Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Subsection (2) applies if the Minister is satisfied urgent action should be taken because—
(a) there is a shortage of water; or
(b) there is a thing in harmful quantities in water.
(2) The Minister must publish a notice—
(a) reducing, for a particular purpose or otherwise, either or both of the following—
(i) the volume of water a person may take;
(ii) the rate at which, and the times when, a person may take water; or
(b) reducing a person's entitlement to interfere with water; or
(c) prohibiting the taking of, or interfering with, water.
(3) The reduction or prohibition has effect despite any authority a person has under another provision of this Act.
(4) The notice remains in force until whichever of the following first happens—
(a) the commencement of a regulation dealing with the matters mentioned in subsection (2);
(b) the end of 21 days after the day the notice is published.
(5) The notice is subordinate legislation.
(6) Only 1 notice may be published under subsection (2) for each shortage of water or occurrence of a thing in harmful quantities in water.
(7) A person must not take water in contravention of the notice.
Maximum penalty for subsection (7)—1665 penalty units.