Queensland Consolidated Acts

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 98

(1) The draft resource operations plan (the draft plan) must—

(a) state the water resource plan, or draft water resource plan, for which the draft plan is being prepared; and

(b) contain a map of the proposed plan area; and

(c) state the water to which the draft plan is intended to apply; and

(d) identify any water infrastructure to which the draft plan is intended to apply and how it will be operated; and

(e) if the water infrastructure identified includes a relevant dam—the full supply level for the dam; and

(f) state how the chief executive will sustainably manage water to which the draft plan is intended to apply; and

(g) state the water and natural ecosystem monitoring and reporting practices that will apply in the proposed plan area; and

(h) state how the draft plan addresses the water resource plan, or draft water resource plan, outcomes.

(2) The draft plan may include, but is not limited to, the following—

(a) a map or diagram, or a series of maps or diagrams, showing water information for the proposed plan area;

(b) environmental management rules, seasonal water assignment rules and water sharing rules for the water to which the draft plan is intended to apply;

(c) directions to the chief executive about the refusal to grant, or non-acceptance of, an application for a water licence under this Act;

(d) a process for granting, reserving or otherwise dealing with unallocated water to which the draft plan is intended to apply;

(e) a process for meeting future water requirements in the plan area;

(f) details of any amendments or changes to be made to water entitlements;

(g) an implementation schedule setting out arrangements for progressive implementation of the requirements of the plan over a period of up to 5 years.

(3) If the draft plan provides for the regulating of the taking of overland flow water, the draft plan must set a minimum share of overland flow water that each owner of land in the proposed plan area may take.

(4) Also, if the draft plan provides for water allocations, the draft plan must state the following—

(a) the rules for, and details of, any proposed conversions to water allocations of existing water licences, interim water allocations and other authorities to take water;

(b) the environmental management rules, water sharing rules, water allocation change rules and seasonal water assignment rules for water to which the draft plan is intended to apply.

(5) The water allocation change rules may contain limits on the volume of water that may be transferred—

(a) between different locations whether in or outside Queensland; or

(b) for different purposes.

(6) The draft plan, to the extent it applies to a wild river area, must not be inconsistent with the wild river declaration for the area.