{"id":"F2020L00810","name":"Water Act (Australian Capital Territory (surface water) Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2020","slug":"water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440532,"registerId":"F2020L00810-fast-fetch-1775956125169","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Act (Australian Capital Territory (surface water) 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 (surface water) 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 (surface water) Water Resource Plan\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water Act (Australian Capital Territory (surface water) 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 (surface water) Water Resource Plan\n\n  The Australian Capital Territory (surface water) 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":"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 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 instrument (only 5 sections, approximately 200 words total)","Minimal defined terms (only 'Act' is explicitly defined; other terms rely on parent Act definitions)","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation function","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references beyond basic citations to the Water Act 2007 and Basin Plan","Standard legislative instrument template with minimal substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal Water Minister, Keith Pitt, has accredited the ACT’s surface water resource plan, finding it meets the Murray‑Darling Basin Plan standards under the Water Act 2007.  \n\nThat gives federal backing to the ACT’s local water rules, affects ACT water users, the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority and other Basin states, and locks in how much surface water can be taken to help protect local waterways and the broader river system."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the scope or content of the ACT surface-water Water Resource Plan; it confers accreditation to the Plan received on 15 January 2020 and sets commencement timing. It neither amends the Plan nor adds operational obligations beyond recording accreditation (see s5; commencement s2; authority s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single discrete legal act: accreditation of a specific Plan (s5)","Very short instrument with few operative clauses (ss1–5)","Cross-references to external instruments and definitions (Water Act 2007; Basin Plan s10.04)","Relies on an external document received from the ACT (ACT Water Resource Plans for Surface Water and Groundwater, received 15 Jan 2020)","Commencement dependent on administrative event (day after registration, s2)","Limited in-text definitions; substantive effect depends on content of the accredited Plan"],"plain_english_summary":"**This instrument formally accredits the Australian Capital Territory surface-water Water Resource Plan that the Authority received on 15 January 2020 (identified under Basin Plan s10.04) — made under s63 of the Water Act 2007 and commencing the day after registration.**\n\nThe decision gives statutory recognition to the submitted Plan; it does not itself amend the Plan’s content, allocate funding, or set operational rules — it records accreditation under the Act (see ss2–5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020","history":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-act-australian-capital-territory-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2020/documents"}}