{"id":"F2019L01242","name":"Water Act (Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2019","slug":"water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440253,"registerId":"F2019L01242-fast-fetch-1775955949833","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Act (Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie 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 (Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie 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 Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie Water Resource Plan\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water Act (Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie 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 Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie Water Resource Plan\n\n  The Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie Water Resource Plan that is set out, or identified, in accordance with section 10.04 of the Basin Plan, in the document titled Queensland Border Rivers-Moonie 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. 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It changes the plan’s legal status: the Minister’s instrument makes that specific plan accredited, which matters for the Authority and for people and businesses governed by that plan because accreditation is the statutory step that places the plan into the Act’s framework."},"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 state water resource plan under the Water Act 2007 framework. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation language","Minimal defined terms — only one definition ('Act'), with others incorporated by reference to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references beyond basic statutory machinery (section 63 of the Water Act 2007, section 10.04 of the Basin Plan)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal decision by the federal Water Minister to approve (accredit) a Queensland state water plan for the Border Rivers-Moonie region. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Gives federal approval to Queensland's water management plan for the Border Rivers and Moonie river systems\n- This accreditation means the state plan now meets national standards under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Water users in the Border Rivers-Moonie area (farmers, irrigators, towns)\n- Queensland government water managers\n- The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (the federal oversight body)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this federal tick-off, Queensland couldn't legally implement its water rules in this catchment. The accreditation ensures Queensland's local water planning aligns with the broader Basin Plan — which aims to balance water use between agriculture, communities, and environmental needs across the entire Murray-Darling system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019","history":"/api/acts/water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-act-queensland-border-rivers-moonie-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/documents"}}