{"id":"F2023L01093","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan— Lachlan Alluvium) Instrument 2023","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442037,"registerId":"F2023L01093-fast-fetch-1775957162363","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan— Lachlan Alluvium) 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—Lachlan Alluvium) Instrument 2023\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 15 August 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— Lachlan Alluvium) 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 Lachlan Alluvium water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled Lachlan Alluvium 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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive content of the Lachlan Alluvium Water Resource Plan; it formally confers accredited status on the plan as it exists on the day the instrument is made (s5(1)–(2)). It contains no powers to amend the plan and notes that accreditation will cease according to the Act (Note 3 citing ss 54 and 64), so the practical scope is accreditation only, not expansion or alteration of plan content."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument but depends on multiple cross-references to the Water Act 2007 (instrument s3 cites s63 of the Act; instrument s5 invokes subparagraph 63(5)(b)(i)).","Relies on external document status: accredits the 'Lachlan Alluvium Water Resource Plan as in force on the day' and excludes material 'identified as not forming part'—potential for uncertainty about what is excluded (s5(2)).","Requires verification against substantive accreditation criteria outside the instrument: table item 11 of subsection 22(1) of the Act and Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan are referenced (Note 2), imposing cross‑document compliance work.","Temporal and conditional termination is governed by other Act provisions (Note 3 cites sections 54 and 64 of the Act), so the instrument's effect is time‑bound and subject to external cessation rules.","Administrative commencement detail is minimal but precise: it commences the day after registration (s2), shifting timing risk to registration processes.","Definitions are largely imported from the Act (instrument s4 referencing s4 of the Act), so understanding requires reading the Act's definitions."],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This instrument formally accredits the Lachlan Alluvium Water Resource Plan under the Water Act 2007, giving that named document accredited legal status for the Lachlan Alluvium water resource plan area. It commences the day after registration.  \n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** Accreditation changes the plan's statutory status within the Basin Plan framework and therefore affects stakeholders subject to water planning in the Lachlan Alluvium area; the instrument itself does not amend the plan."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: to accredit a specific water resource plan for a specific water resource plan area. It does not expand beyond the straightforward accreditation function contemplated by section 63 of the Water Act 2007."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 250 words)","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the instrument itself","Relies on external definitions from the Water Act 2007 (section 4) rather than defining terms locally","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation function","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references are minimal and clear (sections 63, 22, 54, 64 of the Act; Chapter 10 of Basin Plan)","Structure follows standard legislative instrument template"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument accredits the \"Lachlan Alluvium Water Resource Plan\" (as at 15 Aug 2023), giving federal approval under the Water Act 2007. It means the NSW plan for managing the Lachlan Alluvium groundwater now has federal backing and must be followed by state authorities, local water users and irrigators, and overseen by the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority. The accreditation supports sustainable use and helps prevent over‑extraction of groundwater."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023","history":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-alluvium-instrument-2023/documents"}}