{"id":"F2022L01748","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium) Instrument 2022","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441686,"registerId":"F2022L01748-fast-fetch-1775956929898","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium) Instrument 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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—Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium) Instrument 2022\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 21 December 2022\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—Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium) Instrument 2022.\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 Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled Macquarie–Castlereagh 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 2022 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 scope of the water resource plan; it formally accredits the proposed Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium Water Resource Plan as in force on the day the instrument is made (s5(1)–(2)). It does not add or remove areas or powers within the instrument itself; any change to coverage or obligations would be found in the accredited plan or in the Act (see s5 Note 2 and Notes to s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument but depends on multiple external legal texts (Water Act 2007, Basin Plan Chapter 10) increasing interpretive complexity (see s3, note to s5(2)).","Accreditation applies to an external document not reproduced in the instrument (the Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium Water Resource Plan), so understanding legal effect requires inspecting that document (s5(2), Note 1).","Cross-references to other statutory provisions determine start, end and content of accreditation (commencement: s2; authority: s3; cessation references: s5 Note 3), so practical effect is dispersed across instruments.","Definitions and operative terms are largely drawn from the Water Act (referencing s4 of the Act), requiring cross-checking of statutory definitions to interpret scope and obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument accredits the “Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium Water Resource Plan” under section 63 of the Water Act 2007 and takes effect the day after registration. It gives the named plan formal legal recognition for the specified water resource plan area.\n\nIt affects water managers, the Basin Authority and authorised water users in that area by making the plan operative; accreditation may cease under sections 54 and 64 of the Act. The instrument relies on the Act, the Basin Plan and an external plan document."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function intended: accrediting a specific water resource plan for a specific groundwater area. It has not expanded beyond the original purpose of the Water Act 2007's accreditation framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act'), with others incorporated by reference to the parent Water Act 2007","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive operation: accreditation of an external document by reference","No cross-references to other legislative instruments beyond the parent Act and Basin Plan","Straightforward incorporation by reference mechanism (subsection 5(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument accredits the NSW Macquarie–Castlereagh Alluvium Water Resource Plan, formally approving the groundwater management rules for that alluvial aquifer. It makes the plan legally enforceable under the Water Act 2007 and the Basin Plan, affecting local landholders and groundwater licence holders, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority, the NSW government and communities who rely on this water source."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022","history":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-macquarie-castlereagh-alluvium-instrument-2022/documents"}}