 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 6— omit , insert — Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 45 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 46 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 29
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 4 Amendment of Water Resource (Border Rivers) Plan 2003 [s 34] (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 34 Amendment of sch 4 (Allocation of unallocated water) Schedule 4, table— omit , insert — Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Part of the plan area Average annual volume Use Stanthorpe Water Management Area 3000ML Irrigation and associated industry Stanthorpe Water Management Area 1500ML Town water supply Page 30 2014 SL No. 142
Part 5 Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 5 Amendment of Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 [s 35] Amendment of Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 35 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013. 36 Omission of ch 5, pt 5 (Existing water allocations to take supplemented water) Chapter 5, part 5— omit . 37 Replacement of s 35 (Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring) Section 35— omit , insert — 35 Elements of water allocation to take unsupplemented water A water licence to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring in the plan area must state the following— (a) 1 of the following purposes for which the water may be taken under the licence— (i) ‘agriculture’; (ii) ‘any’; (b) the daily volumetric limit; (c) the nominal entitlement; (d) the conditions, if any, including flow conditions. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 31
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 38] Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 38 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan2007. 39 Omission of s 21 (Measuring devices) Section 21— omit . 40 Insertion of new s 24A After section 24— insert — 24A Matters to be considered for infrastructure operating rules (1) In deciding the infrastructure operating rules to be included in the resource operations plan for water infrastructure or proposed infrastructure, the chief executive must consider— (a) the impact of the infrastructure’s or proposed infrastructure’s operation on the following— (i) instream water levels; (ii) beds and banks of watercourses; (iii) riparian vegetation; and (b) the extent to which artificial variations in instream water levels and flows may adversely affect natural ecosystems; and (c) the impact of the transfer of water between watercourses; and Page 32 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 41] (d) the likelihood of fish deaths caused by the operation of the infrastructure; and (e) the matters mentioned in section 23(1)(a) and (b). (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. 41 Omission of pt 5, div 2, sdiv 1 (Continued moratorium and interim arrangements) Part 5, division 2, subdivision 1— omit . 42 Amendment of s 29 (Unallocated water held as general, strategic or SunWater reserve) Section 29, note— omit . 43 Amendment of s 30 (Establishing general and strategic reserves) (1) Section 30, heading, ‘general and strategic reserves’— omit, insert — general reserve, strategic reserve and Sunwater reserve (2) Section 30— insert — (c) a SunWater reserve of water with a nominal volume of 8744ML (the SunWater reserve ). 44 Omission of pt 5, divs 4 and 5 Part 5, divisions 4 and 5— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 33
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 45] omit . 45 Omission of pt 5, div 6, sdiv 2 (Water allocations to take supplemented water) Part 5, division 6, subdivision 2— omit . 46 Replacement of s 63 (Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water) Section 63— omit, insert— 63 Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state the following— (a) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the allocation; (b) the daily volumetric limit for the allocation; (c) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation; (d) the flow conditions for the allocation. 47 Replacement of s 71 (Water licences to take unsupplemented water) Section 71— omit , insert — 71 Water licences to take unsupplemented water A water licence to take unsupplemented water must state the following— Page 34 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 48] (a) the purpose for which water may be taken under the licence, which must be 1 of the following— (i) stock and domestic; (ii) rural; (iii) any; (b) the maximum rate at which the water may be taken under the licence; (c) the daily volumetric limit for the licence; (d) the annual volumetric limit for the licence. 48 Replacement of ss 73 and 74 Sections 73 and 74— omit , insert — 73 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water The maximum rate at which unsupplemented water may be taken under a water licence is the maximum rate mentioned in section 65 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 74 Daily volumetric limits for taking unsupplemented water The daily volumetric limit to take unsupplemented water under a water licence is the annual volumetric limit mentioned in section 66 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 49 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 6— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 35
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 49] omit , insert — Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 83 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. Page 36 84 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 50] (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 50 Amendment of s 87 (Implementation schedule) Section 87(2)(a), ‘sections 57 and 62’— omit , insert — section 62 51 Amendment of s 88 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) Section 88(1)(k)— omit . 52 Amendment of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) (1) Schedule 5, part 2, table 4— omit , insert — Table 4 Column Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 1 Node Mean Median 1.5 year 5 year daily 20 year annual flow annual flow daily flow flow daily flow percentage percentage volume volume volume percentage percentage percentage 1 75 59 50 79 86 2 92 88 95 — — 8 97 96 99 — — 10 98 97 98 99 99 2014 SL No. 142 Page 37
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 6 Amendment of Water Resource (Burdekin Basin) Plan 2007 [s 53] Column Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 1 Node Mean Median 1.5 year 5 year daily 20 year annual flow annual flow daily flow flow daily flow percentage percentage volume volume volume percentage percentage percentage 11 92 88 94 96 98 12 82 80 92 86 86 (2) Schedule 5, part 2, table 5— omit , insert — Table 5 Column 1 Node 1 Column 2 Annual proportional flow deviation 2.9 2 1.8 10 0.2 11 1.0 12 1.2 53 Omission of sch 7 (Water licences) Schedule 7— omit . 54 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 10, definition existing overland flow works , paragraph (c), ‘mentioned in section 27(1)’— omit, insert — published on 17 January 2002 and amended on 25 July 2002 (2) Schedule 10, definition SunWater reserve, ‘ section 61’— Page 38 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 7 Amendment of Water Resource (Calliope River Basin) Plan 2006 [s 55] omit, insert — section 30(c) Part 7 Amendment of Water Resource (Calliope River Basin) Plan 2006 55 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Calliope River Basin) Plan 2006. 56 Omission of pt 4, div 5 (Miscellaneous provisions) Part 4, division 5— omit . 57 Replacement of pt 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 5— omit , insert — Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 23 Monitoring requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 39
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 7 Amendment of Water Resource (Calliope River Basin) Plan 2006 [s 58] (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 24 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 58 Amendment of s 26 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) (1) Section 26(c)— omit . (2) Section 26(d)— renumber as section 26(c). Page 40 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 8 Amendment of Water Resource (Condamine and Balonne) Plan 2004 [s 59] Part 8 Amendment of Water Resource (Condamine and Balonne) Plan 2004 59 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Condamine and Balonne) Plan 2004. 60 Amendment of s 16 (Application of div 2) Section 16(f) and (g)— omit . 61 Amendment of s 27 (Conditions for taking unsupplemented water) Section 27(5)— omit . 62 Amendment of s 29 (Volumetric limit for unsupplemented water in the Lower Balonne) (1) Section 29(1)— omit , insert — (1) The volumetric limit for taking water under an allocation for unsupplemented water in the Lower Balonne is the volumetric limit decided by the chief executive having regard to the lesser of— (a) the total capacity of existing works for storing water on the property; and (b) the volume decided by the chief executive based on information supplied by the authorisation holder for the infrastructure assessment. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 41
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 8 Amendment of Water Resource (Condamine and Balonne) Plan 2004 [s 63] (2) Section 29(2), ‘subsection (1)(b)(i)’— omit , insert — subsection (1)(a) (3) Section 29(3) to (5)— omit . (4) Section 29(6), ‘Subsection (1)(b)’— omit, insert— Subsection (1) (5) Section 29(6)— renumber as section 29(3). 63 Amendment of s 49 (Water licences for taking overland flow water in the Lower Balonne) Section 49(3), ‘29(1)(b), (2) and (3)’— omit, insert — 29(1) and (2) 64 Amendment of pt 5, div 6, hdg (Miscellaneous provisions) Part 5, division 6, heading, ‘provisions’— omit , insert — provision 65 Omission of s 52 (Measuring devices) Section 52— omit . 66 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 6— Page 42 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 8 Amendment of Water Resource (Condamine and Balonne) Plan 2004 [s 66] omit , insert — Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 54 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 55 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 43
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 9 Amendment of Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2011 [s 67] (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 67 Omission of sch 4 (Volumetric limits in the Lower Balonne) Schedule 4— omit . Part 9 Amendment of Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2011 68 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2011. 69 Omission of s 15 (Measuring devices) Section 15— omit . 70 Omission of s 18 (Interim arrangements for applications about unallocated water) Section 18— omit . 71 Replacement of ch 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Chapter 5— Page 44 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 9 Amendment of Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2011 [s 71] omit , insert — Chapter 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 42 Monitoring requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3, the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 43 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 45
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 10 Amendment of Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 2011 [s 72] previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. Part 10 Amendment of Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 2011 72 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 2011. 73 Omission of s 26 (Measuring devices) Section 26— omit . 74 Omission of s 52 (Elements of water allocations) Section 52 — omit . 75 Amendment of s 83 (Granting particular water licences) Section 83(2) — omit . 76 Omission of s 84 (Granting particular water licences to holder of mining lease 1804) Section 84 — omit . Page 46 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 10 Amendment of Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 2011 [s 77] 77 Replacement of s 90 (Elements of water allocations) Section 90 — omit , insert — 90 Elements of water allocations A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state the following— (a) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the allocation; (b) the daily volumetric limit for the allocation; (c) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation; (d) the flow conditions for the allocation. 78 Replacement of s 130 (Elements of water allocations) Section 130 — omit , insert — 130 Elements of water allocations A water allocation to take unsupplemented groundwater must state— (a) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation; and (b) the conditions under which groundwater may be taken under an allocation. 79 Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Chapter 6— omit , insert — 2014 SL No. 142 Page 47
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 10 Amendment of Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 2011 [s 79] Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 146 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. Page 48 147 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 11 Amendment of Water Resource (Georgina and Diamantina) Plan 2004 [s 80] (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 80 Omission of sch 9 (Water licences) Schedule 9— omit . Part 11 Amendment of Water Resource (Georgina and Diamantina) Plan 2004 81 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Georgina and Diamantina) Plan 2004. 82 Amendment of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Miscellaneous provisions) Part 5, division 4, heading, ‘provisions’— omit , insert — provision 83 Omission of s 21 (Measuring devices) Section 21— omit . 2014 SL No. 142 Page 49
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 11 Amendment of Water Resource (Georgina and Diamantina) Plan 2004 [s 84] 84 Replacement of pt 5 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 5— omit , insert — Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 22 Monitoring requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. Page 50 23 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 85] (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 85 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006. 86 Omission of pt 5, div 3 (Process for granting and amending interim resource operations licence) Part 5, division 3— omit . 87 Replacement of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Resource operations licence for the Nerang water supply scheme) Part 5, division 4, heading— omit , insert — Division 4 Deciding operational and supply arrangements for water infrastructure 88 Omission of s 34 (Water entitlements to be managed under a resource operations licence) Section 34— omit . 2014 SL No. 142 Page 51
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 89] 89 Amendment of s 35 (Matters chief executive must consider) (1) Section 35(1), ‘and proposed infrastructure’— omit . (2) Section 35(1)(a), ‘or proposed infrastructure’s’— omit . (3) Section 35(1)(b), ‘or proposed infrastructure’— omit . (4) Section 35(1)(e), ‘existing and proposed’— omit, insert— all the (5) Section 35(1)(f)— omit . (6) Section 35(1)(g) and (h)— renumber as section 35(1)(f) and (g). 90 Omission of pt 5, div 5, sdiv 2 (Water allocations for taking supplemented water) Part 5, division 5, subdivision 2— omit . 91 Replacement of s 41 (Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water) Section 41— omit, insert — 41 Elements of a water allocation to take unsupplemented water A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state— Page 52 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 92] (a) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the allocation; and (b) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation. 92 Omission of s 44 (Daily and monthly volumetric limits for taking unsupplemented water) Section 44— omit . 93 Replacement of s 49 (Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water) Section 49— omit , insert — 49 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water The maximum rate at which unsupplemented water may be taken under a water licence mentioned in section 47(1) is the maximum rate mentioned in section 45 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 94 Omission of pt 5, div 7 (Critical water supply strategy) Part 5, division 7— omit . 95 Omission of s 53 (Measuring devices) Section 53— omit . 2014 SL No. 142 Page 53
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 96] 96 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 6— omit , insert — Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 54 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. Page 54 55 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 97 Replacement of sch 5 (Environmental flow objectives) Schedule 5— omit , insert — Schedule 5 Environmental flow objectives section 13 Part 1 Low flow objectives 1 At each node mentioned in table 1, column 1, the 50% daily flow for the pre-development flow pattern for a water flow season is stated in column 2 of the table. Column 1 Node A B Table 1 Column 2 50% daily flow in megalitres Feb–April water flow season May–July water flow season 241 164 49 29 Aug–Nov water flow season 60 11 Dec-Jan water flow season 83 17 2014 SL No. 142 Page 55
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] Column 1 Node C D E F G H Column 2 50% daily flow in megalitres Feb–April water flow season May–July water flow season 334 123 88 33 59 29 21 9 78 33 57 37 Aug–Nov water flow season 40 13 12 2 14 17 Dec-Jan water flow season 126 32 21 7 30 25 2 At each node mentioned in table 2, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in a water flow season in the simulation period that the 50% daily flow for the plan scenario flow pattern stated for the water flow season in table 1 is equalled or exceeded, be at least the percentage stated in column 2 of the table for the water flow season. Table 2 Column 1 Node A B Column 2 Feb–April water flow season 33 16 May–July water flow season 32 7 Aug–Nov water flow season 28 36 Dec-Jan water flow season 33 40 C 30 26 23 30 D 46 44 36 41 E 47 47 46 47F42 43 30 41 Page 56 2014 SL No. 142
Column 1 Node G H Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] Column 2 Feb–April water flow season 29 46 May–July water flow season 28 47 Aug–Nov water flow season 32 43 Dec-Jan water flow season 31 46 3 At each node mentioned in table 3, column 1, the 90% daily flow for the pre-development flow pattern for a water flow season is stated in column 2 of the table. Column 1 Node A B C D E F G H Table 3 Column 2 90% daily flow in megalitres Feb–April water flow season May–July water flow season 33 41 77 39 20 13 7 12 9 21 13 10 11 10 Aug–Nov water flow season 7 1 4 2 3 0 2 0 Dec-Jan water flow season 5 1 6 3 3 0 2 0 4 At each node mentioned in table 4, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in a water flow season in the simulation period that the 90% daily flow for the plan scenario flow pattern stated for the water flow season in table 2014 SL No. 142 Page 57
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] 3 is equalled or exceeded, be at least the percentage stated in column 2 of the table for the water flow season. Table 4 Column 1 Node A Column 2 Feb–April water flow season 76 May–July water flow season 69 Aug–Nov water flow season 71 Dec-Jan water flow season 74 B 79 75 58 57 C 67 59 52 63 D 79 75 57 63 E 86 88 87 84F78 66 41 60 G 78 75 68 74 H 85 84 79 76 5 At each node mentioned in table 5, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the simulation period on which the daily flow is less than 1ML be between the minimum and maximum percentages stated for the node in column 2 of the table. Table 5 Column 1 Column 2 Node Minimum-maximum percentage A 2–13 B 6–30 C 2–11 D 3–24 E 1–7 Page 58 2014 SL No. 142
Column 1 Node F G H Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] Column 2 Minimum-maximum percentage 15–36 3–14 6–18 6 At each node mentioned in table 6, column 1, minimise the extent to which— (a) the number of periods of no flow of at least 1 month but less than 3 months in the simulation period is less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) the number of periods of no flow of at least 3 months but less than 6 months in the simulation period is less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 3 of the table; and (c) the number of periods of no flow of at least 6 months in the simulation period is less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 4 of the table. Table 6 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum A 0–9 B 3–90 C 0–4 D 2–64 E 0–0F7–85 0–0 0–16 0–0 — — 0–14 0–0 0–5 0–0 — — 0–2 2014 SL No. 142 Page 59
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum G 1–21 H 5–40 0–2 — 0–0 — Part 2 Medium to high flow objectives At each node mentioned in table 7, column 1— (a) the mean annual flow (the MAF ), expressed as a percentage of the MAF for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) the 1.5 year daily flow volume (the 1.5 year DFV ), expressed as a percentage of the 1.5 year DFV for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 3 of the table; and (c) the 5 year daily flow volume (the 5 year DFV ), expressed as a percentage of the 5 year DFV for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 4 of the table; and (d) the 20 year daily flow volume (the 20 year DFV ), expressed as a percentage of the 20 year DFV for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 5 of the table. Table 7 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Node MAF % 1.5 year DFV 5 year % DFV % 20 year DFV % A 85 92 — — B 70 80 — — Page 60 2014 SL No. 142
Column 1 Node C D E F G H Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 12 Amendment of Water Resource (Gold Coast) Plan 2006 [s 97] Column 2 MAF % 66 96 97 75 80 96 Column 3 Column 4 1.5 year DFV 5 year % DFV % — — 97 — 97 — 67 91 92 96 97 — Column 5 20 year DFV % — — — 92 — — Part 3 Seasonal flow objectives At each node mentioned in table 8, column 1— (a) the annual proportional flow deviation be no greater than the annual proportional flow deviation stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) the flow regime class be maintained as late summer flow regime class. Table 8 Column 1 Column 2 Node Annual proportional flow deviation A 0.8 B 2.0 C 2.0F1.3 G 1.2 2014 SL No. 142 Page 61
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 13 Amendment of Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 [s 98] 98 Amendment of sch 9, hdg (Rates and pump sizes) Schedule 9, heading, ‘sections 45 and 49’— omit , insert — section 49 99 Amendment of sch 11 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 11, definitions critical water supply strategy, daily volumetric limit and monthly volumetric limit — omit . (2) Schedule 11— insert— water flow season means any of the following periods in a year— (a) the period from 1 February to 30 April ( Feb–April water flow season ); (b) the period from 1 May to 31 July ( May–July water flow season ); (c) the period from 1 August to 30 November ( Aug–Nov water flow season ); (d) the period from 1 December to 31 January ( Dec–Jan water flow season ). Part 13 Amendment of Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 100 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006. Page 62 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 13 Amendment of Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 [s 101] 101 Amendment of s 10 (Decisions about taking water) (1) Section 10(3)(f), ‘section 15(3)’— omit, insert — section 15(b) (2) Section 10(3)(g)— omit. (3) Section 10(3)(h) to (k)— renumber as section 10(3)(g) to (j). 102 Replacement of pt 4, div 3, hdg (Mulgildie and Clarence Moreton management areas) Part 4, division 3, heading— omit , insert — Division 3 Clarence Moreton management area 103 Omission of s 13 (Continued taking of water in Mulgildie management area authorised) Section 13— omit . 104 Amendment of s 14 (Continued taking of water in Clarence Moreton management area authorised) Section 14(3)— omit . 105 Replacement of s 15 (Granting water licences) Section 15— omit, insert— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 63
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 191] 43 Application of div 7 This division applies to water allocations converted under the resource operations plan from authorisations. 191 Replacement of s 48 (Elements of a water allocation) Section 48— omit , insert — 48 Elements of a water allocation A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state— (a) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the allocation; and (b) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation. 192 Omission of s 51 (Daily and monthly volumetric limits for water allocation) Section 51— omit . 193 Amendment of s 56 (Amending water licences) Section 56(1)— omit , insert — (1) This section applies to a water licence to take unsupplemented water in force on the commencement of this plan. 194 Replacement of ss 57 and 58 Sections 57 and 58— omit , insert — 2014 SL No. 142 Page 105
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 195] 57 Annual volumetric limit for water licence The annual volumetric limit to take unsupplemented water for a water licence mentioned in section 56(1) is the annual volumetric limit mentioned in section 50 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 58 Maximum rates The maximum rate at which unsupplemented water may be taken under a water licence mentioned in section 56(1) is the maximum rate mentioned in section 52 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 195 Omission of pt 5, div 9 (Critical water supply arrangement) Part 5, division 9— omit . 196 Omission of pt 8 (Strategies for achieving outcomes (general)) Part 8— omit . 197 Replacement of pt 9 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 9— omit , insert — Page 106 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 197] Part 9 Monitoring and reporting requirements 90 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Also, a monitoring requirement for this plan is to monitor the pressure and levels of groundwater in the plan area. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 91 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 107
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 198] (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 198 Replacement of sch 7 (Environmental flow objectives) Schedule 7— omit , insert — Schedule 7 Environmental flow objectives section 15 Part 1 Low flow objectives 1 At each node mentioned in table 1, column 1, the 50% daily flow for the pre-development flow pattern for a water flow season is stated in column 2 of the table. Column 1 Node A B Feb–April water flow season 201 136 Table 1 Column 2 50% daily flow in megalitres May–July water flow season Aug–Nov water flow season 144 56 87 34 Dec-Jan water flow season 54 36 Page 108 2014 SL No. 142
Column 1 Node C D E F G H Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 198] Feb–April water flow season 225 48 1588 155 130 164 Column 2 50% daily flow in megalitres May–July water flow season Aug–Nov water flow season 105 52 23 11 844 582 90 72 67 47 82 39 Dec-Jan water flow season 102 22 1092 147 90 55 2 At each node mentioned in table 2, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in a water flow season in the simulation period that the 50% daily flow for the plan scenario flow pattern stated for the water flow season in table 1 is equalled or exceeded be at least the percentage stated in column 2 of the table for the water flow season. Column 1 Node A B C D E F Feb–April water flow season 46 29 25 45 25 32 Table 2 Column 2 May–July water flow season Aug–Nov water flow season 45 35 26 27 19 15 42 30 18 12 26 20 Dec-Jan water flow season 42 36 26 41 20 32 2014 SL No. 142 Page 109
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 198] Column 1 Node G H Feb–April water flow season 17 46 Column 2 May–July water flow season Aug–Nov water flow season 14 5 43 33 Dec-Jan water flow season 13 43 3 At each node mentioned in table 3, column 1, the 90% daily flow for the pre-development flow pattern for a water flow season is stated in column 2 of the table. Column 1 Node A B C D E F G H Feb–April water flow season 7 1 31 7 318 48 17 17 Table 3 Column 2 90% daily flow in megalitres May–July water flow season Aug–Nov water flow season 38 6 15 2 30 14 62 277 191 36 29 12 7 21 9 Dec-Jan water flow season 0 0 14 3 261 38 11 5 4 At each node mentioned in table 4, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in a water flow season in the simulation period that the 90% daily flow for the plan scenario flow pattern stated for the water flow season in table Page 110 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 198] 3 is equalled or exceeded be at least the percentage stated in table 4, column 2, for the water flow season. Column 1 Node A B C D E F G H Feb–April water flow season 83 84 71 77 51 58 24 79 Table 4 Column 2 May–July water flow season Aug–Nov water flow season 85 66 83 79 55 42 71 47 34 31 51 47 18 8 75 57 Dec-Jan water flow season 59 76 61 62 49 60 19 65 5 At each node mentioned in table 5, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the simulation period on which the daily flow is less than 1ML be between the minimum and maximum percentages stated for the node in column 2 of the table. Table 5 Column 1 Column 2 Node Minimum-maximum percentage A 5–23 B 7–17 C 0–13 D 3–28 2014 SL No. 142 Page 111
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 198] Column 1 Node E F G H Column 2 Minimum-maximum percentage 0–2 0–2 0–76 0–20 6 At each node mentioned in table 6, column 1, minimise the extent to which— (a) the number of periods of no flow of at least 1 month but less than 3 months in the simulation period is less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) the number of periods of no flow of at least 3 months but less than 6 months in the simulation period is less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 3 of the table; and (c) the number of periods of no flow of at least 6 months in the simulation period is less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 4 of the table. Table 6 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum A 4–67 — — B 4–25 — — C 0–16 0–1 0–0 D 1–70 — — E 0–2 0–1 0–0 Page 112 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 198] Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum Minimum-maximum F 0–2 0–1 0–0 G 0–112 0–46 0–46 H 2–45 0–16 0–3 Part 2 Medium to high flow objectives At each node mentioned in table 7, column 1— (a) the annual proportional flow deviation (the APFD ) be no greater than the APFD stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) the mean annual flow (the MAF ), expressed as a percentage of the MAF for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 3 of the table; and (c) the 1.5 year daily flow volume (the 1.5 year DFV ), expressed as a percentage of the 1.5 year DFV for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 4 of the table; and (d) the 5 year daily flow volume (the 5 year DFV ), expressed as a percentage of the 5 year DFV for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 5 of the table; and (e) the 20 year daily flow volume (the 20 year DFV ), expressed as a percentage of the 20 year DFV for the pre-development flow pattern, be at least the percentage stated for the node in column 6 of the table; and (f) the flow regime class be maintained as late summer flow regime class. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 113
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 19 Amendment of Water Resource (Moreton) Plan 2007 [s 199] Column 1 Node A B C D E F G H Column 2 APFD — 2.5 — 2.5 — — 2.5 — Table 7 Column 3 Column 4 MAF% 1.5 year DFV% 96 97 84 — 66 — 81 82 66 — 81 — 68 68 95 96 Column 5 5 year DFV% — — — 93 — — 82 — Column 6 20 year DFV% — — — 95 — — 94 — 199 Amendment of sch 15 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 15, definitions critical water supply arrangement, daily volumetric limit and monthly volumetric limit — omit . (2) Schedule 15— insert— water flow season means any of the following periods in a year— (a) the period from 1 February to 30 April ( Feb–April water flow season ); (b) the period from 1 May to 31 July ( May–July water flow season ); (c) the period from 1 August to 30 November ( Aug–Nov water flow season ); (d) the period from 1 December to 31 January ( Dec–Jan water flow season ). Page 114 2014 SL No. 142
Part 20 Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 200] Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 200 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002. 201 Replacement of s 20B (Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems) Section 20B— omit , insert — 20B Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives—relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems The performance indicator for the environmental flow objectives for assessing flow to a relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystem is the drawdown deviation. 202 Omission of s 22A (Amending in conjunction water licences and standby water licences) Section 22A— omit . 203 Omission of s 22E (Particular applications accepted but not dealt with before 25 June 2003) Section 22E— omit . 204 Omission of s 22F (Volume) Section 22F— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 115
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 205] omit . 205 Replacement of pt 5, div 3, hdg (Resource operations licences) Part 5, division 3, heading— omit , insert — Division 3 Deciding operational and supply arrangements for water infrastructure 206 Omission of s 28 (Water allocations to be managed under a resource operations licence) Section 28— omit . 207 Amendment of s 29 (Matters chief executive must consider) (1) Section 29(1), ‘and proposed infrastructure’— omit . (2) Section 29(1)(b), ‘or proposed infrastructure’— omit . 208 Replacement of pt 5, div 4, hdg (Granting water entitlements) Part 5, division 4, heading— omit , insert — Division 4 Water licences to take declared water Page 116 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 209] 209 Omission of s 30 (Water entitlements to replace local government authorities) Section 30— omit . 210 Amendment of s 32 (Application of div 5) Section 32(c)— omit . 211 Omission of pt 5, div 5, sdiv 2 (Supplemented water) Part 5, division 5, subdivision 2— omit . 212 Replacement of s 39 (Volume of supplemented water) Section 39— omit , insert — 39 Volume of supplemented water A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state a monthly volumetric limit. 213 Amendment of s 46 (Water licences to take unsupplemented water) Section 46(2)— omit . 214 Amendment of s 47 (Nominal entitlement) Section 47(1)— omit , insert — 2014 SL No. 142 Page 117
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 215] (1) This section states the nominal entitlement for a licence to take unsupplemented water in force on the commencement of this plan. 215 Replacement of s 48 (Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water) Section 48— omit , insert — 48 Maximum rates for taking unsupplemented water The maximum rate at which unsupplemented water may be taken under a water licence is the maximum rate mentioned in section 43 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 216 Amendment of s 49D (Decisions not to increase amount of groundwater taken) Section 49D(3)(b), ‘or 22E(3)’— omit . 217 Amendment of s 49L (Elements of a water allocation) Section 49L(1)— omit , insert — (1) A water allocation to take groundwater must state an annual volumetric limit for the allocation. 218 Amendment of s 49N (Annual volumetric limit) (1) Section 49N(1)(a), after ‘authorisation 1’— insert — and authorisation 2 Page 118 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 219] (2) Section 49N(1)(b)— omit . (3) Section 49N(1)(c) to (f)— renumber as section 49N(1)(b) to (e). 219 Amendment of s 49U (Nominal entitlement) Section 49U(1)(e)— omit, insert— (e) for authorisation 13—the nominal entitlement stated on the water licence. 220 Replacement of pt 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Part 6— omit , insert — Part 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 50 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Also, the monitoring requirements for this plan are— 2014 SL No. 142 Page 119
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 221] (a) monitoring groundwater levels in the plan area; and (b) monitoring natural relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystems, for— (i) depth to groundwater level; and (ii) seawater intrusion or water quality in coastal aquifers; and (iii) volume of baseflow; and (iv) distribution, and information on the hydraulic-habitat requirements in aquifers and hyporheic zones, of micro-organism species and communities. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 221 Replacement of s 55 (Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53) Section 55— omit , insert — 55 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. Page 120 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 222] (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 222 Amendment of sch 4 (Environmental flow objectives) (1) Schedule 4, part 1— omit , insert — Part 1 Low flow objectives 1 At each node mentioned in table 1, column 1 minimise the extent to which the 50% daily flow stated in columns 2 to 4 of the table for each water flow season for the node is equalled or exceeded in less than 35% of the days in each water flow season for the simulation period for surface water. 2 At each node mentioned in table 1, column 1, other than node I, minimise the extent to which the 50% daily flow stated in columns 2 to 4 of the table for each water flow season for the node is equalled or exceeded in more than 65% of the days in each water flow season for the simulation period for surface water. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 121
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 222] Table 1 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node August–November December–March April–July 50% 50% daily flow 50% daily flow daily flow B 92 C9 D2 E4F62 G5 I6 671 404 146 100 20 10 11 18 407 229 25 16 86 41 3 At each node mentioned in table 2, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the water flow season in the simulation period for surface water that the 50% daily flow stated for the water flow season for the node in table 1 is equalled or exceeded be at least the percentage stated in table 2. Table 2 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node August–November December–March April–July A 16% H 35% 33% 29% 35% 35% 4 At each node mentioned in table 3, column 1, minimise the extent to which the 90% daily flow stated in columns 2 to 4 of the table for each water flow season for the node is equalled or exceeded in less than 75% of the days in each water flow season for the simulation period for surface water. Page 122 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 222] Table 3 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node August–November December–March April–July 90% daily flow 90% daily flow 90% daily flow B 18 C0 D1 E0F14 G1 I0 45 118 08 13 00 32 73 26 64 5 At each node mentioned in table 4, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the water flow season in the simulation period for surface water that the 90% daily flow stated for the water flow season for the node in table 3 is equalled or exceeded be at least the percentage stated in table 4. Table 4 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Node August–November December–March April–July A 64% H 75% 63% 49% 75% 75% 6 At each node mentioned in table 5, column 1, the percentage of the total number of days in the simulation period for surface water on which the daily flow is less than 1ML be between the minimum and maximum percentages stated for the node in column 2 of the table. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 123
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 222] Column 1 Node A B C D E F G H I Table 5 Column 2 Minimum–Maximum percentage 0–15 0–15 0–33 1–32 3–48 0–16 0–24 0–16 13–28 7 At each node mentioned in table 6, column 1— (a) minimise the extent to which the number of periods of no flow of at least 1 month but less than 3 months in the simulation period for surface water are less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 2 of the table; and (b) minimise the extent to which the number of periods of no flow of at least 3 months in the simulation period for surface water are less than the minimum or more than the maximum number stated for the node in column 3 of the table. Column 1 Node A B C Table 6 Column 2 Minimum–maximum number Column 3 Minimum–maximum number 0–15 0–5 0–55 0–1 0–0 0–2 Page 124 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 222] Column 1 Node Column 2 Minimum–maximum number Column 3 Minimum–maximum number D 0–4 E 0–89F0–0 G 0–15 H 0–3 I 24–32 (2) Schedule 4, part 2, table 7— omit, insert — Table 7 0–2 0–11 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Node Mean annual 1.5 year DFV 5 year DFV 20 year DFV flow % % % % A 83 93 97 97 B 86 95 93 93 C 92 97 96 98F95 98 99 99 H 95 98 — — I 98 98 — — (3) Schedule 4, part 3, table 8— omit, insert — 2014 SL No. 142 Page 125
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 222] Table 8 Column 1 Node A B C F Column 2 Annual proportional flow deviation 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 (4) Schedule 4, part 5— omit, insert — Part 5 Relevant groundwater-dependent ecosystem flow objectives 12 At each node mentioned in table 10, column 1, groundwater levels must not exceed the drawdown deviation stated in column 2 of the table. Table 10 Column 1 Node Column 2 Drawdown deviation (Metres) 1 0.5 2 0.5 3 0.5 4 1.0 5 5.0 6 5.0 7 3.0 8 1.2 9 5.0 10 5.0 Page 126 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 20 Amendment of Water Resource (Pioneer Valley) Plan 2002 [s 223] Column 1 Node 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Column 2 Drawdown deviation (Metres) 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.75 5.0 1.1 0.5 223 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 10, definitions level 1 drawdown deviation and level 2 drawdown deviation — omit . (2) Schedule 10— insert— drawdown deviation means the drawdown below the June 2003 level that must not be exceeded for more than 365 consecutive days. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 127
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 [s 224] Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 224 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013. 225 Amendment of s 12 (Economic outcomes) Section 12(c)(i), example, ‘Johnston’— omit , insert — Johnstone 226 Amendment of s 34 (Application of div 2) Section 34, after ‘spring’— insert — by impounding the flow of water 227 Amendment of s 43 (Water licence for industrial purpose or amenities purpose at the Kareeya hydro-electric power station) Section 43(2), from ‘On the’ to ‘plan, the’— omit , insert — The 228 Amendment of s 44 (Granting particular water licences to owner of relevant lots) Section 44(1), from ‘On the’ to ‘plan, the’— omit , insert — The Page 128 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 [s 229] 229 Amendment of s 45 (Granting particular water licence to Tablelands Regional Council) Section 45(1), from ‘On the’ to ‘plan, the’— omit , insert — The 230 Replacement of s 48 (Elements of water allocations) Section 48— omit , insert — 48 Elements of water allocations A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state the following— (a) the daily volumetric limit for the allocation; (b) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation; (c) the conditions, if any, for the allocation. 231 Amendment of s 52 (Daily volumetric limit for a water allocation) Section 52(1)(b), ‘0.864’— omit , insert — 0.0864 232 Amendment of s 54 (Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring) (1) Section 54(c)— omit . (2) Section 54(d) to (f)— renumber as section 54(c) to (e). 2014 SL No. 142 Page 129
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 [s 233] 233 Replacement of s 58 (Daily volumetric limits for a water licence) Section 58— omit , insert — 58 Daily volumetric limit for a water licence The daily volumetric limit to take unsupplemented water for an amended water licence is the daily volumetric limit mentioned in section 52 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the amended water licence were a water allocation. 234 Amendment of s 71 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Section 71(1)— omit , insert — (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3, the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan. 235 Replacement of sch 1 (Plan area, catchment areas and node locations) Schedule 1— omit , insert — Page 130 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 [s 235] Schedule 1 Plan area, catchment areas and node locations sections 4, 5 and 9(2)(a) 2014 SL No. 142 Page 131
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 [s 236] 236 Replacement of sch 3 (Groundwater management areas) Schedule 3— omit , insert — Page 132 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 21 Amendment of Water Resource (Wet Tropics) Plan 2013 [s 236] Schedule 3 Groundwater management areas section 7 2014 SL No. 142 Page 133
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 22 Amendment of Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 [s 237] Part 22 Amendment of Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 237 Plan amended This part amends the Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010. 238 Omission of s 21 (Measuring devices) Section 21— omit . 239 Omission of ch 5, pt 1, div 2 (Continued effect of moratorium notice) Chapter 5, part 1, division 2— omit . 240 Omission of ch 5, pt 1, div 3, sdiv 2 (Interim arrangements for applications) Chapter 5, part 1, division 3, subdivision 2— omit . 241 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 2, sdiv 1, hdg (Resource operations licences and distribution operations licences) Chapter 5, part 2, division 2, subdivision 1, heading— omit . 242 Omission of ch 5, pt 2, div 2, sdiv 2 (Converting authorisations to water allocations) Chapter 5, part 2, division 2, subdivision 2— omit . Page 134 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 22 Amendment of Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 [s 243] 243 Replacement of s 51 (Elements of water allocations to take unsupplemented water) Section 51— omit , insert — 51 Elements of water allocations to take unsupplemented water A water allocation to take unsupplemented water must state the following— (a) the maximum rate at which water may be taken under the allocation; (b) the daily volumetric limit for the allocation; (c) the annual volumetric limit for the allocation. 244 Replacement of ss 63 and 64 Sections 63 and 64— omit , insert — 63 Maximum rates The maximum rate at which unsupplemented water may be taken under a water licence is the maximum rate mentioned in section 55 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 64 Daily volumetric limits The daily volumetric limit to take unsupplemented water for a water licence is the daily volumetric limit mentioned in section 56 or decided by the chief executive under that section as if the water licence were a water allocation. 2014 SL No. 142 Page 135
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 22 Amendment of Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 [s 245] 245 Replacement of ch 6 (Monitoring and reporting requirements) Chapter 6— omit , insert — Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements 79 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 80 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period )— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and Page 136 2014 SL No. 142
Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 Part 22 Amendment of Water Resource (Whitsunday) Plan 2010 [s 246] (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period , in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. 246 Amendment of s 84 (Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57) (1) Section 84(g)— omit . (2) Section 84(h) and (i)— renumber as section (g) and (h). 247 Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary) Schedule 8, definition priority group — omit , insert — priority group means a priority group mentioned in schedule 5, part 1. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 26 June 2014. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 27 June 2014. 3 The administering agency is the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 2014 SL No. 142 Page 137
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