{"id":"F2024L00549","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Lachlan) Instrument 2024","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442391,"registerId":"F2024L00549-fast-fetch-1775957402588","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Lachlan) Instrument 2024","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) Instrument 2024\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 15 May 2024   \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) Instrument 2024.\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 water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled Lachlan Surface 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 2024 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":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function intended by section 63 of the Water Act 2007: ministerial accreditation of a state water resource plan. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act'), with 4 terms merely cross-referenced to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation mechanism","No substantive policy content — merely incorporates by reference an external document (the Lachlan Surface Water Resource Plan)","No penalty provisions, enforcement mechanisms, or compliance obligations within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally accredits the Lachlan Surface Water Resource Plan (as at 15 May 2024), giving the NSW plan legal effect under the Water Act 2007. It affects Lachlan catchment water users, the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority and NSW by confirming the plan meets national standards and making its water‑management rules enforceable at the federal level."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the statutory powers in the Water Act; it records accreditation of the Lachlan Surface Water Resource Plan as in force on the instrument date (s5(2)). It does not amend the plan's content and leaves cessation and other effects to the procedures in the Act (ss54, 63, 64)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that simply accredits an existing plan (s5).","Relies on an external primary document (the Lachlan Surface Water Resource Plan) not reproduced in the instrument (s5(2); Note 1).","Dependence on multiple provisions of the Water Act 2007 for effect and cessation (authority s63; cessation ss54 and 64).","Minimal administrative detail—no new compliance obligations, fees, or operational rules set out in the instrument itself.","Clear commencement provision (s2) reduces temporal ambiguity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally accredits the Lachlan Surface Water Resource Plan under the Water Act 2007, giving that plan legal effect for the Lachlan water resource plan area and commencing the day after registration (ss2–5).\n\nThe Minister makes the instrument under s63; the accredited document is the Lachlan Surface Water Resource Plan as in force on the instrument date and is available via the Authority (MDBA) website; accreditation can cease under ss54 and 64 of the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024","history":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-lachlan-instrument-2024/documents"}}