{"id":"F2017L00755","name":"Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan Accreditation Decision 2017","slug":"warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":96606,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00755-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan Accreditation Decision 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Normal\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nWarrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan Accreditation Decision 2017\n\nI, Barnaby Joyce, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, accredit, under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, the Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan set out, or identified in accordance with section 10.04 of the Basin Plan 2012, in the document titled Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan published on the date that this instrument was signed at www.mdba.gov.au/publications/policies-guidelines/water-resource-plan-warrego-paroo-nebine.\n\n \n\nThis is the Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan Accreditation Decision 2017.\n\nThis instrument commences the day after registration.\n\nDated  \n\n15 June 2017 \n\nBarnaby Joyce\n\nDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend or expand the content of the Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan; it formally accredits the plan under s63 of the Water Act 2007 and identifies where the plan is published. The instrument itself does not change the plan’s text or set new obligations; it grants accreditation status only and relies on external provisions (the Water Act and the Basin Plan) and the external plan document for substantive scope and effects."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument that grants accreditation (low textual complexity).","Relies on cross-reference to external statutes (Water Act 2007 s63) and the Basin Plan 2012 s10.04, so legal effect depends on those documents.","Substantive content of the accredited plan is external to the instrument (requires consultation of another document).","Commencement provision is simple but time-dependent (commences day after registration).","Decision is ministerial but the instrument contains no reasoning or implementation details (administrative discretion present but undocumented here)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, signed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (Barnaby Joyce, 15 June 2017), accredits the \"Warrego‑Paroo‑Nebine Water Resource Plan\" under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, identifies the plan and its URL, and commences the day after registration.\n\nMechanically, it confers formal accreditation and points to the external plan for details; it does not itself set out substantive obligations, costs, enforcement or the reasons for accreditation."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward accreditation instrument performing exactly the function intended — giving legal effect to a state water resource plan under the Water Act 2007. The scope has not expanded beyond this single, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 substantive paragraphs","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external documents)","Single operative provision: accreditation under section 63 of the Water Act 2007","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements within the instrument","Cross-references to external documents only (Water Act 2007, Basin Plan 2012, and the published Water Resource Plan document)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal approval (accreditation) by the federal government of a water management plan for three river systems in Queensland: the Warrego, Paroo, and Nebine.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Gives official federal approval to the \"Warrego-Paroo-Nebine Water Resource Plan\" — a document that sets rules for how water can be taken from these rivers\n- This accreditation is required under Australia's national water law (the Water Act 2007)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers, graziers, and other water users in the Warrego, Paroo, and Nebine catchments in south-western Queensland\n- State and federal water agencies who must now follow this accredited plan\n- The Murray-Darling Basin Authority, which oversees water planning across the basin\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this federal accreditation, the plan wouldn't have legal force under national law\n- It ensures water extraction in these rivers follows the rules of the broader Murray-Darling Basin Plan (a national scheme to manage Australia's largest river system sustainably)\n- It locks in limits on how much water can be taken for irrigation, stock, and domestic use, helping protect environmental flows (water left in rivers for ecosystems)\n\n**Key detail:** The actual detailed rules are in a separate document published on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority website — this instrument simply says \"that document is now officially approved.\""}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017","history":"/api/acts/warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/warrego-paroo-nebine-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2017/documents"}}