{"id":"F2020L00809","name":"Water Act (Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2020","slug":"water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440531,"registerId":"F2020L00809-fast-fetch-1775956125158","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Act (Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2020","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 Act (Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2020\n\nI, Keith Pitt, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, make the following accreditation decision.\n\nDated 25th June  2020  \n\nKeith Pitt\n\nMinister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Accreditation of Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water Act (Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after registration.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 63 of the Act.\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  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Water Act 2007.\n\n5  Accreditation of Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan\n\n  The Australian Capital Territory (groundwater) Water Resource Plan that is set out, or identified, in accordance with section 10.04 of the Basin Plan, in the document titled ACT Water Resource Plans for Surface Water and Groundwater that the Authority received from the Australian Capital Territory under subsection 63(1) of the Act on 15 January 2020, is accredited.\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":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function it was designed for: accrediting a single 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 instrument (5 sections, approximately 200 words)","Only 2 defined terms, both straightforward (Act, with reference to external definitions)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single operative provision (section 5) with direct, unqualified accreditation","No cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act and Basin Plan","Standard legislative template structure (Name, Commencement, Authority, Definitions, substantive provision)"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal Minister has accredited the ACT’s groundwater management plan, formally approving it under the national Murray–Darling Basin Plan. This makes the plan legally valid at the national level and lets the ACT continue managing groundwater under agreed national rules.\n\nIt affects the ACT government, groundwater users (farmers, businesses, households) and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow statutory coverage; it formally accredits the ACT groundwater Water Resource Plan identified in clause 5 under the authority of subsection 63(1) (clause 3). It therefore confirms the plan's status without altering the geographic or regulatory scope set by the Water Act and the Basin Plan."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: clause 5 simply accredits a specified plan, reducing structural complexity.","Cross-references to external instruments and definitions: relies on the Water Act (clause 4) and the Basin Plan (clause 5), so legal effect depends on reading external texts.","Clear statutory basis: made under s63 of the Act (noted in clause 3), which narrows interpretive questions about authority.","Administrative timing is fixed and simple: commencement is the day after registration (clause 2).","Limited procedural detail: the instrument does not set implementation, compliance, or amendment mechanisms, leaving operational matters to the accredited plan and existing frameworks.","Document-specific identification: accreditation attaches to the plan the Authority received on 15 January 2020 (clause 5), so factual certainty turns on that identified submission."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument accredits the Australian Capital Territory groundwater Water Resource Plan received by the Commonwealth on 15 January 2020, giving that plan legal recognition under the Water Act 2007 (decision exercised under s63). It affects the ACT government, the Basin Authority, and ACT water users by confirming which groundwater management arrangements are accredited; implementation depends on definitions in the Act and the Basin Plan and starts the day after registration (clauses 4–5; clause 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020","history":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-groundwater-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/documents"}}