Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsadministrator see section 530.
advisory council means an advisory council established under section 570.
animal husbandry activities means the breeding, keeping or raising of animals, or caring for animals, for commercial purposes if the animals are kept in an enclosure, pond or other confined area.
anniversary day, for an approved water efficiency management plan, means each anniversary of the day the plan was approved.
annual report means—
(a) a report prepared by a service provider under section 141(1); or
(b) a report prepared by a recycled water provider under section 273.
appointer see section 402.
appropriately qualified, for a person to whom a power may be delegated, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
approved drinking water quality management plan means a drinking water quality management plan approved by the regulator under chapter 2, part 4, division 3.
approved form means a form approved under section 585.
approved recycled water management plan means a recycled water management plan approved by the regulator, and not suspended or cancelled, under chapter 3.
approved system leakage management plan means a system leakage management plan approved by the regulator under section 87.
approved validation program means a validation program approved by the regulator under chapter 3.
approved water efficiency management plan means a water efficiency management plan approved under chapter 2, part 3, division 6.
approved water supply emergency response see the Water Act, schedule 4.
assessment manager see the Planning Act, section 246(1).
Note—
Under the Planning Act, the assessment manager for a development application is generally the local government for the area in which the development is to be carried out. However, in some circumstances, it may be another entity prescribed under a regulation under that Act or decided by the Minister administering that Act.
auditor means—
(a) for an audit under chapter 2, part 4, division 4—the person who, under the division, has prepared, or is to prepare, an audit report for the audit; or
(b) for an audit under chapter 3—the person who, under the chapter, has prepared, or is to prepare, an audit report for the audit.
authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 402.
authorised person, of a service provider, means a person authorised by the service provider under chapter 2, part 3, division 4.
available for inspection and purchase, in relation to a document, means the document is available for inspection and purchase under section 574, 575 or 576.
billing period, for premises of a customer of a water service provider, means a period during which the water service provider measures the volume of water supplied to the premises for the purpose of charging for the water.
bulk water service means the supply of large quantities of water other than as an irrigation service.
category 1 failure impact rating, for a dam, means a category 1 failure impact rating for the dam under section 346.
category 2 failure impact rating, for a dam, means a category 2 failure impact rating for the dam under section 346.
coal seam gas means petroleum (in any state) occurring naturally in association with coal or oil shale, or in strata associated with coal or oil shale mining.
coal seam gas water means underground water brought to the surface of the earth in connection with exploring for or producing coal seam gas, and includes coal seam gas water—
(a) whether it is treated or untreated; or
(b) that is mixed with other water.
commencement, for chapter 10, part 4, see section 640.
commission means the Queensland Water Commission.
commission water restriction see the Water Act, section 360ZD(1).
compliance notice means a notice given under section 465.
concurrence agency see the Planning Act, section 251.
Note—
Under the Planning Act, the concurrence agency for a development application is the entity prescribed under a regulation under that Act as a concurrence agency for the application or, if the functions of the entity in relation to the application have been devolved or delegated to another entity, the other entity.
condition—
(a) of an approved recycled water management plan, means—
(i) any regulator conditions for the plan; or
(ii) a condition mentioned in section 208(2), (3), (5) or (6) that applies to the plan; and
(b) of an exemption, means—
(i) any regulator conditions for the exemption; or
(ii) the condition mentioned in section 246(1).
connection means a property service that supplies either water supply services or sewerage services, or both, to premises.
convicted includes a finding of guilty, and the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
cost-benefit analysis, for a distribution system, means an analysis of—
(a) the cost of measures to reduce leakage; and
(b) the economic benefit of saving water from leakage; and
(c) the reduced operational costs and deferred infrastructure costs that would result from reducing leakage.
criminal history, of a person, means the person's criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, other than for a conviction—
(a) for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and
(b) that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act.
critical recycled water scheme means a recycled water scheme declared to be a critical recycled water scheme under chapter 3.
CSG (aquifer) recycled water scheme means a CSG recycled water scheme under which recycled water is supplied by its release, directly or indirectly, into an aquifer.
CSG emergency release see section 329GA.
CSG environmental authority means a coal seam gas environmental authority within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 310D.
CSG (pt 9A, div 3) scheme see section 320(2).
CSG recycled water scheme means a recycled water scheme under which recycled water that is coal seam gas water is supplied, or produced and supplied.
customer—
1 Generally, customer—
(a) of a service provider that is a local government, means a ratepayer of the local government who enjoys registered services supplied by the local government; or
(b) of a service provider that is a distributor-retailer, means any of the following—
(i) a person who purchases registered services or services relating to trade waste supplied by the distributor-retailer;
(ii) a person on relevant premises to whom both of the following apply—
(A) the person wants to receive registered services or services relating to trade waste from the distributor-retailer;
(B) the services are, or can reasonably be made, available to the premises, whether or not they are connected to the service;
(iii) a person to whom registered services are available, whether or not—
(A) the person wants to receive the services; or
(B) the relevant premises are connected to the service.
(c) of a service provider other than a local government or a service provider that is a distributor-retailer, means a person who purchases registered services supplied by the service provider on premises other than a public place or premises owned by a service provider (relevant premises).
2 In chapter 2, part 3, division 6 and in the definition of non-residential customer, customer—
(a) of a service provider that is a local government, means—
(i) a ratepayer of the local government who enjoys registered services supplied by the local government; or
(ii) a person who occupies non-residential premises that enjoy registered services supplied by the local government; or
(b) of a service provider other than a local government, means—
(i) a person who purchases registered services supplied by the service provider; or
(ii) a person who occupies non-residential premises that enjoy registered services supplied by the service provider.
customer service standard—
1 Customer service standard means a standard prepared under section 115.
2 The term includes the standard as revised under section 119.
dam—
1 Dam means—
(a) works that include a barrier, whether permanent or temporary, that does or could impound water; and
(b) the storage area created by the works.
2 The term includes an embankment or other structure that controls the flow of water and is incidental to works mentioned in item (1)(a).
3 The term does not include the following—
(a) a rainwater tank;
(b) a water tank constructed of steel or concrete or a combination of steel and concrete;
(c) a water tank constructed of fibreglass, plastic or similar material.
debt notice see section 360(3).
declared entity, for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme, means each recycled water provider and other entity, other than the scheme manager for the scheme, declared to be part of the scheme under chapter 3, part 8.
demand management, for water—
1 Demand management for water includes—
(a) reducing demand for water; and
(b) increasing the efficiency of water supply works; and
(c) increasing the efficiency of the use of water by end-users; and
(d) substituting a process that does not use a water resource for one that does use a water resource;
(e) substituting one water resource for another.
2 For item 1(b), water supply works are water infrastructure or other works for the supply of water or the storage, distribution or treatment of water.
designated region means a region designated under the Water Act, section 360D.
desired levels of service objectives, for water, includes the maximum duration, frequency, and severity of water restrictions that may be expected by end-users of the water.
development see the Planning Act, section 7.
development application means an application for a development approval.
development approval means a development approval as defined under the Planning Act.
Note—
Under the Planning Act, a development approval is required for certain development. A development approval may be in the form of a preliminary approval, a development permit or a combination of both of them.
development condition—
1 Development condition, of a development approval, means a condition of the approval imposed by, or imposed because of a requirement of, the chief executive as assessment manager or concurrence agency for the application for the approval.
2 Development condition includes either of the following—
(a) a safety condition;
(b) a condition mentioned in the Water Act, section 1068 or 1069.
dispute, for chapter 3, part 9, see section 315.
dispute notice see section 524(2).
distribution system means the infrastructure for—
(a) the transmission of water; or
(b) the reticulation of water; or
(c) water treatment or recycling.
distributor-retailer means a distributor-retailer established under the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, section 8.
domestic purposes includes irrigating a garden that has an area of not more than 0.25ha and is cultivated for domestic use and not for the sale, barter or exchange of goods produced in the garden.
drinking water—
1 Drinking water means water, for human consumption, intended primarily as water for drinking, whether or not the water is used for other purposes.
2 Drinking water does not include—
(a) water that is food as defined under the Food Act 2006; or
(b) water taken or supplied for domestic purposes under the Water Act.
drinking water quality management plan means a plan about the storage, treatment, transmission or reticulation of water for drinking by a drinking water service provider.
Drinking Water-Quality Management System Auditor Certification Scheme means the scheme—
(a) relating to the conduct of audits of drinking water service providers; and
(b) developed by RABQSA International Inc ARBN 112 238 169 and other entities.
drinking water service means a water service that is—
(a) the treatment, transmission or reticulation of water for supply as drinking water; or
(b) water collection in a water storage, if the water in the storage—
(i) includes recycled water, other than coal seam gas water; and
(ii) is used to augment a drinking water supply.
drinking water service provider means a water service provider for a drinking water service.
drought management plan means a drought management plan prepared under section 123.
economic dispute, for chapter 3, part 9, see section 315.
emergency powers see section 439(1).
enforcement order means an order made under chapter 5, part 9.
EP Act authorisation, for a CSG emergency release, means—
(a) a transitional environmental program under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, if the program contains public health conditions for the release; or
(b) an environmental protection order issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, chapter 7, part 5, if the order contains public health conditions for the release; or
(c) a direction or an emergency direction given under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 467 or 468 requiring the release.
exclusion decision see section 321.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
existing CSG recycled water scheme, for chapter 10, part 4, see section 640.
external review, for a decision, means a review of the decision by QCAT under the QCAT Act.
failure, of a referable dam, means—
(a) the physical collapse of all or part of the dam; or
(b) the uncontrolled release of any of the dam's contents.
failure impact assessment see section 342(1).
failure impact assessment guidelines see section 342(1)(b).
firefighting purposes includes training for firefighting and testing firefighting equipment.
firefighting system means a system of water pipes, fire hydrants and water storage or pumping facilities connected to a water service provider's infrastructure solely for firefighting purposes.
flood mitigation manual means a manual prepared under section 370.
floodwater means water overflowing, or that has overflowed, from a watercourse or lake onto or over riparian land that is not submerged when the watercourse or lake flows between or is contained within its bed and banks.
full supply level, for a dam, means the level of the water surface of the dam when the water storage is at maximum operating level and the dam is not affected by flood.
hazardous waste dam—
1 Hazardous waste dam means a dam containing, or that after its construction will contain—
(a) a substance, whether liquid, solid or gaseous, derived by, or resulting from, the processing of minerals that tends to destroy life or impair or endanger health; or
(b) ash resulting from the process of power generation.
2 The term includes a dam that is used, or after its construction will be used, to prevent contamination of the environment by storing waste or a contaminant within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
health department means the department in which the Public Health Act is administered.
hydraulic impact zone, from the release of recycled water that is coal seam gas water into an aquifer, means the zone in which there is an attributable change in hydraulic head within the aquifer.
incident and emergency response plan, for a recycled water scheme, means a documented plan about the procedures to be followed for incidents or emergencies that affect or may affect the quality of recycled water under the scheme, including—
(a) the preventative and corrective actions to be taken; and
(b) protocols for communication between entities that are part of the recycled water scheme, the regulator and any other stakeholders.
indictable offence means an indictable offence under section 492(1).
information notice, for a decision of the regulator, chief executive, a service provider or an authorised officer, means a notice—
(a) stating the following—
(i) the decision;
(ii) the reasons for the decision;
(iii) the name and address of any other person who was given the notice;
(iv) that the person to whom the notice is given may apply for an internal review of the decision, within 30 business days after the notice is given;
(v) how to apply for the internal review; and
(b) including a copy of the relevant internal review provisions of this Act.
information requirement—
(a) for chapter 2, part 4, division 3—see section 96(3); and
(b) for chapter 3, part 2—see section 203(3); and
(c) for chapter 3, part 4—see section 238(3); and
(d) for chapter 3, part 5—see section 251(3); and
(e) for chapter 3, part 9A—see section 323(3).
interested person see section 510(1).
interim period, for a CSG (pt 9A, div 3) scheme, see section 329D(3).
interim recycled water management plan, for a CSG recycled water scheme, see section 329D(2).
interim resource operations licence means a licence granted under the Water Act, section 175.
internal review application see section 512(1).
irrigation service means the supply of water or drainage services for irrigation of crops or pastures for commercial gain.
lake has the meaning given under the Water Act.
land, for chapter 5, part 2, see section 409.
large service provider means—
(a) a service provider primarily providing bulk water services; or
(b) for a retail water service or sewerage service—a service provider with more than 25000 connections to a registered service; or
(c) for a drinking water service that is the reticulation of water and is not a retail water service—a service provider with more than 25000 connections to a registered service; or
(d) for an irrigation service—a service provider with—
(i) more than 500 users; and
(ii) a volume throughput, in any of the last 5 financial years, of more than 10000ML.
Local Government Act means the Local Government Act 2009.
medium service provider means—
(a) for a retail water service or sewerage service—a service provider with more than 1000 but not more than 25000 connections to a registered service; or
(b) for a drinking water service that is the reticulation of water and is not a retail water service—a service provider with more than 1000 but not more than 25000 connections to a registered service; or
(c) for an irrigation service—a service provider with—
(i) more than 100 but not more than 500 users; and
(ii) a volume throughput, in any of the last 5 financial years, of more than 10000ML.
meter includes equipment, related to the meter, for measuring and recording—
(a) the taking of, or interfering with, water; or
(b) the quality of water.
multiple-entity recycled water scheme—
1 A multiple-entity recycled water scheme means a scheme involving—
(a) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water; or
(b) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water;
by more than 1 recycled water provider, or at least 1 recycled water provider and another entity.
2 A multiple-entity recycled water scheme is made up of—
(a) each recycled water provider and other entity declared to be part of the scheme under a declaration for the scheme made under chapter 3, part 8; and
(b) the infrastructure for—
(i) the production and supply of the recycled water; or
(ii) if the recycled water is coal seam gas water, the production and supply, or the supply only, of the recycled water;
that is stated to be part of the scheme under the declaration.
non-economic dispute, for chapter 3, part 9, see section 315.
non-residential customer means a customer who uses water on non-residential premises.
non-residential premises means premises that are not used for ordinary residential purposes, including, for example, tourist accommodation, nursing homes, hostels, hospitals, caravan parks, convents, nurseries, market gardens, turf farms, farms, conference centres and the common property of a community title scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980.
notice means written notice.
occupier, of land, means the person in actual occupation of the land or, if there is no person in actual occupation, the person entitled to possession of the land.
original decision see section 510(2).
outdoor water use conservation plan see section 133(1).
owner—
1 An owner of land is any of the following, and includes the occupier of the land—
(a) the registered proprietor of the land under the Land Title Act 1994;
(b) the lessee or licensee under the Land Act 1994 of the land;
(c) the holder of a mineral development licence or mining lease over the land under the Mineral Resources Act 1989;
(d) the person or body of persons who, for the time being, has lawful control of the land, on trust or otherwise;
(e) the person who is entitled to receive the rents and profits of the land.
2 An owner of a dam is the owner of land on which the dam is constructed or is to be constructed.
party, for chapter 3, part 9, see section 315.
petroleum well see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Supply) Act 2004, schedule 2.
place, for chapter 2, part 3, division 2, see section 31.
place of seizure see section 423(a).
plan area, for any plan under this Act, means the part of the State to which the plan applies.
Planning Act means Sustainable Planning Act 2009.
Planning Act offence means an offence against the Planning Act, section 574(1), 578(1), 579, 580(1), 581, 582 or 594 to the extent the section relates to the taking of, or interfering with, water.
post supply obligation, for a CSG (aquifer) recycled water scheme, see section 329H.
premises means—
(a) a lot as defined under the Planning Act, section 10(1); or
(b) for a lot under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980—the common property for the lot.
premises group means the land comprised in 2 or more premises all the owners of which have mutual rights and obligations under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 for their respective ownerships, and includes the common property forming part of—
(a) if the premises are lots included in a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997—the scheme land under that Act for the scheme; or
(b) if the premises are lots under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980—the parcel of which the premises form part.
prohibited substance, means a substance stated in schedule 1.
properly made submission means a submission that—
(a) is in writing and is signed by each person who made the submission; and
(b) is received on or before the last day for the making of the submission; and
(c) states the name and address of each person who made the submission; and
(d) states the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds; and
(e) is received by the person stated in the notice inviting the submission.
property service—
1 Property service—
(a) for a water service—is the pipes and fittings installed for connecting premises to a service provider's infrastructure; or
(b) for a sewerage service—is a junction, bend, pipe, jump up or graded jump up required to connect a sanitary drain or property sewer to a service provider's infrastructure.
2 For item 1(b)—
(a) a graded jump up is an inclined section of pipe joining 2 drains, or a sewer and a sanitary drain or property sewer, at different levels; and
(b) a jump up is a vertical section of pipe joining 2 drains, or a sewer and a sanitary drain or property sewer, at different levels.
property sewer means a sewer for a premises or a premises group.
Public Health Act means the Public Health Act 2005.
public health conditions, of an EP Act authorisation for the release of coal seam gas water, means conditions or requirements—
(a) imposed to protect public health; and
(b) about assessing and minimising any impacts of the release on the drinking water supply of a drinking water service provider.
publish, a notice, means to publish the notice—
(a) if the provision states the way the notice must be published—in the way stated in the provision; or
(b) if the provision does not state the way the notice must be published—in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the area for which the notice is published.
rate notice means a rate notice issued under the Local Government Act.
reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
recycled water means—
(a) any of the following that are intended to be reused—
(i) sewage or effluent sourced from a service provider's sewerage;
(ii) wastewater, other than water mentioned in subparagraph (i); or
(b) coal seam gas water that augments a supply of drinking water.
recycled water management plan means—
(a) for a single-entity recycled water scheme—a plan about—
(i) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water under the scheme by the recycled water provider for the scheme; or
(ii) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water under the scheme by the recycled water provider for the scheme; or
(b) for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—a plan about—
(i) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water under the scheme; or
(ii) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water under the scheme;
consisting of a scheme manager plan and a scheme provider plan for each declared entity for the scheme.
recycled water provider means an entity that—
(a) owns infrastructure for—
(i) the production and supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water; or
(ii) the production and supply, or the supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water; or
(b) another entity, prescribed under a regulation, that owns infrastructure for the supply of recycled water other than coal seam gas water.
recycled water scheme means a single-entity or a multiple-entity recycled water scheme.
referable dam see section 341.
referral agency, for a development application, see the Planning Act, section 252.
registered professional engineer see the Professional Engineers Act 2002, schedule 2.
registered service, for a service provider, means a water or sewerage service for which the service provider is registered.
regular audit means an audit conducted under section 108 or 261.
regulator see section 10.
regulator conditions—
(a) for an approved recycled water management plan—see section 205(1); and
(b) for an exemption—see section 253(1).
regulator notice see section 330(2).
related local government means a local government who charges for the supply of water for a retail water service if the retail water service is provided by a water service provider who is not the local government.
relevant debt see section 360(2).
relevant entity, for a recycled water scheme, means—
(a) for a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider for the scheme; or
(b) for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager for the scheme.
relevant location, for chapter 3, part 9A, see section 318.
residential premises means premises used ordinarily for a residential purpose.
resource operations licence means a resource operations licence granted under the Water Act, chapter 2, part 4, division 3.
responsible entity—
(a) for a CSG recycled water scheme, means—
(i) if the CSG recycled water scheme is a single-entity recycled water scheme—the recycled water provider for the scheme; or
(ii) if the CSG recycled water scheme is a multiple-entity recycled water scheme—the scheme manager and each recycled water provider or other declared entity for the scheme; or
(b) for chapter 8, part 1, division 1—see section 530(3); or
(c) for chapter 8, part 1, division 2—see section 535(1)(a).
retail water service—
1 A retail water service is a water service that is the reticulation of water in a service area for a water service.
2 The term does not include—
(a) an irrigation service or a bulk water service in any area; or
(b) the supply of recycled water in any area.
reused, in relation to recycled water, includes being treated to improve the water's quality, but does not include merely being discharged into, or disposed of in, the environment.
review decision see section 514(1)(c).
reviewer see section 512(2).
review notice see section 515(1).
safety condition, for a dam, means a safety condition for a referable dam decided by the chief executive under section 354 and includes a safety condition as changed under section 356.
sanitary drain means a sanitary drain under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002.
scheme manager, for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme, see section 300.
scheme manager plan, for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme, means a plan about how the scheme manager for the scheme is to coordinate management of the scheme to ensure the continued operation of the scheme.
scheme provider plan, for a multiple-entity recycled water scheme, means a plan about the production or supply of recycled water under the scheme by a recycled water provider or other declared entity for the scheme.
seepage water means water that seeps from the ground into that part of a structure that is built below ground level.
Examples of structures built below ground level—
tunnels for traffic, underground carparks, basements, lift wells
seepage water approval see section 180(1)(b).
SEQ region see the Water Act, section 341.
SEQ Water Grid Manager means the SEQ Water Grid Manager established under the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007, section 6.
service area means an area declared under section 161 for either or both of the following—
(a) a retail water service to customers;
(b) a sewerage service to customers.
service contract see section 113.
service provider means a water service provider or a sewerage service provider.
service provider register means the register kept under section 12.
service provider water restriction see section 41(2).
sewage means household and commercial wastewater that contains, or may contain, faecal, urinary or other human waste.
sewerage means a sewer, access chamber, vent, engine, pump, structure, machinery, outfall or other work used to receive, store, transport or treat sewage.
sewerage service—
1 Sewerage service means—
(a) sewage treatment; or
(b) the collection and transmission of sewage through infrastructure; or
(c) the disposal of sewage or effluent.
2 For chapter 2, part 3, the term does not include a service supplied by infrastructure, if—
(a) the infrastructure is used solely for mining purposes; or
(b) the service is used only by—
(i) the owner of the infrastructure or the owner's guests or employees including, for example, guests at a resort; or
(ii) if the owner of the infrastructure is a body corporate for a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997—the occupants of lots in the scheme.
sewerage service provider means a person registered under chapter 2, part 3 as a service provider for a sewerage service.
show cause notice means a notice that complies with section 463.
single-entity recycled water scheme—
(a) means a scheme involving—
(i) the production and supply of recycled water, other than coal seam gas water, by only 1 recycled water provider; or
(ii) the production and supply, or supply only, of recycled water that is coal seam gas water by only 1 recycled water provider; and
(b) includes infrastructure, owned by the provider, for the production and supply, or the supply only, of the water.
small service provider means—
(a) for a retail water service or sewerage service—a service provider with 1000 or less connections to a registered service; or
(b) for a drinking water service that is the reticulation of water and is not a retail water service—a service provider with 1000 or less connections to a registered service; or
(c) for an irrigation service—a service provider with—
(i) 100 or less users; or
(ii) a volume throughput, in any of the last 5 financial years, of 10000ML or less; or
(d) for a water service other than a water service mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), a service provider—
(i) with not more than 500 customers; and
(ii) that mainly provides drainage services or water for domestic purposes or for watering stock.
spot audit means an audit conducted under section 110 or 262.
stock purposes, in relation to taking water, means—
(a) watering stock of a number that would normally be depastured on the land on which the water is, or is to be, used; or
(b) watering travelling stock on a stock route under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002, schedule 3.
stormwater drainage means a drain, channel, pipe, chamber, structure, outfall or other work used to receive, store, transport or treat stormwater.
strategic asset management plan means a plan certified by a registered professional engineer under chapter 2, part 4, division 1.
subartesian water means water that occurs naturally in, or is introduced artificially into, an aquifer, which if tapped by a bore, would not flow naturally to the surface.
submitter notice see section 513(3)(a).
suitably qualified, in relation to a person who prepares a report about an audit under chapter 3, means a person who—
(a) has the experience or qualifications appropriate to conduct the audit to which the report relates; or
(b) if a regulation prescribes the experience or qualifications necessary for a person to conduct the audit to which the report relates—has the experience or qualifications prescribed under the regulation.
supply, of recycled water, means—
(a) for recycled water that is sewage or effluent—
(a) the reuse of the water by the entity that produces it; or
(b) the supply of the water, by the entity that produces it, to another entity for reuse.
(b) for coal seam gas water that is recycled water—
(i) the release (other than a CSG emergency release) of the water, directly or indirectly, into a water source, if it is used by a drinking water service provider in a drinking water service; or
(ii) the delivery of the water by an entity, other than a drinking water service provider who uses it in a drinking water service, to another entity, if the water is used by a drinking water service provider in a drinking water service;
(c) for other recycled water—supply of the water, by the entity that produces it (the producer), to another entity for reuse, other than another entity that, under a guideline made by the regulator and prescribed under a regulation, is a related entity of the producer.
supply contract means a contract for the storage and supply of water under a water entitlement, a water supply emergency declaration or a water supply emergency regulation.
system leakage management plan means a plan certified by a registered professional engineer under chapter 2, part 4, division 2.
system operating plan means a system operating plan under the Water Act, chapter 2A, part 5, division 2.
taking, for water, includes diverting water.
trade waste means water-borne waste from business, trade or manufacturing premises, other than—
(a) waste that is a prohibited substance; or
(b) human waste; or
(c) stormwater.
trade waste approval see section 180(1)(a).
transferee see section 24(1).
transferor see section 24(1).
transitional period, for chapter 10, part 4, see section 642(2).
underground water means water that is—
(a) artesian water; or
(b) subartesian water.
validate, in relation to a recycled water scheme, means to carry out testing of the plant or equipment used for the treatment of recycled water under the scheme to show the quality of the recycled water consistently meets the water quality criteria for recycled water relevant to the scheme.
validation program, for a recycled water scheme, means a documented program about how the plant or equipment used for the treatment of recycled water under the scheme are to be tested to show the quality of the recycled water consistently meets the water quality criteria for recycled water relevant to the scheme.
vegetation—
(a) means native plants including trees, shrubs, bushes, seedlings, saplings and reshoots; and
(b) for a wild river area under the Wild Rivers Act 2005, includes dead vegetation.
wastewater means the spent or used water generated on premises from industrial, commercial or manufacturing activities, or animal husbandry activities, other than spent or used water generated from—
(a) an agricultural activity; or
(b) a mining activity or chapter 5A activity as defined under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, schedule 4.
Water Act means the Water Act 2000.
water advice see section 139(2).
water allocation means an authority granted under the Water Act, section 121 or 122 to take water.
water authority means a water authority established under the Water Act.
watercourse see the Water Act, schedule 4.
water efficiency management plan see section 52.
water entitlement means—
(a) a water allocation; or
(b) an interim water allocation as defined in the Water Act, schedule 4; or
(c) a water licence.
water infrastructure means works operated by the State or the holder of an interim resource operations licence, resource operations licence or other authorisation that is relevant to the management of water entitlements.
water licence means a licence granted under the Water Act, chapter 2, part 6, division 2.
water quality criteria—
(a) for drinking water, means all of the following—
(i) the standards for the quality of drinking water prescribed in a regulation under the Public Health Act;
(ii) the criteria stated in a guideline, if any, made by the regulator about the quality of drinking water;
(iii) the criteria for the quality of drinking water stated in a condition applying to a drinking water quality management plan; and
(b) for recycled water, means all of the following—
(i) the standards for the quality of recycled water, relating to the sources and uses of the water, prescribed in a regulation under the Public Health Act;
(ii) the criteria for the quality of recycled water, relating to the sources and uses of the water—
(A) stated in a guideline, if any, made by the regulator about the quality of recycled water; or
(B) in relation to the quality of recycled water to which a recycled water management plan or an exemption relates—stated in a regulator condition for the plan or exemption.
Note—
A recycled water scheme may have more than 1 water quality criteria relevant to the scheme depending on the number of different purposes for which water is supplied.
water service—
1 Water service means—
(a) water harvesting or collection, including, for example, water storages, groundwater extraction or replenishment and river water extraction; or
(b) the transmission of water; or
(c) the reticulation of water; or
(d) drainage, other than stormwater drainage; or
(e) water treatment or recycling.
2 For chapter 2, part 3, the term does not include a service supplied by infrastructure, if—
(a) the infrastructure is used solely for mining purposes; or
(b) the service is used only by—
(i) the owner of the infrastructure or the owner's guests or employees including, for example, guests at a resort; or
(ii) if the owner of the infrastructure is a body corporate for a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997—the occupants of lots in the scheme.
water service provider means a person registered under chapter 2, part 3, as a service provider for a water service.
water source means any of the following—
(a) a watercourse or lake, including a dam or weir across the watercourse or lake;
(b) an aquifer;
(c) a dam or weir that is not located across a watercourse or lake;
(d) another source of water prescribed under a regulation.
water supply emergency see the Water Act, section 25A.
water supply emergency declaration means a declaration made under the Water Act, section 25B.
water supply emergency regulation see the Water Act, section 25F.
water supply emergency response see the Water Act, section 25C.
weir—
(a) means a barrier constructed across a watercourse below the banks of the watercourse that hinders or obstructs the flow of water in the watercourse; and
(b) for the definition of water source—includes a barrier constructed across or within a lake that interferes with water in the lake.
works means—
(a) operations of any kind and all things constructed, erected or installed for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) any land used for the operations.