{"id":"F2022L01485","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan— NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock) Instrument 2022","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-fractured-rock-instrument-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441599,"registerId":"F2022L01485-fast-fetch-1775956866375","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan— NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock) 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—NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock) Instrument 2022\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated  15 November 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— NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock) 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 NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock 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":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the plan area or powers beyond accrediting the existing NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Water Resource Plan as in force on the instrument date (excluding material identified as not forming part of the plan). Any change to scope would occur only if the accredited plan itself or the Act’s provisions (e.g. ss 54, 64) operate to alter accreditation later."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short instrument performing one action (accreditation) — low inherent legal complexity.","Relies on an external document (the water resource plan \"as in force\" on the instrument date) that is not reproduced in the instrument.","Effect and termination depend on other Water Act provisions (section 63 authorising accreditation; sections 54 and 64 governing cessation).","\"Excluding any material identified as not forming part of the plan\" creates a small potential ambiguity about scope of the accredited text.","Administrative decision made by the Minister under statutory authority; operational detail and enforcement lie with the Basin Authority and plan implementers."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally accredits the **NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Water Resource Plan** under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, making that plan the Commonwealth‑recognised framework for managing water in the specified fractured‑rock plan area. It affects water users, the Basin Authority and regulators by fixing which plan rules apply; implementation costs and compliance obligations fall on plan participants and the Authority, and accreditation can cease under the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function intended by section 63 of the Water Act 2007 — accrediting a state water resource plan. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections spanning approximately 1 page","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act'), with other terms incorporated by reference to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive operation: accreditation of an external document by reference","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act and Basin Plan (incorporated by reference in notes only)","Structure is purely mechanical: name, commencement, authority, definitions, accreditation"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument accredits the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock Water Resource Plan (the version dated 15 November 2022), giving it Commonwealth legal force. It affects groundwater users in the fractured‑rock part of the NSW MDB, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority, and the NSW government. Accreditation enables the plan to operate under the Water Act 2007 and secures federally recognized water management for agriculture, towns, and environmental flows."},"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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