Water Resources (Exemption) Variation Regulations 2004 (SA)
South Australia
Water Resources (Exemption) Variation Regulations 2004
under the Water Resources Act 1997
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
Short title
Commencement
Variation provisions
Part 2—Variation of Water Resources Regulations 1997
Insertion of regulation 29
29Exemption in relation to the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area—2004/2005
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Water Resources (Exemption) Variation Regulations 2004.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.
3—Variation provisions
In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.
Part 2—Variation of Water Resources Regulations 1997
4—Insertion of regulation 29
After regulation 28 insert:
29—Exemption in relation to the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area—2004/2005
(1)Subject to subregulation (2), a person who is the holder of a licence that—
(a)has been granted in respect of a well in the prescribed area; and
(b)is endorsed with a water (taking) allocation for irrigation purposes,
is exempt from section 124 to the extent that the levy declared for the 2004/2005 financial year in relation to the licence is based on the right to take water for irrigation purposes under the licence.
(2)An exemption under subregulation (1) is subject to the following conditions:
(a)that the holder of the licence pay to the Minister an amount calculated as follows:
A = WA (LR + SL)
where
A is the amount to be paid
WA is the amount of water (expressed in megalitres) allocated to the person for irrigation purposes under the licence for the 2004/2005 financial year
LR is the relevant levy rate (per megalitre) that applies under Column C of Table 1
SL is—
(i)if the water allocation is from the Tolmer Management Area (Confined Aquifer)—$1.50 per megalitre of allocation;
(ii)if the water allocation is from any other area—nil,
and if the holder of the licence has an allocation that will relate to more than one crop during the 2004/2005 financial year (as determined by the Minister for the purposes of making the allocation), then there will be an amount payable with respect to each of the relevant circumstances that apply under Table 1;
(b)that any amount payable under paragraph (a) be paid by the holder of the licence to the Minister by a date and in a manner specified by the Minister by a notice served on the holder of the licence after the commencement of the 2004/2005 financial year.
(3)In this regulation—
megalitre means 1 000 kilolitres;
prescribed area means the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area (see the Water Resources (Tintinara Coonalypn Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2000).
Table 1—2004/2005 levy rate for irrigation allocation
A
Type of crop
B
Irrigation system used
C
Levy rate
$/ML
Native flowers
D
$1.01
Lawn/Turf
S
$1.17
Lucerne
C/S (< or = to 2,500mg/L)
C/S (>2,500mg/L)
T/F
$1.07
$0.97
$0.88
Maize (Oct)
C
$0.51
Olive (Fresh)
D/S (< or = to 2,500mg/L)
D/S (>2,500mg/L)
$0.85
$0.72
Olive (Oil)
D/S (< or = to 2,500mg/L)
D/S (>2,500mg/L)
$0.84
$0.71
Onion (Sep)
C
T
$0.52
$0.46
Pasture/Dairy
C
$0.99
Potato (Nov)
C
$0.71
Potato ("Nadine")
C
$0.65
Tomato (Nov)
Fr
$0.84
Winegrape
D/S
$1.35
1.
D
indicates a drip irrigation system
C
indicates a centre pivot irrigation system
F
indicates a flood irrigation system
FR
indicates a furrow irrigation system
S
indicates a sprinkler irrigation system
T
indicates a travelling irrigation system
2.
ML
represents megalitres
3.
mg/L
represents milligrams per litre, a measure of salinity
Note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 7 October 2004
No 213 of 2004
MEC 0064/04 CS
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