Water Resources Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2000 No. 18 South East Queensland Water Board Act 1979 Water Resources Act 1989 WATER RESOURCES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND WATER BOARD BY–LAW 1991 3 By-law amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 2 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 4 (Signs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Amendment of s 13 (Driving or riding vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF WATER RESOURCES REGULATION 1999 7 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Insertion of new pt 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3A—WATER ALLOCATION 15A Allocation for South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15B Conditions for company allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s5 Water Resources Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 18, 2000 PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Water Resources Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on the settlement day under the South EastQueensland Water Board (Reform Facilitation) Act 1999 . PART 2—AMENDMENT OF SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND WATER BOARD BY–LAW 1991 ˙ By-law amended in pt 2 3. This part amends the South East Queensland Water Board By-law 1991. ˙ Amendment of s 2 (Interpretation) 4. Section 2, definition “vehicle” , ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert — ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Signs) 5. Section 4(3), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert — ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’.

s6 3 s8 Water Resources Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 18, 2000 ˙ Amendment of s 13 (Driving or riding vehicles) 6. Section 13(2), ‘ Traffic Act 1949 ’— omit, insert— ‘ Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ’. PART 3—AMENDMENT OF WATER RESOURCES REGULATION 1999 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 3 7. This part amends the Water Resources Regulation 1999. ˙ Insertion of new pt 3A 8. After part 3— insert— ‘ PART 3A—WATER ALLOCATION ˙ ‘ Allocation for South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited ‘ 15A.(1) A water allocation of 345 000 ML a year (the “company allocation” ) from the sources mentioned in subsection (2) is fixed for South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited (the “company” ). 1 ‘ (2) The sources for the company allocation are— (a) the impoundments of the Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine Dams; and 1 This allocation was fixed on the basis of the following full supply levels— (a) Somerset Dam—RL 99.00 metres AHD; (b) Wivenhoe Dam—RL 67.00 metres AHD; (c) North Pine Dam—RL 39.63 metres AHD; (d) Mt Crosby Weir—RL 6.90 metres AHD.

s8 4 s8 Water Resources Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 18, 2000 (b) the section of the Brisbane River between the Wivenhoe Dam and Mt Crosby Weir. ‘ ˙ Conditions for company allocation ‘ 15B.(1) The conditions stated in this section are imposed on the company allocation. ‘ (2) The maximum volume of water the company may take from the impoundment of the North Pine Dam in a year is 59 000 ML. ‘ (3) The company must make available from the company allocation to Esk Shire Council, free of charge— (a) 220 ML a year for use for the Town of Esk; and (b) 270 ML a year for use for the Town of Lowood. ‘ (4) The company must make available from the company allocation to the Glamorgan Vale Water Board, free of charge, 250 ML a year for use for the Glamorgan Vale Water Supply Area. ‘ (5) The company must make available from the company allocation, free of charge— (a) a sufficient volume of water, but not more than an aggregate of 7 000 ML a year, to meet the rights to water of licensees authorised under licences issued under part 4 of the Act to take water for irrigation purposes from the Brisbane River between the Wivenhoe Dam and Mt Crosby Weir; and (b) a sufficient volume of water to meet the riparian rights of persons under section 36 of the Act relating to any of the sources to which the company allocation relates; and (c) a sufficient volume of water to meet the rights to water of other persons under authorisations under the Act if the authorisations— (i) are in force on the commencement of this section; and (ii) relate to any of the sources to which the company allocation relates.’.

5 Water Resources Legislation Amendment (No. 1) No. 18, 2000 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 3 February 2000. 2. Notified in the gazette on 4 February 2000. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Natural Resources. © State of Queensland 2000