Queensland Consolidated Acts

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 76

(1) In deciding whether to approve or refuse to approve the plan, the chief executive must consider the following—

(a) consistency with any guidelines for the preparation of land and water management plans issued by the chief executive;

(b) the application and additional information given in relation to the application;

(c) the risk to land and water arising from the use of water on the land;

(d) existing industry codes of practice for water use;

(e) policies developed in consultation with local communities for the use of water;

(f) the public interest.

(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to—

(a) an application for approval of a farm management system as a land and water management plan; or

(b) a proposed land and water management plan, or part of a proposed plan, comprising an accredited ERMP.