{"id":"F2019L01244","name":"Water Act (Wimmera-Mallee (surface water) Water Resource Plan) Accreditation Decision 2019","slug":"water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440250,"registerId":"F2019L01244-fast-fetch-1775955949803","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Act (Wimmera-Mallee (surface water) 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 (Wimmera-Mallee (surface water) 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  19 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 Wimmera-Mallee (surface water) Water Resource Plan\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water Act (Wimmera-Mallee (surface water) 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 Wimmera-Mallee (surface water) Water Resource Plan\n\n  The Wimmera-Mallee (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 Wimmera-Mallee Water Resource Plan that was given to the Authority by Victoria under subsection 63(1) of the Act on 3 July 2019, is accredited.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, procedural function it was designed for: accrediting a state water resource plan under section 63 of the Water Act 2007. It does not expand beyond this single approval decision."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument — only 5 sections spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms — only one definition ('Act'), with others incorporated by reference to the parent Water Act 2007","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation language","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Heavy reliance on external documents (the Basin Plan and the Victorian Water Resource Plan document) rather than setting out substantive rules in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal Water Minister has accredited Victoria’s surface‑water management plan for the Wimmera‑Mallee, formally approving how rivers, streams and lakes in that region will be managed under the national Murray‑Darling Basin Plan. This decision affects farmers, irrigators, local communities, the Victorian government and the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority by giving the state plan legal force, aligning local water allocations with national sustainability standards and enabling consistent Basin‑wide water management."},"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":"This instrument does not expand or reduce the substantive scope of the Water Act or the Basin Plan; it performs a narrow procedural function — accrediting the particular Wimmera‑Mallee (surface water) Water Resource Plan submitted by Victoria (s5). It does not amend the plan itself or create additional regulatory duties beyond recognising the plan under the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, single-purpose instrument with one operative action (accreditation of a named plan) (s5).","Relies on external texts rather than setting substantive rules: the accredited plan is identified by reference to a document given to the Authority and to the Basin Plan (s5; Basin Plan s10.04 referenced).","Cross-references and defined terms located in the Water Act 2007 (definitions note; Act defined in s4), requiring users to consult primary statute for full meaning.","Simple commencement rule tied to registration rather than a fixed date (s2), which affects timing but not substantive content.","Authority and legal basis are delegated to the Minister under the Water Act (s3), concentrating decision-making in a single executive act."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument accredits Victoria’s Wimmera‑Mallee (surface water) Water Resource Plan under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, formally accepting the plan that Victoria gave to the Authority on 3 July 2019. It takes effect the day after registration and records the Minister’s accreditation decision dated 19 September 2019, thereby giving Commonwealth recognition to that specific plan (see s3, s5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019","history":"/api/acts/water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-act-wimmera-mallee-surface-water-water-resource-plan-accreditation-decision-2019/documents"}}