{"id":"F2022L01749","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan— NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock) Instrument 2022","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441692,"registerId":"F2022L01749-fast-fetch-1775956932071","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 Porous 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 Porous Rock) 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— NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous 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 Porous Rock water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous 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_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: accrediting a specific water resource plan under section 63 of the Water Act 2007. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections across 2 pages","No defined terms in the instrument itself — relies entirely on external definitions in the parent Water Act 2007 and Basin Plan","Single substantive provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation mechanism","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references are minimal and explicit (section 63 of the Act, table item 11 of subsection 22(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally accredits the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Water Resource Plan (the version as at 21 December 2022), giving it Commonwealth approval under the Water Act 2007. It enables NSW and federal water agencies to implement and enforce that groundwater management plan and directly affects farmers, irrigators and communities who rely on the porous‑rock aquifer by allowing legal operation under the Basin Plan."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument accredits the proposed NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Water Resource Plan as it stood on the day the instrument was made, excluding material expressly identified as not part of the plan (s5(2)). It does not amend or expand the plan’s content; accreditation and its cessation are governed by the Act (s3; Note 3 citing ss54 and 64)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument that simply accredits a named plan (s5(1)–(2)).","Relies on cross‑references to the Water Act 2007 for authority and lifecycle (s3 cites s63; Note 3 cites ss54 and 64), increasing legal linkage complexity.","Depends on externally published plan document and exclusions (s5(2) & Note 1), so understanding effect requires consulting that external material.","References statutory accreditation requirements outside the instrument (Note 2: table item 11 of s22(1) and Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan), creating substantive dependencies.","Uses defined terms from the Act (s4 note), so interpretation requires reading the Act’s definitions."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister under the Water Act 2007, formally accredits the NSW Murray–Darling Basin Porous Rock Water Resource Plan for that plan area. It places the named plan into legal effect for people and entities subject to water management in that area, tying obligations to the Basin Plan’s accreditation requirements. Accreditation applies to the plan as in force on the day the instrument is made and can cease under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022","history":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-accredited-water-resource-plan-nsw-murray-darling-basin-porous-rock-instrument-2022/documents"}}