Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006

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Queensland Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Purposes of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Part 2 Plan area and water to which plan applies 4 Plan area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Management areas and management units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 Maps held in digital electronic form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Water to which plan applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Part 3 Outcomes for sustainable management of water 8 Outcomes, including ecological outcomes, for the plan area . . . . 7 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes Division 1 Preliminary 9 Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Decisions about taking water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Division 2 General strategies 11 Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101 . . . . . . 9 12 Protection of springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Division 3 Clarence Moreton management area 14 Continued taking of water in Clarence Moreton management area authorised. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 15 Granting water licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Division 4 General and State reserves Subdivision 1 Preliminary 16 Unallocated water held as general or State reserve . . . . . . . . . . 10 17 Granting unallocated water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Contents Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 18 Matters chief executive must consider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 19 Decisions about granting unallocated water for particular purposes 12 20 Granting water from general or State reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Subdivision 2 General reserve 21 Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 22 Limitation on volume of unallocated water granted . . . . . . . . . . . 13 23 Limitation on use of unallocated water granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Subdivision 3 State reserve 24 Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 25 Limitation on purpose for granting unallocated water. . . . . . . . . . 13 25A Projects of regional significance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 26 Limitation of volume of unallocated water granted . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Division 5 Granting water from State reserve 30 Granting water from State reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Division 6 Miscellaneous provisions 32 Consultation with other States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 33 Water licence to replace particular authority to take water—Act, s 212 15 34 Amendment of water licences to state volumetric limit. . . . . . . . . 16 35 Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 37 Monitoring and reporting requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 38 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Part 6 Implementing and amending this plan 41 Stated amendment of plan—Act, s 56(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 42 Minor or stated amendments of plan—Act, 57(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Schedule 1 Plan area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Schedule 2 Management areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Schedule 3 Gatton–Esk Road implementation area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Schedule 4 Management areas and management units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Schedule 5 General reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Schedule 6 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 1 Index to endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 3 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 4 List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Page 2 Contents Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 5 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Page 3 [s 1] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 1 Preliminary Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 11 September 2015] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This water resource plan may be cited as the Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006. 2 Purposes of plan The following are the purposes of this plan— (a) to define the availability of water in the plan area; (b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water; (c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements. 3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 6 defines particular words used in this plan. Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 5 [s 4] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 2 Plan area and water to which plan applies Part 2 Plan area and water to which plan applies 4 Plan area This plan applies to the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1. 5 Management areas and management units (1) Each management area mentioned in this plan is shown on the map in schedule 2. (2) Each management area mentioned in schedule 4, column 1, is divided into the management units mentioned, for the management area, in schedule 4, column 2. (3) Each management unit comprises the aquifers mentioned, for the management unit, in schedule 4, column 3. 6 Maps held in digital electronic form (1) The exact location of the boundaries on maps shown in schedules 1, 2 and 3 is held in digital electronic form by the department. (2) The information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of each boundary. 7 Water to which plan applies This plan applies to the following water in or from management units in the plan area— (a) artesian water; (b) subartesian water connected to artesian water; (c) water in springs connected to— (i) artesian water; or (ii) subartesian water connected to artesian water. Page 6 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 8] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 3 Outcomes for sustainable management of water Part 3 Outcomes for sustainable management of water 8 Outcomes, including ecological outcomes, for the plan area Water is to be allocated and managed in a way that seeks to achieve a balance in the following outcomes— (a) to protect the flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses that support significant cultural and environmental values; (b) to provide for the continued use of all water entitlements and other authorisations to take or interfere with water; (c) to reserve water in storage in aquifers for future generations; (d) to ensure a reliable supply of water from the plan area; (e) to make water available for new users. Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes Division 1 Preliminary 9 Strategies (1) This part states the strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3. (2) The strategies— (a) form part of a broad framework for the management of natural resources; and (b) complement other activities for advancing the sustainable management of water including the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative. Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 7 [s 10] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes 10 Decisions about taking water (1) The chief executive must not make a decision, about the allocation or management of water in the plan area, that would increase the average volume of water that may be taken in the plan area. (2) A decision mentioned in subsection (1) includes a decision about an application for a water licence, made but not decided before the commencement of this plan. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a decision— (a) about a water permit; or (b) about a water licence for taking or interfering with water only for stock or domestic purposes; or (c) to grant a water licence for the purpose of ‘stock intensive’ to replace a water licence for stock purposes, for a cattle feedlot of not more than 49 standard cattle units, in existence immediately before 1 March 1998; or (d) about a water licence for associated water under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004; or (e) about reinstating or replacing an expired water licence; or (ea) to grant a water licence to the Toowoomba Regional Council of up to 2000ML for town water supply; or (f) to grant a water licence under section 15(b); or (g) to grant a water licence under section 33; or (h) about unallocated water, made under division 4; or (i) about water sharing rules; or (j) required to be made under the resource operations plan. Page 8 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 11] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes Division 2 General strategies 11 Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101 (1) In a management area other than Eastern Downs, Mulgildie or Clarence Moreton, a person may not take or interfere with underground water other than— (a) for domestic purposes; or (b) under a water entitlement or other authorisation held before the commencement of this plan; or (c) under an authorisation mentioned in section 10(3). (2) In the Eastern Downs, Mulgildie and Clarence Moreton management areas, a person may not take or interfere with underground water other than— (a) for stock or domestic purposes; or (b) under a water entitlement or other authorisation held before the commencement of this plan; or (c) under an authorisation mentioned in section 10(3). 12 Protection of springs A water licence granted for taking water in the plan area must be consistent with the criteria for the protection of the flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses stated in the resource operations plan. Division 3 Clarence Moreton management area 14 Continued taking of water in Clarence Moreton management area authorised (1) An owner of an existing water bore in the Clarence Moreton management area other than the Gatton–Esk Road implementation area who, on the commencement of this plan, Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 9 [s 15] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes is using the bore to take artesian or subartesian water may continue to use the bore to take water. (2) A person who, on the commencement, is taking artesian or subartesian water in the Clarence Moreton management area to prevent the water entering a mine may continue to take water. 15 Granting water licences The chief executive may, under section 212 of the Act— (a) grant a water licence to take artesian or subartesian water to a person authorised under section 14 to continue taking water; or (b) grant a water licence to take artesian or subartesian water, for a groundwater-dependent activity, to an owner of land in the Clarence Moreton management area who, in the approved form, satisfies the chief executive that, on 18 August 2005, the owner had— (i) a water bore that allowed taking artesian or subartesian water; and (ii) a commitment to a groundwater-dependent activity. Division 4 General and State reserves Subdivision 1 Preliminary 16 Unallocated water held as general or State reserve Unallocated water is held as a general or State reserve and dealt with under this division. Page 10 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 17] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes 17 Granting unallocated water Unallocated water may be granted from the general or State reserve under a process in the resource operations plan. 18 Matters chief executive must consider (1) In dealing with unallocated water, the chief executive must consider— (a) the need for, and efficiency of, current and proposed uses of water, including— (i) the extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and (ii) emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and (iii) alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and (b) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and (c) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on— (i) the flow of water to springs or baseflow to watercourses; and (ii) artesian water pressure; and (iii) subartesian water levels; and (d) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on existing water entitlements and other authorities to take or interfere with water. (2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 11 [s 19] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes 19 Decisions about granting unallocated water for particular purposes In making a decision about granting unallocated water for a purpose mentioned in section 25(1), the chief executive— (a) must consider whether unallocated water is available to be granted from the State reserve for the purpose; and (b) if unallocated water is available—may require the person wishing to be granted the water to lodge an application for unallocated water from the State reserve. 20 Granting water from general or State reserve (1) The chief executive may require an applicant for water from the general or State reserve to— (a) investigate the likely impact the proposed taking of water may have on artesian water pressure or subartesian water levels; and (b) include the results of the investigation with the application. (2) If the chief executive grants a water licence for water from the general or State reserve, the chief executive may impose conditions on the licence requiring the holder of the licence to— (a) provide and maintain access to alternative water supplies for other persons, authorised under the Act to take water, who would be significantly adversely affected by the granting of the licence; and (b) carry out and report on a stated monitoring program. Subdivision 2 General reserve 21 Application of sdiv 2 This subdivision applies to unallocated water that is held as a general reserve. Page 12 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 22] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes 22 Limitation on volume of unallocated water granted (1) The total of the volumetric limits, for water licences for water granted from the general reserve in a management area mentioned in schedule 5, column 1, is stated opposite the management area in schedule 5, column 2. (2) In granting water from a management area mentioned in schedule 5, column 1, the chief executive must, as far as is practicable, grant the water— (a) from the management units mentioned in schedule 5, column 3 opposite the management area; and (b) for each management unit, in the volume mentioned opposite the management unit in schedule 5, column 4. 23 Limitation on use of unallocated water granted A water licence for water granted under this subdivision for irrigation in the plan area of the Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2000 may allow irrigating only— (a) an area of not more than 10ha of crops for feeding stock; or (b) an area of not more than 2ha of horticultural crops. Subdivision 3 State reserve 24 Application of sdiv 3 This subdivision applies to unallocated water that is held as a State reserve. 25 Limitation on purpose for granting unallocated water (1) Unallocated water may be granted from the State reserve only for the following purposes— (a) a project of State significance; Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 13 [s 25A] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes (b) a project of regional significance; (c) for water granted to a local government—town water supply purposes. (2) Water granted for a project is granted only for the life of the project and the right to take the water returns to the State on the conclusion of the project. 25A Projects of regional significance The chief executive may consider a particular project to be a project of regional significance for the plan area only if the chief executive considers the project is significant for a region in the plan area having regard to the following— (a) the outcomes stated in part 3; (b) the economic or social impact the project will have on the region; (c) the public interest and the welfare of people in the region; (d) any other relevant consideration. 26 Limitation of volume of unallocated water granted The volumetric limits, for water licences for water granted from the State reserve is— (a) for the Cape management area—a total of 9800ML; and (b) for all other management areas—a combined total of 10,000ML for all the areas. Page 14 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 30] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes Division 5 Granting water from State reserve 30 Granting water from State reserve The resource operations plan may state the management areas and management units in which water may be granted from the State reserve. Division 6 Miscellaneous provisions 32 Consultation with other States (1) Subsection (2) applies if— (a) the chief executive proposes to make a decision about the grant or amendment of a water licence; and (b) the decision could have an adverse impact on artesian water pressure or subartesian water levels at the border of Queensland and another State. (2) The chief executive must consult with the other State before making the decision. 33 Water licence to replace particular authority to take water—Act, s 212 (1) The chief executive may, under section 212 of the Act, grant a water licence to take or continue to take water that could have been taken under an authority under the Act or the repealed Act, in existence on 19 February 2005. (2) In this section— authority under the Act or the repealed Act includes correspondence from the department recording the chief executive’s intention to grant a water licence allowing the taking of water. Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 15 [s 34] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes 34 Amendment of water licences to state volumetric limit (1) This section applies to a water licence to take water in the plan area that does not state a maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence. (2) The chief executive must, during the period this plan is in force, amend the licence, under section 217 of the Act, to state a volumetric limit. (3) In deciding the volumetric limit, the chief executive must have regard to the following— (a) the conditions of the licence; (b) the efficiency of the current use of water having regard to industry best practice in efficient water use; (c) the impact the taking is having on— (i) the flow of water to springs or baseflow to watercourses; and (ii) artesian water pressure; and (iii) subartesian water levels; (d) the sustainable management of water in the management unit to which the licence relates; (e) the impact the taking is having on existing water entitlements and other authorities to take or interfere with water; (f) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is being taken. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (5) A water licence, in not stating a maximum volume of water that may be taken, is not inconsistent with this plan if the licence is only— (a) for stock or domestic purposes; or (b) to lower water levels to prevent water entering a mine; or Page 16 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 35] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes (c) for associated water under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004. 35 Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (1) In a management area other than Eastern Downs, Mulgildie or Clarence Moreton— (a) works for taking subartesian water are assessable development for the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, schedule 3, part 1, table 4, item 3(c)(ii); and (b) works replacing works, mentioned in paragraph (a), for which a development permit is held or, under section 1048A of the Act, taken to be held, are self-assessable development for the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, schedule 3, part 2, table 4, item 1(b)(ii). (2) In the Eastern Downs, Mulgildie and Clarence Moreton management areas— (a) works for taking subartesian water for other than stock or domestic purposes are assessable development for the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, schedule 3, part 1, table 4, item 3(c)(ii); and (b) works replacing works, mentioned in paragraph (a), for which a development permit is held or, under section 1048A of the Act, taken to be held, are self-assessable development for the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, schedule 3, part 2, table 4, item 1(b)(ii); and (c) works for taking subartesian water for stock or domestic purposes are self-assessable development for the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009, schedule 3, part 2, table 4, item 1(b)(ii). (3) However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to works for a water bore for monitoring the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of subartesian water in an aquifer. Examples of physical characteristics of subartesian water— standing water level, water discharge rate, water pressure Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 17 [s 37] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements 37 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state— (a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and (b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area. (2) Also, monitoring requirements for this plan are to— (a) monitor the flow of water from management units supplying water to springs in the plan area; and (b) monitor baseflow to watercourses in the plan area. (3) The monitoring and reporting requirements are to be achieved by— (a) monitoring programs administered by relevant State agencies; and (b) if a water licence requires the holder of the licence to carry out a monitoring program—the program carried out by the holder. (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. 38 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 (1) The Minister’s report on this plan must be prepared for a period (the reporting period)— (a) starting on the commencement of this plan; and (b) ending within 5 years— Page 18 Current as at 11 September 2015 [s 41] Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Part 6 Implementing and amending this plan (i) for the first report—after the beginning of the financial year in which this plan commenced; and (ii) for subsequent reports—after the end of the previous reporting period. (2) The Minister’s report must be prepared within 12 months after the end of the reporting period to which the report relates. (3) In this section— previous reporting period, in relation to a reporting period, means the reporting period immediately preceding the reporting period. Part 6 Implementing and amending this plan 41 Stated amendment of plan—Act, s 56(4) An amendment to vary the volume of water that may be granted from the general or State reserve may be made to this plan under section 56(4) of the Act. 42 Minor or stated amendments of plan—Act, 57(b) Minor amendments of the boundaries of management areas may be made to this plan under section 57(b) of the Act. Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 19 Schedule 1 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Schedule 1 Plan area section 4 Page 20 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 2 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Schedule 2 Management areas section 5(1) Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 21 Schedule 3 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Schedule 3 Gatton–Esk Road implementation area sch 6, definition Gatton–Esk Road implementation area Page 22 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Schedule 4 Management areas and management units section 5 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Barcaldine East Barcaldine East 1 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Barcaldine East 2 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Barcaldine East 3 Precipice Sandstone Barcaldine East 4 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Barcaldine North Barcaldine North 1 Wallumbilla Formation Barcaldine North 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Ronlow Beds Hutton Sandstone Barcaldine North 3 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 23 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Barcaldine South Barcaldine South 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Barcaldine South 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Barcaldine South 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Barcaldine South 4 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Barcaldine South 5 Precipice Sandstone Barcaldine South 6 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Barcaldine West Barcaldine West 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Barcaldine West 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Barcaldine West 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Barcaldine West 4 Hutton Sandstone Barcaldine West 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Cape Cape 1 Helby Beds Gilbert River Formation Garraway Beds Carpentaria Carpentaria 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Carpentaria 2 Gilbert River Formation Eulo Queen Group Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Page 24 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Carpentaria East Carpentaria East 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Carpentaria East 2 Gilbert River Formation Eulo Queen Group Central Central 1 Toolebuc Formation Ranmoor Member Jones Valley Member Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Central 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Central 3 Hooray Sandstone Murta Formation McKinlay Member Namur Sandstone Central 4 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Central 5 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Central 6 Poolowanna Formation Central 7 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Clarence Moreton Clarence Moreton 1 Walloon Coal Measures Clarence Moreton 2 Marburg Sandstone Clarence Moreton 3 Helidon Sandstone Eastern Downs Eastern Downs 1 Walloon Coal Measures Eastern Downs 2 Marburg Sandstone Eastern Downs 3 Helidon Sandstone Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 25 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Flinders Flinders 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Flinders 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Gilbert River Formation Flinders 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Flinders 4 Hutton Sandstone Flinders 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Flinders East Flinders East 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Flinders East 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Gilbert River Formation Flinders East 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Eulo Queen Group Flinders East 4 Hutton Sandstone Ronlow Beds Flinders East 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Warang Sandstone Gulf Gulf 1 Wyaaba Beds Gulf 2 Bulimba Formation Gulf 3 Rolling Downs Group Gulf 4 Gilbert River Formation Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Page 26 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Gulf East Gulf East 1 Wyaaba Beds Gulf East 2 Bulimba Formation Gulf East 3 Rolling Downs Group Gulf East 4 Gilbert River Formation Laura Laura 1 Rolling Downs Group Laura 2 Gilbert River Formation Dalrymple Sandstone Mimosa Mimosa 1 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Mulgildie Mulgildie 1 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Mulgildie 2 Precipice Sandstone North-West North-West 1 Wallumbilla Formation North-West 2 Hooray Sandstone Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Longsight Sandstone Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 27 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Surat Surat 1 Surat Siltstone Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Surat 2 Wyandra Sandstone Member Bungil Formation Minmi Member Nullawart Sandstone Member Kingill Member Surat 3 Mooga Sandstone Surat 4 Oralla Formation Gubberamunda Sandstone Surat 5 Westbourne Formation Springbok Sandstone Birkhead Formation Walloon Coal Measures Eurombah Formation Surat 6 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Surat 7 Precipice Sandstone Surat 8 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Surat East Surat East 1 Kumbarilla Beds Surat East 2 Walloon Coal Measures Surat East 3 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Surat East 4 Precipice Formation Surat East 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Page 28 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Surat North Surat North 1 Westbourne Formation Springbok Sandstone Walloon Coal Measures Eurombah Formation Surat North 2 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Surat North 3 Precipice Formation Surat North 4 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Warrego East Warrego East 1 Toolebuc Formation Ranmoor Member Jones Valley Member Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Warrego East 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Warrego East 3 Hooray Sandstone Murta Formation McKinlay Member Namur Sandstone Warrego East 4 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Warrego East 5 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Warrego East 6 Precipice Sandstone Warrego East 7 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 29 Schedule 4 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Warrego West Warrego West 1 Toolebuc Formation Ranmoor Member Jones Valley Member Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Warrego West 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Warrego West 3 Hooray Sandstone Murta Formation McKinlay Member Namur Sandstone Warrego West 4 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Warrego West 5 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Warrego West 6 Poolowanna Formation Warrego West 7 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Western Western 1 Wallumbilla Formation Western 2 Algebuckina Sandstone Western Carlo Western Carlo 1 Algebuckina Sandstone Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Page 30 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 5 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Schedule 5 General reserve section 22 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Management area Volume Management unit Volume Barcaldine North 500ML Barcaldine North 2 500ML Barcaldine South 1500ML Barcaldine South 3 Barcaldine South 4 Barcaldine South 5 500ML 500ML 500ML Barcaldine West 3000ML Barcaldine West 2 Barcaldine West 3 Barcaldine West 4 Barcaldine West 5 500ML 1000ML 1000ML 500ML Cape 100ML Cape 1 100ML Carpentaria 400ML Carpentaria 1 Carpentaria 2 100ML 300ML Central 1000ML Central 3 1000ML Flinders 2000ML Flinders 3 Flinders 4 1000ML 1000ML Flinders East 100ML Flinders East 2 100ML Gulf 1100ML Gulf 2 Gulf 3 Gulf 4 100ML 500ML 500ML Laura 500ML Laura 2 500ML Mimosa 500ML Mimosa 1 500ML North West 500ML North West 2 500ML Surat 5000ML Surat 6 Surat 7 3000ML 2000ML Surat East 2000ML Surat East 3 Surat East 4 1000ML 1000ML Surat North 200ML Surat North 2 Surat North 3 100ML 100ML Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 31 Schedule 5 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Warrego East 4000ML Warrego East 3 Warrego East 4 Warrego East 5 Warrego East 6 1000ML 1000ML 1000ML 1000ML Warrego West 1000ML Warrego West 3 1000ML Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Management area Volume Management unit Volume Page 32 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 6 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 Schedule 6 Dictionary section 3 baseflow, to a watercourse, means the natural discharge of artesian or subartesian water into the watercourse. commitment, in relation to a groundwater-dependent activity, means— (a) if a tree clearing permit is required under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 for the activity—a permit has been granted; and (b) either— (i) infrastructure for taking or distributing groundwater has been constructed; or (ii) a financial commitment to the construction of the infrastructure has been made; or (iii) local or State government requirements for carrying out the activity have been satisfied, for example, a development permit for the activity is held. Example of financial commitment— a loan has been granted for the activity on the basis that irrigation would be permitted existing water bore— 1 Existing water bore means a water bore that— (a) allows taking artesian or subartesian water; and (b) was in existence on— (i) for the Mulgildie management area—13 May 2005; or (ii) for the part of the Clarence Moreton management area mentioned in the Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 33 Schedule 6 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 moratorium notice published on 24 March 2005—18 August 2005; or (iii) for the remainder of the Clarence Moreton management area—on the commencement of this plan. 2 The term does not include a water bore that allows taking artesian or subartesian water only for stock or domestic purposes. Note— See section 20 (Authorised taking of water without water entitlement) of the Act. Gatton–Esk Road implementation area see schedule 3. Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative means the agreement between the State and the Commonwealth to subsidise the repair of uncontrolled bores and replace bore drains with piped distribution systems. groundwater-dependent activity means an activity that uses artesian or subartesian water, for example, growing a crop requiring irrigation, the commercial production of animals or a commercial or industrial enterprise. lot means— (a) a lot under the Land Title Act 1994; or (b) a separate, distinct parcel of land for which an interest is recorded in a register under the Land Act 1994. management area see section 5. management unit see section 5. plan area means the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1. project of regional significance means a project the chief executive considers to be a project of regional significance under section 25A. Page 34 Current as at 11 September 2015 Schedule 6 Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 project of State significance means a project declared under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 to be a coordinated project. resource operations plan means the resource operations plan to implement this plan. this plan means this water resource plan. volumetric limit, for a water licence, has the same meaning as volumetric limit has in the Act, section 120B, for a water allocation. works replacing works means works that, in relation to the works being replaced, are a replacement bore within the meaning of the Code for Self-assessable Development of Replacement Bores. Note— A copy of the code is available on the department’s website. Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 35 Endnotes Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 1 Index to endnotes 2 Key 3 Table of reprints 4 List of legislation 5 List of annotations 2 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No. [X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised version num = numbered s = section o in c = order in council sch = schedule om = omitted sdiv = subdivision orig = original SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 p = page SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012 para = paragraph SL = subordinate legislation prec = preceding sub = substituted pres = present unnu m = unnumbered prev = previous Page 36 Current as at 11 September 2015 Endnotes Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 3 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3003 9601 or email legislation.queries@oqpc.qld.gov.au. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. 4 List of legislation Regulatory impact statements For subordinate legislation that has a regulatory impact statement, specific reference to the statement is included in this list. Explanatory notes Reprint No. Amendments included Effective Notes 1 none 31 March 2006 1A 2009 SL No. 280 18 December 2009 Current as at Amendments included Notes 27 September 2013 2013 Act No. 23 28 May 2014 2014 Act No. 29 27 June 2014 2014 SL No. 142 1 October 2014 2014 Act No. 40 11 September 2015 2014 Act No. 64 Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 37 Endnotes Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 All subordinate legislation made on or after 1 January 2011 has an explanatory note. For subordinate legislation made before 1 January 2011 that has an explanatory note, specific reference to the note is included in this list. Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 SL No. 49 made by the Governor in Council on 30 March 2006 notfd gaz 31 March 2006 pp 1282–5 commenced on date of notification exp 1 September 2016 (see 2000 Act No. 34 s 52A(3)) Note—An explanatory note was prepared. amending legislation— Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009 SL No. 280 ss 1–2, pt 9 div 40 notfd gaz 27 November 2009 pp 1001–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 18 December 2009 (see s 2) Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 23 ss 1, 2(d), 352 sch 1 pt 2 date of assent 14 May 2013 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 27 September 2013 (2013 SL No. 189) Land and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 29 s 1, pt 12 div 6 date of assent 28 May 2014 commenced on date of assent Water Resource Plans Amendment Plan (No. 1) 2014 SL No. 142 pts 1, 13 notfd <www.legislation.qld.gov.au> 27 June 2014 commenced on date of notification State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 40 ss 1–2, 154 sch 1 pt 5 date of assent 15 August 2014 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2014 (2014 SL No. 209) Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 64 ss 1, 2(2), pt 10 div 3 Page 38 Current as at 11 September 2015 Endnotes Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 date of assent 5 December 2014 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent s 250 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2) remaining provisions commenced 11 September 2015 (2015 SL No. 122) (previous proclamation 2014 SL No. 333 item 2 was amd (2015 SL No. 2)) 5 List of annotations Decisions about taking water s 10 amd 2014 SL No. 142 s 101; 2014 Act No. 64 s 251 Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101 s 11 amd 2013 Act No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 sub 2014 Act No. 64 s 252 PART 4—STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING OUTCOMES Division 3—Clarence Moreton management area div hdg sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 102 Continued taking of water in Mulgildie management area authorised s 13 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 103 Continued taking of water in Clarence Moreton management area authorised s 14 amd 2014 SL No. 142 s 104 Granting water licences s 15 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 105 Division 5—Granting water from State reserve div hdg sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 106 Projects of regional significance s 25A ins 2014 Act No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 5 Limitation of volume of unallocated water granted s 26 sub 2014 Act No. 64 s 253 Details of water licences in resource operations plan s 27 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 107 Water licences for town water supply purposes Current as at 11 September 2015 Page 39 Endnotes Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006 s 28 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 107 Granting water from general reserve s 29 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 107 Criteria for protection of flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses s 31 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 108 Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009 s 35 amd 2009 SL No. 280 s 178; 2014 Act No. 29 s 150 Measuring devices s 36 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 109 PART 5—MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS pt hdg sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 Monitoring and reporting requirements s 37 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 s 38 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 Review of plan s 39 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 Implementation schedule s 40 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 111 SCHEDULE 5—GENERAL RESERVE sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 112 SCHEDULE 6—DICTIONARY def project of regional significance sub 2014 Act No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 5 def project of state significance amd 2014 Act No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 5 © State of Queensland 2015 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 40 Current as at 11 September 2015