{"id":"F2019L01234","name":"Water Act (Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2019","slug":"water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440246,"registerId":"F2019L01234-fast-fetch-1775955947689","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Act (Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2019","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 (Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2019\n\nI, David Littleproud, Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management, make the following accreditation decision.\n\nDated  18 September 2019  \n\nDavid Littleproud\n\nMinister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Accreditation of Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water Act (Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2019.\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 Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan\n\n  The Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan that is set out, or identified, in accordance with section 10.04 of the Basin Plan, in the document titled Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan that was given to the Authority by Queensland under subsection 63(1) of the Act on 24 April 2019, 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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the content or geographic scope of the Condamine‑Balonne Water Resource Plan. It records the Minister's accreditation of the plan as provided by Queensland on 24 April 2019 and sets commencement mechanics; substantive provisions remain in the identified plan document (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with minimal operative content (s5).","Cross-references to primary legislation (Water Act 2007, s63) and the Basin Plan (s10.04) require readers to consult external texts (s3, s4 note, s5).","Accreditation effect depends on the content of an external document supplied by Queensland (identified but not reproduced) (s5).","Formal commencement and authority mechanics are prescribed but straightforward (s2, s3).","Definitions rely on terms already defined in the Act and Basin Plan, adding layer of external interpretation (s4 note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, accredits the Condamine‑Balonne Water Resource Plan that Queensland gave to the Authority on 24 April 2019 (see section 5). It commences the day after registration (section 2) and does not itself amend the plan.\n\nMechanically, accreditation recognises that external plan for Commonwealth purposes and records the Minister’s decision to accept it; the plan’s substantive content remains in the document identified under the Basin Plan (section 5)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function intended by section 63 of the Water Act 2007: accrediting a state water resource plan. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections spanning less than 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act'), with others incorporated by reference to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive operation: accreditation of a single document","No cross-references beyond basic statutory citations (section 63, section 4, section 10.04)","Straightforward administrative decision format with no substantive policy content in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has formally accredited Queensland’s Condamine–Balonne water management plan, giving it legal force under federal law and bringing the catchment into compliance with the Basin Plan.  \n\nThis affects farmers, irrigators and other water users in southern Queensland, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and state water agencies — and matters because it aligns water use in a major basin tributary with sustainable limits and basin-wide environmental objectives."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019","history":"/api/acts/water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-act-condamine-balonne-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/documents"}}