{"id":"F2023L01476","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Murrumbidgee Alluvium) Instrument 2023","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-murrumbidgee-alluvium-instrument-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442163,"registerId":"F2023L01476-fast-fetch-1775957242661","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Murrumbidgee 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—Murrumbidgee Alluvium) 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—Murrumbidgee 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 Murrumbidgee Alluvium water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled Murrumbidgee 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function it was designed for: accrediting a specific water resource plan under section 63 of the Water Act 2007. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","No defined terms in the instrument itself — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Water Act 2007","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation function","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references are minimal and explicit (sections 63, 54, 64 of the Act; Chapter 10 of Basin Plan)","Essentially a 'stamp of approval' legislative instrument with no substantive policy content of its own"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister accredits the Murrumbidgee Alluvium Water Resource Plan, giving Commonwealth approval under the Water Act 2007 so the state plan has legal effect within the Murray‑Darling Basin.  \n\nThis affects farmers, irrigators, the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority and NSW government by validating the plan’s rules on groundwater extraction, monitoring and environmental protections; accreditation can be revoked if the plan later fails to meet federal requirements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the content of the water resource plan; it simply accredits the plan as in force on the instrument date, excluding any material identified as not forming part of the plan (s5(2)). Accreditation gives the plan legal application for the Murrumbidgee Alluvium area (s5(1)), begins the day after registration (s2) and remains subject to cessation provisions in the Act (ss54, 64)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is procedurally simple: it accredits an existing plan rather than creating new substantive rules (s5(1)–(2)).","Cross-references to multiple Water Act provisions and external instruments increase legal plumbing to check (s3; s5 notes referencing subpara 63(5)(b)(i), s4 definitions, table item 11 of s22(1), Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan, ss54 and 64).","The accredited document is incorporated by reference (the plan 'as in force' and excluding identified material), which requires checking the concurrent external text to determine exact content and obligations (s5(2) and Note 1).","Commencement timing is automatic (day after registration), so administrative sequencing matters for implementation (s2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, formally accredits the \"Murrumbidgee Alluvium Water Resource Plan\" as it stood on the day the instrument was made (s3; s5(1)–(2)). It commences the day after registration (s2). The accreditation applies the existing plan to water management in the Murrumbidgee Alluvium area for the purposes of subparagraph 63(5)(b)(i) and may cease under the Act (ss54, 64)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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