{"id":"F2023L01477","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Intersecting Streams) Instrument 2023","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442168,"registerId":"F2023L01477-fast-fetch-1775957244813","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Intersecting Streams) Instrument 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nWater (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Intersecting Streams) Instrument 2023\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 2 November 2023   \n\nTanya Plibersek\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Accredited water resource plan\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Intersecting Streams) Instrument 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 63 of the Water Act 2007.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a)      Authority;\n\n(b)      Basin Plan;\n\n(c)      water resource plan;\n\n(d)      water resource plan area.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Water Act 2007.\n\n5  Accredited water resource plan\n\n(1)    For the purposes of subparagraph 63(5)(b)(i) of the Act, the proposed water resource plan for the Intersecting Streams water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled Intersecting Streams Water Resource Plan as in force on the day that this instrument is made, excluding any material identified as not forming part of the plan.\n\nNote 1: The plan could in 2023 be accessed on the Authority website at www.mdba.gov.au.\n\nNote 2: The plan meets the requirements that a water resource plan for a water resource plan area must comply with to be accredited: see table item 11 of subsection 22(1) of the Act and Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan.\n\nNote 3: The accreditation of the plan ceases to have effect in accordance with the Act: see sections 54 and 64.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: accrediting a specific water resource plan under section 63 of the Water Act 2007. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the instrument itself","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation function","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references are minimal and serve only to locate the instrument within the broader statutory framework (Water Act 2007, Basin Plan)","Incorporates external document by reference (the Intersecting Streams Water Resource Plan) rather than reproducing content"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister has formally accredited the Intersecting Streams water resource plan, giving that NSW-developed plan legal force under the Water Act 2007. This makes the plan binding for water users in the Intersecting Streams area, the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority and state government, and advances federally backed management of water sharing and sustainability in this part of the Murray‑Darling Basin."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the content of the plan; it states that the Intersecting Streams Water Resource Plan as in force on the instrument date is accredited, excluding materials identified as not part of the plan (s5(2)). It therefore recognises and brings into effect the plan for Commonwealth purposes rather than altering its substantive scope; operational details and any termination are governed by other Water Act provisions (notes to s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument that simply declares accreditation of one named plan (s5(1)–(2)).","Relies on an external document 'as in force' on the instrument date and excludes material identified as not forming part of the plan, which can create interpretive questions about which text is accredited (s5(2)).","Depends on statutory definitions and external rules rather than restating them (definitions referenced to the Act; note: s4 and the Act's section 4).","Cross-references substantive accreditation requirements and termination mechanisms to other provisions and instruments (notes referencing table item 11 of subsection 22(1) of the Act, Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan, and cessation under sections 54 and 64 of the Act), increasing reliance on other sources for full effect (notes to s5).","Authority and legal basis are delegated to the Minister under the Act (made under section 63), leaving details of implementation, enforcement and any administrative discretion to those statutory provisions (s3; s5(1))."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally accredits the Intersecting Streams Water Resource Plan under the Water Act 2007, giving the plan legal effect for Commonwealth purposes as it existed on the day the instrument was made (excluding any material identified as not forming part of the plan). It affects water users, the Basin Authority and other regulators in that water resource plan area by confirming which plan governs allocation and management obligations, and by triggering compliance and implementation responsibilities under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023","history":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-intersecting-streams-instrument-2023/documents"}}