Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013

Water Act 2000 Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013

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All Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints are not continued. Contents 2013 Water Resource (Boyne RiverBasin)Plan 8 sesn mato eiin 11 11 ...... Assessing impact ofdecisions ...... Decisionsto be consistent withobjectives Preliminary 10 . . Water objective allocation security 18 for Strategies . . achieving outcomes Performance objective. forindicator security allocation water 17 10 . . . . . Environmental flow objectives Part 1 Performance . . . indicators for environmental flow objectives Chapter 5 16 15 14 13 2 clgclotoe ...... 9 8 ...... Ecological outcomes 7 . . . Performance . . . . 7 . indi ...... Social .outcomes ...... Economic . . outcomes ...... Outcomes for water inplan area 6 4 Chapter 6 12 Water . . . towhichplanapplies ...... 6 11 ...... Nodes ...... 6 for Outcomes ofwater management sustainable 10 ...... Information about areas 6 9 ...... Subcatchment areas 3 Chapter ...... Plan . area ...... 5 8 5 7 ...... Definitions...... 5 6 ...... of plan Purposes applies plan which to water and area Plan 5 ...... title ...... Short . . 4 2 Chapter 3 Preliminary 2 1 1 Chapter Queensland cators and objectives 11 ...... 10 ...... Page

Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013

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Part 2 Unallocated water Division 1 Strategic water infrastructure reserve, strategic reserve and general reserve 19 Unallocated water held as strategic water infrastructure reserve, strategic reserve and general reserve ...... 12 20 Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted ...... 12 21 Reserve volumes ...... 12 22 Period for which water is granted for particular State purpose. . . 13 23 Projects that may be considered to be of regional significance . . 13 Division 2 Process for granting unallocated water 24 Process for granting unallocated water ...... 14 Division 3 Limitation on granting unallocated water 25 Pass flow conditions for taking unallocated water ...... 14 Part 3 Authorised taking or interfering with water without water entitlement 26 Taking water for stock or domestic purposes ...... 15 27 Limitation on taking or interfering with water ...... 15 Part 4 Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring

28 Application of pt 4...... 15 29 Limitations on interference with water ...... 15 30 Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes ...... 16 31 Interference with water for provision of pumping pool ...... 16 32 Interference with water to improve security for town water supply ...... 17 33 Interference with water related to the granting of unallocated water ...... 17 Part 5 Existing water allocations to take supplemented water 34 Existing water allocations to take supplemented water ...... 18 Part 6 Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring Division 1 Form of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring 35 Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring ...... 18 Division 2 Criteria for amending water licences to achieve plan outcomes 36 Definition for div 2...... 19 37 Daily volumetric limit for a water licence...... 19

Page 2 3 eel 23 ...... Repeal ...... Pump 22 area Plan 22 . . . . . ofplan—Act, s 57 amendment Minororstated 2 Schedule ...... Repeal schedule Implementation 1 Schedule 21 43 21 ...... Minister’s on plan—Act, s 53 report 8 Chapter ...... plan . . this . . amending and Implementing requirements and reporting Monitoring 42 20 41 Conditions for . . amended . water . . . licences ...... 7 Chapter Monitoring and 40 39 Chapter 6 38 Endnotes Dictionary Schedule 3 ito eilto...... 31 30 ...... List of . legislation...... 30 Table ...... of reprints ...... 5 29 ...... Key ...... 4 29 ...... Date to . which amendments incorporated. 3 ...... Index to endnotes. 2 1 sizes andrates sizes ...... 24 ...... 26 ...... reporting requirements 25 ...... Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) 2013 Plan Basin) (BoyneRiver Resource Water Contents Page 3 Page

Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 5 December2013 as at20 Current 3 Definitions 2 Purposes of plan 1 Short Preliminary title Chapter 1 [reprintedin as force20 on December 2013] Water Resource (Boyne RiverBasin)Plan2013 e to provide aframework for (e) to provide aframework forestablishingwater (d) to identifyprioritiesa (c) to provide aframework fo (b) to define theavailability ofwater intheplanarea; (a) The following arethepurposesofthisplan— This water resource plan( this plan. The dictionaryinschedule3de Resource (BoyneRiverBasin)Plan2013 degradation innaturalecosystems. allocations; future water requirements; and thetakingofwater; Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water this plan nd mechanisms fordealing with fines particularwords usedin r sustainablymanagingwater reversing, wherepracticable, ) maybecitedasthe . Chapter 1 Preliminary 1 Chapter Water [s 1] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 2 Plan area and water to which plan applies

[s 4] Chapter 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 Subcatchment areas (1) Each part of the plan area that is shown as a subcatchment area on the map in schedule 1 is a subcatchment area. (2) A reference in this plan to a subcatchment area by name is a reference to the subcatchment area in schedule 1 with that name.

6 Information about areas The exact location of the boundaries of the plan area and subcatchment areas is held in digital electronic form by the department and may be accessed, free of charge, at each office of the department. Editor’s note— The location of each office of the department is available at .

7 Nodes (1) A node mentioned in this plan is a point on a watercourse in the plan area. (2) The location of each node is shown on the map in schedule 1. (3) Each node is identified on the map by a number.

8 Water to which plan applies This plan applies to the following water in the plan area—

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 7 December2013 as at20 Current 10 Economic outcomes for Outcomes plan area in water 9 Outcomes for sustainable Chapter 3 2 Without limitingsubsection(1 (2) This chapterstatestheoutcomes forthesustainable (1) (b) protection oftheprobability protection (b) achieves abalanceinthefollowing outcomes— (b) recognises thenaturalstate (a) way that— outcomes includetheallocationa water inaspringnotconnected to— (b) water inawatercourse orlake; (a) a provision fortheuseof (a) plan area— Each ofthefollowing isanec management ofwater towhichthisplanapplies. under awater allocation; authorisations intheplan area; the ecologicaloutcom (iii) thesocialoutcomes (ii) the economicoutcomesmentionedinsection10; (i) interfering with,water; and springs haschangedbecau subartesianwater connectedtoartesianwater. (ii) water; artesian or (i) management ofwater management Chapter 3 Outcomes for 3Outcomesfor sust Chapter Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water onomic outcomeforwater inthe mentioned insection11; water entitlements and other ) orsections10to12,the es mentionedinsection12. nd managementofwater ina of watercourses, lakes and se ofthetakingof,and of beingabletotake water ainable management water of management ainable [s 9] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 3 Outcomes for sustainable management of water

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(c) availability of water for the following— (i) growth in industries dependent on water resources in the plan area; Examples of growth in industries dependent on water resources in the plan area— • industries located in the Gladstone region that are dependent on water in the plan area • irrigated agriculture industries dependent on water from the Boyne River (ii) stock purposes in the plan area; (d) the support of flexible and diverse water supply arrangements for water users; (e) the support of activities stated in the Water Regulation 2002, schedule 1; (f) maintenance of flows that support water-related

economic activities in the plan area, including, for example, tourism; (g) encouragement of continual improvement in the efficient use of water.

11 Social outcomes Each of the following is a social outcome for water in the plan area— (a) increased security for town water supplies that rely on water in the plan area; (b) availability of water for the following— (i) population growth in towns and communities dependent on water resources in the plan area; (ii) domestic purposes in the plan area; (c) maintenance of flows that support water-related aesthetic, cultural and recreational values in the plan area, including the cultural values of the traditional owners in the plan area;

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 9 December2013 as at20 Current 12 Ecological outcomes b provision ofaflow regime thatensures— (b) the continuedcapabilityof (a) the planarea— Each ofthe following isan maintenance, totheextent practicable,ofthequality of (d) d protection and maintenance (d) minimisation ofthe im (c) i)maintenance ofestuari (iv) riffle habitats; and (iii) maintenance ofwaterholes, includingtheNagoorin (ii) maintenance offreshwater totheBoyne River (i) support river-forming processes; (iii) supportwater-related ecosystems;and (ii) allow forthemovement ofnative aquaticfauna (i) that— be connectedtoanother, in water forhumanuse. waterholes, lakes andwetlands. water-related ecosystems; waterhole; and estuary; and and marineenvironments; and between riverine, floodpl ( sea mullet( and recruitmentofbarramundi( including, forexample, flows forthemovement Fenneropenaeus merguiensis Chapter 3 Outcomes for 3Outcomesfor sust Chapter Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water Mugil cephalus ecological outcomeforwater in pacts oftakingwater on cluding bymaintainingflows a partofthe river systemto of refugia associated with ne ecosystemfunctions, ainable management water of management ainable ain, wetland,estuarine ) andbananaprawn ) growth; Lates calcarifer [s 12] ), Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 4 Performance indicators and objectives

[s 13] Chapter 4 Performance indicators and objectives

13 Performance indicators for environmental flow objectives The performance indicators for the environmental flow objectives are— (a) for assessing periods of low flow—the 90% daily flow; and (b) for assessing periods of medium to high flow, the following— (i) mean annual flow; (ii) mean wet season flow.

14 Environmental flow objectives The environmental flow objectives for this plan at node 1 are the following— (a) that the percentage of the number of days in the simulation period that the 90% daily flow is equalled or exceeded is to be at least 75%; (b) that the mean annual flow in the simulation period, expressed as a percentage of the mean annual flow for the pre-development flow pattern, is to be at least 45%; (c) that the mean wet season flow in the simulation period, expressed as a percentage of the mean wet season flow for the pre-development flow pattern, is to be at least 48%.

15 Performance indicator for water allocation security objective The performance indicator for the water allocation security objective for taking supplemented water is the annual supplemented water sharing index.

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 11 December2013 asat20 Current of impact decisions Assessing 18 Preliminary objectives consistent with tobe Decisions 17 Part 1 Strategies for achieving Chapter 5 Water objective security allocation 16 3 The chiefexecutive maya (3) If itisnotpracticable to (2) The IQQM computerprogram’s (1) subsection (2)onlyifthechie the water allocationsecurity (b) the environmental flow obj (a) plan, mustbeconsistentwith— about awater permitnotment management ofwater inthepl Decisions madebythechiefex allocations totake supplementedwater intheplanarea. supplemented water shari The water allocationsecurityobj may beused. another assessmentmethod approved bythechiefexecutive flow objectives and thewater allocationsecurityobjective. period isusedtoassessconsis 16. and outcomes Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes for achieving 5Strategies Chapter use theIQQMcomputerprogram, pprove anassessmentmethod for ng index is100%forwater ioned intheresourceoperations ecutive abouttheallocationor an area,other thanadecision tency withtheenvironmental simulation forthesimulation f executive issatisfied the ectives stated insection14; objective statedinsection ective isthattheannual Part 1 Preliminary Part 1 [s 16] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes Part 2 Unallocated water

[s 19]

method will assess consistency with the objectives at least as accurately as the IQQM computer program.

Part 2 Unallocated water

Division 1 Strategic water infrastructure reserve, strategic reserve and general reserve

19 Unallocated water held as strategic water infrastructure reserve, strategic reserve and general reserve Unallocated water in the plan area is held as a strategic water infrastructure reserve, strategic reserve or a general reserve.

20 Purpose for which unallocated water may be granted Unallocated water in the plan area may only be granted for the following purposes— (a) for unallocated water held as a strategic water infrastructure reserve—a raising of Awoonga Dam; (b) for unallocated water held as a strategic reserve—a State purpose; (c) for unallocated water held as a general reserve—any purpose.

21 Reserve volumes (1) The total of the nominal volumes for all supplemented water allocations to take unallocated water granted from the strategic water infrastructure reserve for a future raising of Awoonga Dam is 19000ML.

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 13 December2013 asat20 Current Projects thatmaycons be 23 Period forState which granted forwater is particular 22 2 The volume ofwater isgrante (2) This sectionapplies tothe vo (1) The total ofthenominalen (2) significance significance purpose d any otherrelevant consideration. (d) the public interestandth (c) the economicorsocialimpacttheprojectwill have on (b) the outcomesstatedinchapter 3; (a) in theplanareahaving regard tothefollowing— chief executive considers the pr project ofregional significance fortheplanareaonly ifthe The chiefexecutive mayconsider to thestrategic reserve. and onconclusionoftheproject (b) a projectofregional a significance. (b) coordinatedproject; a (a) strategic reserve foreitherofthefollowing Statepurposes— for allwater licencestota (b) for allwater licencestota (a) general reserve are— take unallocated water granted region; the region; i)insubcatchment areaB—1000ML. (ii) in subcatchmentareaA—338ML;and (i) general reserve— strategic reserve insub Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes for achieving 5Strategies Chapter idered to be of regional beof to idered catchment areaB—500ML;and titlements forwater licences to lume ofwater grantedfromthe d onlyforthelifeofproject oject issignificant foraregion ke unallocatedwaterfromthe ke unallocatedwaterfromthe from the strategic reserve or e welfare ofpeopleinthe the volume ofwater returns a particularprojecttobe Part 2 Unallocated water Unallocated Part 2 [s 22] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes Part 2 Unallocated water

[s 24]

Division 2 Process for granting unallocated water

24 Process for granting unallocated water (1) The process for granting unallocated water from the strategic water infrastructure reserve is the process stated in the resource operations plan. (2) The process for granting unallocated water from the strategic reserve or general reserve is a process stated in the Water Regulation 2002, part 2, division 1C.

Division 3 Limitation on granting unallocated water

25 Pass flow conditions for taking unallocated water (1) Water licences to take water from a watercourse located in subcatchment area B granted from the strategic reserve or general reserve must include a pass flow condition. (2) This section does not apply to a water licence to take water from an impoundment. (3) In this section— pass flow condition means a condition on a water licence to take water that states the rate of flow in a watercourse that must, while the water is being taken under the licence, be passing immediately downstream of the point on the watercourse at which water is taken under the licence.

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 15 December2013 asat20 Current Limitationsoninterference withwater 29 of pt4 Application Interference withwaterina 28 Part 4 Limitationontaking or interfering with water 27 Taking water for stock ordomestic purposes Authorised takingorinterfering 26 3 Part watercourse, lake orspringbyimpoundingtheflow ofwater. the Act,forawaterlicenceto This partappliestoanapp a regulation forsection20(2)(a)oftheActislimitedto5ML. may betaken orinterferedwith For section20(2)oftheAct,th plan areaforstock water, inany way, fromawatercourse, lake orspringinthe For section20A(5)oftheAct,anowner oflandmaytake b the interference was inexistence immediatelybefore14 (b) the purposeoftheproposedinterferenceisa (a) The water licencemaybegrantedonlyif— Part 3 Authorised taking or interfer or taking Authorised Part 3 December 2000. provided forinthispart;or watercourse, lakeorspring entitlement with waterwithout or domesticpurposes. Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes for achieving 5Strategies Chapter lication, madeundersection206of ing withwater waterentitlement ing without foractivities prescribedunder e totalvolume ofwater that interfere with water interferewith ina [s 26] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes Part 4 Interference with water in a watercourse, lake or spring

[s 30]

30 Interference with water to enable taking of water for stock or domestic purposes (1) This section applies if the purpose of the proposed interference with water is to store water to be taken under an authorisation for stock or domestic purposes. (2) In deciding the application the chief executive must consider existing water supplies on the property to which the application relates, including existing weirs, groundwater and storages taking overland flow water and the availability of water at the proposed site. (3) The storage capacity for water to be taken under subsection (1) must not be greater than is necessary for the storage of water to be taken. (4) In this section— groundwater means underground water that is subartesian water not connected to artesian water.

31 Interference with water for provision of pumping pool (1) This section applies if the purpose of the proposed interference with water is to provide a pumping pool to enable water to be taken under an authorisation. (2) The storage capacity of the pumping pool must not be greater than the following— (a) for locations upstream of Awoonga Dam—the capacity required to enable the pump to function properly; (b) for locations downstream of Awoonga Dam—the capacity required to ensure access to fresh water for irrigation or other purposes. (3) In this section— pumping pool means a pool of water near a pump in a watercourse, lake or spring that ensures the water level of the watercourse, lake or spring is appropriate to enable the pump to function properly.

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 17 December2013 asat20 Current of to the granting related Interference withwater 33 improve to Interference withwater for security town water 32 3 A water licence tointerfere wi (3) The interferencemustnot be (2) This sectionappliesifthepurpose oftheproposed (1) The chiefexecutive mustnot (2) This sectionappliesifthepurpose oftheproposed (1) unallocated water supply b there isademonstratedneed (b) flow conditions. of unallocatedwater insub with awater entitlement totake water granted fromthe release purpose oftakingtheunallocatedwater. unallocated water undertheprocessstatedinsection24. interference withwater isa the town hasappropria (a) chief executive issatisfied— town water suppliestaken underanauthorisation. interference withwater isto of thewater supply. strategies, inplace;and strategies, suchasdemandanddroughtmanagement Part 4 Interference with water in Part water 4 Interferencewith Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes for achieving 5Strategies Chapter purpose relatedtothegrantingof catchment areaB,mustinclude provide improved securityfor greater thanisnecessaryforthe grant theapplicationunless th water, granted inassociation te water supplysecurity foran increased reliability a watercourse, lake or spring lake watercourse, a [s 32] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes Part 5 Existing water allocations to take supplemented water

[s 34] Part 5 Existing water allocations to take supplemented water

34 Existing water allocations to take supplemented water On the commencement of this plan, a water allocation established under the repealed Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2000 to take supplemented water— (a) is to be transitioned, without amendment, to a water allocation under this plan; and (b) continues to be managed under the allocation’s resource operations licence.

Part 6 Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring

Division 1 Form of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring

35 Elements of water licences to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring A water licence to take water from a watercourse, lake or spring in the plan area must state the following— (a) 1 of the following purposes for which the water may be taken under the licence— (i) ‘agriculture’; (ii) ‘any’; (b) the location at which water may be taken;

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 19 December2013 asat20 Current Daily volumetric limitforlicence water a 37 Definitionfor div2 Criteria for amendingwaterlicences 36 2 Division 1 The dailyvolumetric limitforanamendedwater licenceis— (1) (c) otherwise—the volume otherwise—the d (c) for anamendedwater (b) amended undersection217oftheAct. unsupplemented water froma amended water licence In thisdivision— the conditions,ifany, including flow conditions. (e) the nominalentitlement; (d) the dailyvolumetric limit; (c) a for anamendedwater (a) i the typeoflicence;and (i) having regard to— the pumpsizestatedondevelopment permit;or schedule 2,column2forpump executive having regard tothevolumes stated in schedule 2,column1—thevo stated apumpsizeotherthanmentionedin amendment, hadarelateddevelopment permitthat pump size;or 1—the volume statedinschedule2,column2forthe stated apump sizement amendment, hadarelateddevelopment permitthat Part 6Water licencesto take water to achieve planoutcomes Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes for achieving 5Strategies Chapter meansawater licencetotake ecided bythechiefexecutive ioned inschedule2,column watercourse, lake orspring licence that, before the licence that, before the from watercourse, or lake spring watercourse, from lume decidedbythechief sizes ofasimilarsizeto [s 36] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 5 Strategies for achieving outcomes Part 6 Water licences to take water from watercourse, lake or spring

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(ii) a measurement, or estimate, of the daily rate at which water is being taken, or is capable of being taken, under the licence before the amendment. (2) However, for subsection (1)(a) and (b), if the licence holder satisfies the chief executive that the water-taking capacity of the pump is different from the daily volumetric limit under the subsection, the daily volumetric limit is the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the following— (a) the conditions under which the water may be taken; (b) the water-taking capacity of the pump (the existing pump) to which the development permit relates under normal operating conditions; (c) the irrigation or water distribution system related to the existing pump during the period of not more than 10 years immediately before the commencement of this

plan; (d) the efficiency of the water use associated with the existing pump or the system mentioned in paragraph (c).

38 Conditions for amended water licences In deciding the conditions under which water may be taken under an amended water licence, the chief executive must consider the conditions stated on the water licence being amended.

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 21 December2013 asat20 Current Minister’s onplan—Act,s53 report 40 requirements Monitoringand reporting 39 andreporting Monitoring Chapter 6 1 The Minister’s reportonthisplanmustbepreparedfora (1) Subsection(1)doesnotlimit (2) To helptheMinister assesstheeffectiveness ofthe (1) 3 In thissection— (3) The Minister’s reportmustbe (2) (b) ending within5years— ending (b) onthecommencementofthisplan;and starting (a) chief executive mayimposeforthisplan. period (the the reportingrequirementsfo (b) the monitoringrequirementsforwater andnatural (a) in chapter3,theresourceoperationsplanmuststate— management strategies forachi reporting period. means thereportingperiod previous reportingperiod the endofreportingperiod i)forsubsequentreports (ii) for thefirst report—af (i) infrastructure interfering withwater intheplanarea. ecosystems forthisplan;and financial yearinwhichthisplancommenced;and previous reportingperiod. reporting period requirements Chapter 6 Monitoring and reporting requirements and reporting 6Monitoring Chapter Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water , inrelationtoareportingperiod, )— the monitoringrequirements prepared within12monthsafter to whichthe report relates. eving theoutcomesmentioned immediately precedingthe r thisplan foroperators of ter thebeginning of the —after theendof [s 39] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 Chapter 7 Implementing and amending this plan

[s 41] Chapter 7 Implementing and amending this plan

41 Implementation schedule Proposed arrangements for implementing this plan are included in the resource operations plan.

42 Minor or stated amendment of plan—Act, s 57 The following types of amendment may be made to this plan under section 57(b) of the Act— (a) an amendment or addition of an environmental flow objective if the amendment or addition achieves an equivalent or improved ecological outcome without adversely affecting—

(i) the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3; or (ii) the water allocation security objective mentioned in section 16; (b) an amendment or addition of a water allocation security objective if the amendment or addition does not adversely affect— (i) the outcomes mentioned in chapter 3; or (ii) the environmental flow objectives mentioned in section 14; (c) an amendment or addition of a node; (d) an amendment to subdivide a subcatchment area; (e) an amendment or addition of a priority group; (f) an amendment or addition of a monitoring or reporting requirement under chapter 6; (g) an amendment of, or to remove, a redundant provision of this plan;

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 23 December2013 asat20 Current 43 Repeal Repeal Chapter 8 358 isrepealed. The Water Resource(Boyne amendmenttoomit an (h) the provision hasbeencompleted. amendment ofanauthorisat Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water River Basin)Plan2000,SLNo. a provision relatingtoan ion iftheamendmentunder Chapter 8Repeal Chapter [s 43] Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013

Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Plan area

sections 4, 5 and 7(2)

Gladstone LOCALITY ! FACING ISLAND

Cairns ! ³ Townsville ! A

Rockhampton ! Boyne River Bundaberg Calliope PLAN ! ! AREA Benaraby Node 1 ! Brisbane Mann's Weir HUMMOCK ! #" HILL ISLAND Node 2 #" Awoonga Dam

! Taragoola Iv er ag h C re e k

k e e r C m lu gi D Futter Creek

B Bororen !

East ern k B e oyn r e ! e C le R rb Wietalaba i Ma v e r

Miriam Vale ! Nagoorin !

De galgil Creek

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! Builyan

reek ssford C Gla

LEGEND

A Sub catchment area

" Node number 1. Boyne River @ Mann's Weir (AMTD 17.2 km) 2. Boyne River @ Awoonga Dam (AMTD 22.7 km) KILOMETRES 0510 Approximate full supply level of Awoonga Dam

Sub catchment Area Boundary

Plan area boundary

A4-508574 - 18 September 2012 CAS1283-1

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 25 December2013 asat20 Current andrates sizes Pump Schedule 2 oia upsz m)Dailyvolumetric limit(ML/day) (mm) pump size Nominal oun1Column 2 Column 1 0 25.9 21.6 16 9.9 7.8 5.6 300 250 200 150 125 100 03.9 2.6 1.5 1 0.6 80 65 50 40 32 Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water section 37 Schedule 2 Schedule Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013

Schedule 3 Schedule 3 Dictionary

section 3

90% daily flow, for a node, means the daily flow, at the node, that is equalled or exceeded on 90% of the days on which there is a flow under the pre-development flow pattern. amended water licence, for chapter 5, part 6, division 2, see section 36. annual supplemented water sharing index, for water allocations to take supplemented water means the percentage of years in the IQQM simulation period in which the allocations are fully supplied. authorisation means a water licence, water permit, interim water allocation or other authority to take water under the Act or the repealed Act, other than a water permit for stock or domestic purposes. coordinated project means a coordinated project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971. daily flow, for a node, means the volume of water, expressed in megalitres, that flows past the node in a day. daily volumetric limit, for a water licence, means the maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence in a day. IQQM computer program means the department’s Integrated Quantity and Quality Modelling computer program, and associated statistical analysis and reporting programs, that simulate daily stream flows, flow management, storages, releases, in-stream infrastructure, water diversions, water demands and other hydrologic events in the plan area. mean annual flow, for a node, means the total volume of flow, at the node, in the simulation period divided by the number of years in the simulation period. mean wet season flow, for a node, means the total volume of flow, at the node, during the months of December, January,

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Current as at 20 December 2013 Page Page 27 December2013 asat20 Current of thearea. people whoidentify traditional owners this plan other authority tooperatewater infrastructure. resource operations licence, supplemented water subcatchment area byIndigenouspe use (d) town water supplypurposes;or (c) projectofregional a significance; or (b) coordinatedproject;or a (a) State purpose 30 June2011. simulation period to implementthisplan. resource operationsplan under section23. executive considers tobea project ofregionalsignificance nowater was taken underautho (b) there werenodamsorothe (a) executive usingtheIQQMcomputerprogramasif— flows, duringthesimulation pre-development flow pattern 65. nominal entitlement node the numberofyearsinsimulationperiod. February, Marchand Aprilin seesection7. purposes, includingcultural plan area;and seesection1. means— meanstheperiodfrom1January1890to , intheplanarea,meansAboriginal seesection5. as descendantsofthe meanswater suppliedunderaninterim seethe Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan2013 Basin) (Boyne Resource River Water meanstheresourceoperationsplan project ofregional significance the simulationperioddivided by Water Regulation 2002 resource operatio meansthepatternofwater period, decidedbythechief oples fornon-commercial meansaprojectthechief r water infrastructure inthe and traditional purposes. risations intheplanarea. original inhabitants ns licenceor Schedule 3 Schedule , section Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013

Schedule 3

unallocated water means water available for allocation in the plan area. unsupplemented water means water that is not supplemented water. waterhole means a part of a watercourse that contains water after the watercourse ceases to flow, other than a part of a watercourse that is within the storage area of a dam on the watercourse.

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Endnotes Endnotes

1 Index to endnotes

Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated...... 29 3 Key ...... 30 4 Table of reprints ...... 30 5 List of legislation ...... 31

2 Date to which amendments incorporated

This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Water Resource (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49.

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Endnotes

3Key

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 unnum = unnumbered prev = previous

4 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 3237 0466 or email [email protected]. 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. Current as at Amendments included Notes 20 December 2013 none

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Endnotes

5 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 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 (Boyne River Basin) Plan 2013 SL No. 301 notfd 20 December 2013 commenced on date of notification

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