{"id":"qld:sl-2004-0152","name":"Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004","slug":"water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"152 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":175861,"registerId":"qld-qld:sl-2004-0152-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThis water plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004 .\ns 1 sub 2014 Act No. 64 s 255 sch 2","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purposes of plan","content":"### sec.2 Purposes of plan\n\nThe following are the purposes of this plan—\nto define the availability of water in the plan area;\nto provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water;\nto identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements;\nto provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems, including, for example, stressed rivers;\nto regulate the taking of overland flow water.\n- (a) to define the availability of water in the plan area;\n- (b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water;\n- (c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements;\n- (d) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems, including, for example, stressed rivers;\n- (e) to regulate the taking of overland flow water.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"sec.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"### sec.3 Definitions\n\nThe dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this plan.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"pt.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Plan area and water to which plan applies","content":"# Plan area and water to which plan applies","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"sec.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Plan area","content":"### sec.4 Plan area\n\nThis plan applies to the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1 .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"sec.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Information about plan area","content":"### sec.5 Information about plan area\n\nThe exact location of the plan area boundary is held in digital electronic form by the department.\nThe information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of the boundary.\nThe boundary location in digital electronic form may be inspected at the department’s head office, Brisbane.\n(sec.5-ssec.1) The exact location of the plan area boundary is held in digital electronic form by the department.\n(sec.5-ssec.2) The information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of the boundary. The boundary location in digital electronic form may be inspected at the department’s head office, Brisbane.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"sec.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water to which plan applies","content":"### sec.6 Water to which plan applies\n\nThis plan applies to the following water in the plan area—\nsurface water;\noverland flow water, other than water in springs connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies;\nhydraulically-linked groundwater not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.\nIn subsection (1) —\nsurface water means the following—\nwater in a watercourse or lake;\nwater in springs not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.\ns 6 sub 2006 SL No. 49 s 59\namd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 ; 2017 SL No. 164 s 93\n(sec.6-ssec.1) This plan applies to the following water in the plan area— surface water; overland flow water, other than water in springs connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies; hydraulically-linked groundwater not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.\n(sec.6-ssec.2) In subsection (1) — surface water means the following— water in a watercourse or lake; water in springs not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.\n- (a) surface water;\n- (b) overland flow water, other than water in springs connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies;\n- (c) hydraulically-linked groundwater not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.\n- (a) water in a watercourse or lake;\n- (b) water in springs not connected to water to which the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 applies.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"pt.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Outcomes for sustainable management of water","content":"# Outcomes for sustainable management of water","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"sec.7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Outcomes, including ecological outcomes, for the plan area","content":"### sec.7 Outcomes, including ecological outcomes, for the plan area\n\nWater is to be allocated and managed in a way that seeks to achieve a balance in the following outcomes—\nto make water available to sustain current levels of, and to support growth in, economic activity in the plan area while recognising the social and cultural values of communities in the basins;\nto achieve ecological outcomes consistent with maintaining the ecological integrity and natural function of in-stream, wetland and floodplain ecosystems, both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia, including, for example, maintaining—\npool habitats, and native plants and animals associated with the habitats, in watercourses; and\nthe near pristine condition of the riverine habitats and associated native plants and animals in the basins; and\nthe natural abundance and species richness of native plants and animals associated with habitats within watercourses, riparian zones, floodplains and wetlands; and\nactive river-forming processes, including sediment transport; and\nconnections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;\nto maintain, both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia, water quality at levels that maintain the ecological integrity and natural function of in-stream and floodplain ecosystems and the viability of economic, social, cultural and other activities that do not threaten the integrity and function;\nto promote a continual improvement in water use efficiency, both in the plan area generally and on individual properties;\nto promote improved understanding of the matters affecting the health of riverine and associated systems in the basins;\nconsistency with the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Act 2001 .\n- (a) to make water available to sustain current levels of, and to support growth in, economic activity in the plan area while recognising the social and cultural values of communities in the basins;\n- (b) to achieve ecological outcomes consistent with maintaining the ecological integrity and natural function of in-stream, wetland and floodplain ecosystems, both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia, including, for example, maintaining— (i) pool habitats, and native plants and animals associated with the habitats, in watercourses; and (ii) the near pristine condition of the riverine habitats and associated native plants and animals in the basins; and (iii) the natural abundance and species richness of native plants and animals associated with habitats within watercourses, riparian zones, floodplains and wetlands; and (iv) active river-forming processes, including sediment transport; and (v) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;\n- (i) pool habitats, and native plants and animals associated with the habitats, in watercourses; and\n- (ii) the near pristine condition of the riverine habitats and associated native plants and animals in the basins; and\n- (iii) the natural abundance and species richness of native plants and animals associated with habitats within watercourses, riparian zones, floodplains and wetlands; and\n- (iv) active river-forming processes, including sediment transport; and\n- (v) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;\n- (c) to maintain, both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia, water quality at levels that maintain the ecological integrity and natural function of in-stream and floodplain ecosystems and the viability of economic, social, cultural and other activities that do not threaten the integrity and function;\n- (d) to promote a continual improvement in water use efficiency, both in the plan area generally and on individual properties;\n- (e) to promote improved understanding of the matters affecting the health of riverine and associated systems in the basins;\n- (f) consistency with the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Act 2001 .\n- (i) pool habitats, and native plants and animals associated with the habitats, in watercourses; and\n- (ii) the near pristine condition of the riverine habitats and associated native plants and animals in the basins; and\n- (iii) the natural abundance and species richness of native plants and animals associated with habitats within watercourses, riparian zones, floodplains and wetlands; and\n- (iv) active river-forming processes, including sediment transport; and\n- (v) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Strategies for achieving outcomes","content":"# Strategies for achieving outcomes","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4-div.1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Preliminary","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"sec.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Strategies","content":"### sec.8 Strategies\n\nThis part states the strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3 .\nThe strategies—\nform part of a broad framework for the management of natural resources; and\ncomplement other activities for advancing the sustainable management of water.\n(sec.8-ssec.1) This part states the strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3 .\n(sec.8-ssec.2) The strategies— form part of a broad framework for the management of natural resources; and complement other activities for advancing the sustainable management of water.\n- (a) form part of a broad framework for the management of natural resources; and\n- (b) complement other activities for advancing the sustainable management of water.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"sec.9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Decisions about taking water","content":"### sec.9 Decisions about taking water\n\nThe chief executive must not make a decision, about the allocation or management of water in the plan area, that would increase the total volume of water that may be taken in the plan area.\nSubsection (1) does not apply to a decision—\nabout a water permit; or\nabout reinstating or replacing an expired authorisation; or\nunder the Planning Act ; or\nto grant a water licence to a local government for town water supply purposes; or\nto grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 21 November 2001; or\nabout unallocated water, made under section 18 .\ns 9 amd 2009 SL No. 280 s 172 ; 2017 SL No. 103 s 152\n(sec.9-ssec.1) The chief executive must not make a decision, about the allocation or management of water in the plan area, that would increase the total volume of water that may be taken in the plan area.\n(sec.9-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a decision— about a water permit; or about reinstating or replacing an expired authorisation; or under the Planning Act ; or to grant a water licence to a local government for town water supply purposes; or to grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 21 November 2001; or about unallocated water, made under section 18 .\n- (a) about a water permit; or\n- (b) about reinstating or replacing an expired authorisation; or\n- (c) under the Planning Act ; or\n- (d) to grant a water licence to a local government for town water supply purposes; or\n- (e) to grant a water licence to an owner of land, other than land adjoining a watercourse, lake or spring, to take water for stock or domestic purposes using works that were in existence before 21 November 2001; or\n- (f) about unallocated water, made under section 18 .","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4-div.2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Regulation of overland flow water","content":"## Regulation of overland flow water","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"sec.10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Limitation on taking overland flow water","content":"### sec.10 Limitation on taking overland flow water\n\nA person may not take overland flow water other than—\nfor stock or domestic purposes; or\nunder an authority under section 12 ; or\nunder an authorisation; or\nunallocated water granted to the person under the resource operations plan; or\noverland flow water—\nof not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of—\nan environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\na development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\nthat is contaminated agricultural runoff water.\nIn this section—\ncontaminated agricultural runoff water has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’.\nA copy of the code is available on the department’s website.\ns 10 amd 2013 Act No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2017 SL No. 103 s 153\n(sec.10-ssec.1) A person may not take overland flow water other than— for stock or domestic purposes; or under an authority under section 12 ; or under an authorisation; or unallocated water granted to the person under the resource operations plan; or overland flow water— of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or that is contaminated agricultural runoff water.\n(sec.10-ssec.2) In this section— contaminated agricultural runoff water has the meaning given by the ‘Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water’. A copy of the code is available on the department’s website.\n- (a) for stock or domestic purposes; or\n- (b) under an authority under section 12 ; or\n- (c) under an authorisation; or\n- (d) unallocated water granted to the person under the resource operations plan; or\n- (e) overland flow water— (i) of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (ii) that is contaminated agricultural runoff water.\n- (i) of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (ii) that is contaminated agricultural runoff water.\n- (i) of not more than the amount necessary to satisfy the requirements of— (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (ii) that is contaminated agricultural runoff water.\n- (A) an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or\n- (B) a development permit for carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining or petroleum activity, under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 ; or","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"sec.11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Decisions about taking overland flow water","content":"### sec.11 Decisions about taking overland flow water\n\nIn deciding an application under the Act about taking overland flow water, the chief executive must consider whether granting the application is likely to adversely affect—\ncultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; or\nnatural aquatic ecosystems, including, for example, natural wetlands; or\nusers of overland flow water downstream of the area to which the application relates; or\nconnections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow; or\nthe floodplain downstream of the area to which the application relates.\nSee the Planning Regulation 2017 , schedule 7 , section 5 and schedule 10 , section 29 for how the Planning Act regulates operational work involving taking overland flow water.\nHowever, subsection (1) does not apply to an application—\nfor a water permit; or\nto reinstate or replace an expired licence.\ns 11 amd 2009 SL No. 280 s 173 ; 2017 SL No. 103 s 154\n(sec.11-ssec.1) In deciding an application under the Act about taking overland flow water, the chief executive must consider whether granting the application is likely to adversely affect— cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; or natural aquatic ecosystems, including, for example, natural wetlands; or users of overland flow water downstream of the area to which the application relates; or connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow; or the floodplain downstream of the area to which the application relates. See the Planning Regulation 2017 , schedule 7 , section 5 and schedule 10 , section 29 for how the Planning Act regulates operational work involving taking overland flow water.\n(sec.11-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to an application— for a water permit; or to reinstate or replace an expired licence.\n- (a) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; or\n- (b) natural aquatic ecosystems, including, for example, natural wetlands; or\n- (c) users of overland flow water downstream of the area to which the application relates; or\n- (d) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow; or\n- (e) the floodplain downstream of the area to which the application relates.\n- (a) for a water permit; or\n- (b) to reinstate or replace an expired licence.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"sec.12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Taking water using existing works or reconfiguration of existing works authorised","content":"### sec.12 Taking water using existing works or reconfiguration of existing works authorised\n\nSubsection (2) applies to the owner of land on which either of the following is situated—\nexisting works;\nworks that—\nare a reconfiguration of existing works; and\ndo not increase the average annual volume of water taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing works.\nThe owner may continue to take overland flow water, using the works—\nfor 1 year after the commencement of this plan; and\nif the owner gives the chief executive notice of the works, in the approved form, and any further information required by the chief executive about the works—after the notice and information are given.\n(sec.12-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to the owner of land on which either of the following is situated— existing works; works that— are a reconfiguration of existing works; and do not increase the average annual volume of water taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing works.\n(sec.12-ssec.2) The owner may continue to take overland flow water, using the works— for 1 year after the commencement of this plan; and if the owner gives the chief executive notice of the works, in the approved form, and any further information required by the chief executive about the works—after the notice and information are given.\n- (a) existing works;\n- (b) works that— (i) are a reconfiguration of existing works; and (ii) do not increase the average annual volume of water taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing works.\n- (i) are a reconfiguration of existing works; and\n- (ii) do not increase the average annual volume of water taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing works.\n- (i) are a reconfiguration of existing works; and\n- (ii) do not increase the average annual volume of water taken above the average annual volume taken using the existing works.\n- (a) for 1 year after the commencement of this plan; and\n- (b) if the owner gives the chief executive notice of the works, in the approved form, and any further information required by the chief executive about the works—after the notice and information are given.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"sec.13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Granting water licences for authorities under s 12","content":"### sec.13 Granting water licences for authorities under s 12\n\nThis section applies if—\nan owner of land is authorised under section 12 to continue taking overland flow water using works; and\nthe chief executive is satisfied there has been, or may be, an increase in the average annual volume of overland flow water taken using the works above the average annual volume that could have been taken under the operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan.\nThe chief executive must—\nunder section 212 of the Act , grant a water licence to replace the authority under section 12 ; and\nimpose a condition on the licence to ensure the average annual volume of overland flow water that may be taken using the works is not more than the average annual volume that could have been taken under the operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan.\n(sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies if— an owner of land is authorised under section 12 to continue taking overland flow water using works; and the chief executive is satisfied there has been, or may be, an increase in the average annual volume of overland flow water taken using the works above the average annual volume that could have been taken under the operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan.\n(sec.13-ssec.2) The chief executive must— under section 212 of the Act , grant a water licence to replace the authority under section 12 ; and impose a condition on the licence to ensure the average annual volume of overland flow water that may be taken using the works is not more than the average annual volume that could have been taken under the operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan.\n- (a) an owner of land is authorised under section 12 to continue taking overland flow water using works; and\n- (b) the chief executive is satisfied there has been, or may be, an increase in the average annual volume of overland flow water taken using the works above the average annual volume that could have been taken under the operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan.\n- (a) under section 212 of the Act , grant a water licence to replace the authority under section 12 ; and\n- (b) impose a condition on the licence to ensure the average annual volume of overland flow water that may be taken using the works is not more than the average annual volume that could have been taken under the operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"sec.14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan","content":"### sec.14 Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan\n\nFor granting, under section 212 of the Act , a water licence to replace an authority under section 12 , the resource operations plan—\nmust state the parts of the plan area in which an authority may be replaced by a water licence; and\nmust state the works to which each authority relates; and\nmust consider the extent to which the works allow the taking of—\noverland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and\nwater under another authorisation; and\nto achieve the outcomes of this plan, may reduce the volume of overland flow water that may be taken in a part of the plan area mentioned in paragraph (a) by deciding—\nthe volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and\nthe share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part.\nThe resource operations plan may also decide the share of the water mentioned in subsection (1) (d) (i) available under a water licence granted under section 13 for a part of the plan area mentioned in subsection (1) (a) .\nSection 217 of the Act applies to the amendment of the licence for consistency with the resource operations plan.\n(sec.14-ssec.1) For granting, under section 212 of the Act , a water licence to replace an authority under section 12 , the resource operations plan— must state the parts of the plan area in which an authority may be replaced by a water licence; and must state the works to which each authority relates; and must consider the extent to which the works allow the taking of— overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and water under another authorisation; and to achieve the outcomes of this plan, may reduce the volume of overland flow water that may be taken in a part of the plan area mentioned in paragraph (a) by deciding— the volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and the share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part.\n(sec.14-ssec.2) The resource operations plan may also decide the share of the water mentioned in subsection (1) (d) (i) available under a water licence granted under section 13 for a part of the plan area mentioned in subsection (1) (a) .\n(sec.14-ssec.3) Section 217 of the Act applies to the amendment of the licence for consistency with the resource operations plan.\n- (a) must state the parts of the plan area in which an authority may be replaced by a water licence; and\n- (b) must state the works to which each authority relates; and\n- (c) must consider the extent to which the works allow the taking of— (i) overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and (ii) water under another authorisation; and\n- (i) overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and\n- (ii) water under another authorisation; and\n- (d) to achieve the outcomes of this plan, may reduce the volume of overland flow water that may be taken in a part of the plan area mentioned in paragraph (a) by deciding— (i) the volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and (ii) the share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part.\n- (i) the volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and\n- (ii) the share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part.\n- (i) overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and\n- (ii) water under another authorisation; and\n- (i) the volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and\n- (ii) the share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"sec.15","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.15\n\ns 15 amd 2009 SL No. 280 s 17 ; 2011 Act No. 40 s 107 sch\nom 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4-div.3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Strategic reserve","content":"## Strategic reserve","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"sec.16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Unallocated water held as strategic reserve","content":"### sec.16 Unallocated water held as strategic reserve\n\nUnallocated water is held as a strategic reserve and dealt with under this division.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"sec.17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Limitation on allocation of unallocated water","content":"### sec.17 Limitation on allocation of unallocated water\n\nThe allocation of unallocated water is limited to—\nwater for a use mentioned in schedule 2 , column 2; and\nthe total annual volume mentioned for the use in schedule 2 , column 1.\nSubsection (1) (b) applies to surface water.\nHowever, the chief executive may instead allow an equivalent volume of water to be taken as overland flow water or groundwater hydraulically-linked to surface water.\nFor subsection (3) , an equivalent volume is the volume, decided by the chief executive, that would have an equivalent impact on the stream flow downstream of the part of the plan area from which the water would be taken.\ns 17 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20\n(sec.17-ssec.1) The allocation of unallocated water is limited to— water for a use mentioned in schedule 2 , column 2; and the total annual volume mentioned for the use in schedule 2 , column 1.\n(sec.17-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (b) applies to surface water.\n(sec.17-ssec.3) However, the chief executive may instead allow an equivalent volume of water to be taken as overland flow water or groundwater hydraulically-linked to surface water.\n(sec.17-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , an equivalent volume is the volume, decided by the chief executive, that would have an equivalent impact on the stream flow downstream of the part of the plan area from which the water would be taken.\n- (a) water for a use mentioned in schedule 2 , column 2; and\n- (b) the total annual volume mentioned for the use in schedule 2 , column 1.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"sec.18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dealing with unallocated water","content":"### sec.18 Dealing with unallocated water\n\nUnallocated water may be—\ngranted under a licence granted under section 212 of the Act for a project of State significance; or\ngranted or reserved under a process in the resource operations plan.\n- (a) granted under a licence granted under section 212 of the Act for a project of State significance; or\n- (b) granted or reserved under a process in the resource operations plan.","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"sec.19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Matters chief executive must consider","content":"### sec.19 Matters chief executive must consider\n\nIn dealing with unallocated water, the chief executive must consider—\nthe need for, and efficiency of, present and proposed uses of water, including—\nthe extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and\nemerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and\nalternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and\nthe availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and\nthe impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following—\nwater quality;\nthe draw-down levels in waterholes;\nthe natural movement of sediment;\nlow flows;\nwaterholes and wetlands;\nconnections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;\nthe floodplain downstream of the proposed taking or interfering;\ninundation of habitats;\nthe movement of fish and other aquatic species;\nrecreation and aesthetic values;\ncultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; and\nimposing flow conditions under which water may be taken or interfered with under any water entitlement granted, to protect low flows and other ecologically significant flows; and\nwhether the proposed taking or interfering with, or the proposed use of, water is likely to have an adverse effect on underground water; and\nwhether the proposed taking or interfering with, or the proposed use of, water is likely to lead to degradation, particularly salinity, of land or downstream watercourses both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia; and\nthe impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on water users.\nSubsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.\ns 19 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20\n(sec.19-ssec.1) In dealing with unallocated water, the chief executive must consider— the need for, and efficiency of, present and proposed uses of water, including— the extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following— water quality; the draw-down levels in waterholes; the natural movement of sediment; low flows; waterholes and wetlands; connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow; the floodplain downstream of the proposed taking or interfering; inundation of habitats; the movement of fish and other aquatic species; recreation and aesthetic values; cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; and imposing flow conditions under which water may be taken or interfered with under any water entitlement granted, to protect low flows and other ecologically significant flows; and whether the proposed taking or interfering with, or the proposed use of, water is likely to have an adverse effect on underground water; and whether the proposed taking or interfering with, or the proposed use of, water is likely to lead to degradation, particularly salinity, of land or downstream watercourses both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia; and the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on water users.\n(sec.19-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.\n- (a) the need for, and efficiency of, present and proposed uses of water, including— (i) the extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and (ii) emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and (iii) alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and\n- (i) the extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and\n- (ii) emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and\n- (iii) alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and\n- (b) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and\n- (c) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on the following— (i) water quality; (ii) the draw-down levels in waterholes; (iii) the natural movement of sediment; (iv) low flows; (v) waterholes and wetlands; (vi) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow; (vii) the floodplain downstream of the proposed taking or interfering; (viii) inundation of habitats; (ix) the movement of fish and other aquatic species; (x) recreation and aesthetic values; (xi) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; and\n- (i) water quality;\n- (ii) the draw-down levels in waterholes;\n- (iii) the natural movement of sediment;\n- (iv) low flows;\n- (v) waterholes and wetlands;\n- (vi) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;\n- (vii) the floodplain downstream of the proposed taking or interfering;\n- (viii) inundation of habitats;\n- (ix) the movement of fish and other aquatic species;\n- (x) recreation and aesthetic values;\n- (xi) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; and\n- (d) imposing flow conditions under which water may be taken or interfered with under any water entitlement granted, to protect low flows and other ecologically significant flows; and\n- (e) whether the proposed taking or interfering with, or the proposed use of, water is likely to have an adverse effect on underground water; and\n- (f) whether the proposed taking or interfering with, or the proposed use of, water is likely to lead to degradation, particularly salinity, of land or downstream watercourses both in the plan area and downstream of the plan area in South Australia; and\n- (g) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on water users.\n- (i) the extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and\n- (ii) emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and\n- (iii) alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and\n- (i) water quality;\n- (ii) the draw-down levels in waterholes;\n- (iii) the natural movement of sediment;\n- (iv) low flows;\n- (v) waterholes and wetlands;\n- (vi) connections between waterholes, particularly at times of low flow;\n- (vii) the floodplain downstream of the proposed taking or interfering;\n- (viii) inundation of habitats;\n- (ix) the movement of fish and other aquatic species;\n- (x) recreation and aesthetic values;\n- (xi) cultural values, including, for example, cultural values of local Aboriginal communities; and","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4-div.4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Miscellaneous provision","content":"## Miscellaneous provision","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"sec.20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Matters chief executive must consider","content":"### sec.20 Matters chief executive must consider\n\nIn granting a water licence to a local government for town water supply purposes, other than under operations that were in existence before 21 November 2001, the chief executive must consider whether a planning study, satisfactory to the chief executive, has been completed that—\ndemonstrates the need for the water; and\naddresses the matters mentioned in section 19 (1) .\nSubsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.\n(sec.20-ssec.1) In granting a water licence to a local government for town water supply purposes, other than under operations that were in existence before 21 November 2001, the chief executive must consider whether a planning study, satisfactory to the chief executive, has been completed that— demonstrates the need for the water; and addresses the matters mentioned in section 19 (1) .\n(sec.20-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.\n- (a) demonstrates the need for the water; and\n- (b) addresses the matters mentioned in section 19 (1) .","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"sec.21","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.21\n\ns 21 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 83","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"pt.5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Monitoring requirements","content":"# Monitoring requirements","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"sec.22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Monitoring requirements","content":"### sec.22 Monitoring requirements\n\nTo help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3 , the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan.\nSubsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan.\ns 22 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 84\n(sec.22-ssec.1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3 , the resource operations plan must state the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan.\n(sec.22-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan.","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"sec.23","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.23\n\ns 23 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 84\nom 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"pt.6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Implementing and amending this plan","content":"# Implementing and amending this plan","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"sec.24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Implementation schedule","content":"### sec.24 Implementation schedule\n\nThe proposed arrangement for implementing this plan is to prepare, within 3 years after the commencement of this plan, a resource operations plan making unallocated water available for allocation.","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"sec.25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minor amendment of plan— Act , s 57","content":"### sec.25 Minor amendment of plan— Act , s 57\n\nAn amendment or addition of a monitoring requirement under part 5 may be made to this plan under section 57 (b) of the Act .","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"sec.26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amending or replacing plan","content":"### sec.26 Amending or replacing plan\n\nThe Minister must consider amending this plan or preparing a new plan to replace this plan if the Minister is satisfied authorisations in the plan area are not sufficient to meet the water needs of a project of State significance having regard to—\nthe extent to which water is being taken under the authorisations; and\nthe efficiency of present, and expected future, water use; and\nemerging requirements for additional water; and\nalternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and\nthe likely timeframe in which additional water will be required.\n- (a) the extent to which water is being taken under the authorisations; and\n- (b) the efficiency of present, and expected future, water use; and\n- (c) emerging requirements for additional water; and\n- (d) alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and\n- (e) the likely timeframe in which additional water will be required.","sortOrder":35}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The plan's scope has been meaningfully narrowed over time through amendments. Most significantly, the 2017 amendments explicitly carved out water connected to the Great Artesian Basin (now governed by a separate Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017), removing springs and groundwater connected to that system from this plan's coverage. Section 15 was also omitted in 2016, and sections 21 and 23 were removed in 2014 and 2016 respectively, reducing the original regulatory framework. These changes reflect a deliberate policy decision to separate management of the Great Artesian Basin from the Georgina and Diamantina surface and overland flow systems."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple interlocking regulatory mechanisms — the plan operates alongside a separate 'resource operations plan', the Water Act, the Planning Act, the Environmental Protection Act 1994, and the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Act 2001, requiring readers to cross-reference several instruments","Distinctions between water types (surface water, overland flow water, hydraulically-linked groundwater) with different rules applying to each category","Carve-outs and exceptions to the water-taking cap (section 9) create complexity — there are six specific exceptions that require careful reading","The transitional regime for existing works (sections 12–14) involves a multi-step process: initial grace period, notification, possible licence conversion, and resource operations plan determination","Interaction with the Great Artesian Basin Water Plan creates boundary-definition complexity (certain springs and groundwater are excluded from this plan's scope)","Cross-jurisdictional dimension — the plan explicitly accounts for downstream impacts in South Australia, adding an interstate layer to decision-making","Multiple decision-making criteria in section 19 (eleven sub-factors under one consideration alone) that must be weighed without clear hierarchy","Several sections have been amended or omitted over time (sections 15, 21, 23 removed; multiple amendments to sections 6, 9, 10, 11, 17), meaning the current text requires reconciliation with amendment history"],"plain_english_summary":"The Water Plan (Georgina and Diamantina) 2004 is a Queensland management plan that caps new water extraction across the Georgina and Diamantina basins, tightly controls capture of flood/overland flow, holds a reserved share of water for specific state uses, and requires monitoring to protect river ecosystems.  \n\nIt affects landholders, towns, miners, Traditional Owners and downstream South Australian users — balancing local water needs with protection of near-pristine desert rivers, wetlands and cultural values."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears consistent with its original 2004 intent. While it has been amended multiple times (notably in 2014, 2016, and 2017) to update cross-references and refine overland flow water management, these changes represent technical updates and operational refinements rather than scope creep. The core purposes defined in section 2—defining water availability, sustainable management, future requirements, ecological restoration, and overland flow regulation—remain the governing framework."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple nested exceptions to general prohibitions (e.g., section 10 has 5 main exceptions with sub-exceptions)","Cross-references to external legislation including the Water Act, Planning Act, Environmental Protection Act 1994, and Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Act 2001","Reference to external documents not contained in the legislation itself (e.g., 'Code for Assessable Development for Operational Works for Taking Overland Flow Water', digital boundary maps)","Conditional logic requiring historical knowledge (e.g., 'works in existence before 21 November 2001', 'operating arrangements in place immediately before the commencement of this plan')","Interplay between this plan, the resource operations plan, and the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 for defining jurisdictional boundaries","Extensive lists of matters for administrative consideration (section 19 contains 11 distinct categories of considerations, some with sub-lists)","Amendment history visible in text indicating evolutionary complexity (sections substituted, omitted, and amended multiple times since 2004)"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation is a **water management plan** for the Georgina and Diamantina river systems in outback Queensland—vast, dry country that eventually flows into Lake Eyre in South Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets the rules** for who can take water from rivers, lakes, springs, and overland flow (rainwater running across the land) in this specific area.\n- **Caps water use**—the government generally cannot approve new water extractions that increase the total volume taken from the area, with limited exceptions.\n- **Protects the environment** by requiring officials to consider impacts on waterholes, wetlands, Aboriginal cultural values, downstream users in South Australia, and the health of the river system before approving water use.\n- **Regulates \"overland flow water\"**—rainwater that runs off properties. You generally can't capture this unless it's for basic stock and domestic use, you have a specific authority, or it meets environmental compliance rules.\n- **Manages a \"strategic reserve\"**—unallocated water set aside for future needs, which can only be released for major state projects or through specific processes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Landholders and graziers** who need water for livestock and homes.\n- **Local governments** seeking water for town supplies.\n- **Mining and resource companies** (though mining activities have specific exemptions).\n- **Traditional Owners** and downstream communities in South Australia who rely on the river flows.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is one of Australia's last major free-flowing desert river systems. The plan tries to balance economic development (grazing, mining, towns) with keeping the rivers healthy enough to support unique wildlife and flow all the way to South Australia. It recognises that water taken upstream affects everyone downstream, including the fragile Lake Eyre Basin ecosystem."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The plan’s core scope—defining water types in the plan area, regulating overland flow, balancing ecological and economic outcomes, reserving unallocated water and requiring a resource operations plan—remains consistent with its stated purposes (s 2, s 7). Later amendments noted in the text update cross‑references and operational detail (for example, clarifying which springs are excluded where another plan applies, and adding or updating monitoring and procedural provisions), but do not materially expand the plan beyond its original purpose of controlling water allocation and protecting ecological outcomes in the Georgina and Diamantina area."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to external instruments (Water Act s 212, Planning Act, Environmental Protection Act, other Water Plan 2017)","Several nested exceptions and conditional rules (e.g. s 9 prohibition with multiple specific exceptions; s 10 permitted overland flow categories)","Transitional provisions requiring historical measurement of average annual take (secs 12–13)","Dependency on downstream instrument (resource operations plan) for key operational detail (secs 14, 22, 24)","Defined terms and schedules used to limit allocations (schedule 2, schedule 3 dictionary)","Discretionary decision points vested in the chief executive (equivalence decisions, assessment of impacts, licence conditions)","Monitoring requirements deferred to the resource operations plan, creating multi‑stage implementation pathways"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this plan does (mechanically)**\n\n- Applies to the geographic area shown on the plan map (the department holds the exact digital boundary) and to surface water, overland flow water and hydraulically‑linked groundwater in that area, except where another plan (the Great Artesian Basin plan) applies to springs (secs 4–6). \n\n- States the plan’s purposes: defining water availability, providing a framework for sustainable water management and taking, setting priorities for future water needs, providing for ecosystem recovery where practicable, and regulating taking of overland flow water (s 2). \n\n- Sets outcomes to be balanced when allocating water: supporting existing and growth in economic activity while recognising social and cultural values, and protecting ecological integrity and function of rivers, wetlands and floodplains (including specific ecological attributes) and water quality (s 7). \n\n- Prevents decisions that increase the total volume of water that may be taken in the plan area, with specified exceptions (for example, water permits, reinstatement of expired authorities, certain town water licences and unallocated water handled under the resource operations plan) (s 9). \n\n- Regulates taking of overland flow water. A person may not take overland flow water except for limited purposes (stock and domestic), under particular authorised arrangements or licences, for small environmental or development needs, or where it is contaminated agricultural runoff as defined in planning guidance (s 10). \n\n- Requires the chief executive to consider potential adverse effects (cultural values, natural aquatic ecosystems, downstream users, connections between waterholes, floodplain impacts) when deciding overland flow applications (s 11). Some application types are excluded from that requirement (water permits, reinstatement of expired licences). \n\n- Provides a transitional right for landowners with existing works or reconfigured works not increasing average annual take: they may continue to take overland flow for one year after plan commencement, and longer if they notify the chief executive in the approved form and supply any required information (s 12). \n\n- Where the chief executive is satisfied average annual take has increased, the authority must be replaced by a s 212 water licence and the licence must include a condition limiting average annual take to the pre-plan operating level (s 13). \n\n- Requires the resource operations plan (which sits beneath this water plan) to identify where authorities may be replaced by licences, the works involved, and to consider how those works allow taking of overland flow or other water. The resource operations plan may reduce available volumes and allocate shares under each authority to meet the plan’s outcomes (s 14). \n\n- Holds unallocated water as a strategic reserve. Allocation of unallocated water is limited to uses and annual volumes specified in schedule 2; the chief executive may allow equivalent volumes to be taken as overland flow or hydraulically‑linked groundwater, where equivalence is the chief executive’s decision (secs 16–18). \n\n- Lists matters the chief executive must consider when dealing with unallocated water, including current and emerging demand, alternative sources, likely timing, and a range of ecological, cultural and downstream impact factors; flow conditions may be imposed to protect ecologically significant flows (s 19). \n\n- Requires planning studies (satisfactory to the chief executive) for local government town water supply licences created after the baseline date (s 20). \n\n- Requires the resource operations plan to state monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems to help assess whether strategies are achieving the plan’s outcomes; the chief executive may impose additional monitoring (s 22). \n\n- Sets an implementation timetable: within three years a resource operations plan is to be prepared to make unallocated water available for allocation (s 24). The Minister must consider amending or replacing the plan if authorisations are insufficient to meet the water needs of a State‑significant project (s 26).\n\n**Why the plan matters (stated rationale and practical effect)**\n\n- Stated rationale: to define and manage available water, balance economic uses with ecological and cultural values, regulate overland flow taking, and provide a framework for future needs and ecosystem recovery (s 2, s 7). \n\n- Practical effect: the plan constrains how much water can be taken in the plan area (s 9), creates a controlled pathway for converting historic or transitional overland flow authorities into formal licences subject to conditions (secs 12–14), reserves unallocated water for specified uses (secs 16–18), and embeds assessment and monitoring obligations (secs 19, 22). These instruments shift water‑use decisions from implicit or historical practice toward formalised, discretionary licensing and planning processes.\n\n**How this changes incentives and who bears costs/benefits (mechanisms)**\n\n- Who pays: water users seeking to take overland flow or unallocated water will bear compliance costs (notifications, possible licence applications, planning studies for town supply (s 20), and any monitoring or licence conditions). Where the resource operations plan reduces volumes or imposes shares (s 14), incumbent users may lose access or face constrained volumes—this is a private cost. \n\n- Who decides: the chief executive and the resource operations plan are central decision points (secs 9, 11, 13–14, 18–19). That concentrates allocation discretion in the administering agency and through the planning instrument. \n\n- Behaviour changes: owners with existing works must register/notify to preserve transitional access (s 12); applicants must address the ecological and social factors listed (s 11, s 19); proponents of large projects must engage with the Minister’s triggers for plan amendment if they require more water (s 26). \n\n- Trade‑offs and opportunity costs: the plan explicitly balances growth in economic activity against ecological and cultural outcomes (s 7). Reserving unallocated water for specific uses (schedule 2 and s 17–18) means that water cannot be used for other potential uses, representing an opportunity cost. \n\n- Substitution effects: the plan allows the chief executive to authorise equivalent volumes taken as overland flow or hydraulically linked groundwater instead of surface water (s 17), which creates flexibility but depends on administrative equivalence judgments.\n\n**Implementation and compliance risks**\n\n- Measuring and enforcing average annual takes (for transitions in s 12–13) requires reliable historical records and monitoring systems; the plan requires monitoring to be stated in the resource operations plan (s 22) but implementation depends on adequate data and enforcement capacity. \n\n- Overland flow is diffuse and episodic; regulating it (s 10–11) is administratively harder than regulating point‑source takes, increasing compliance and measurement costs. \n\n- The chief executive’s discretionary judgments (equivalence decisions in s 17, assessment of impacts in s 19, and licence conditions in s 13 and s 14) create implementation points where transparent criteria and resourcing matter to avoid inconsistent outcomes.\n\n**Competition, markets and concentrated benefits**\n\n- Limiting total take (s 9) and holding a strategic reserve (s 16–18) can tighten supply, which may raise marginal water costs for high‑use enterprises. \n\n- The plan enables the allocation of unallocated water to projects of State significance (s 18), concentrating large volumes with particular applicants when a licence under s 212 is granted; that creates identifiable winners whose gains depend on administrative allocation choices.\n\n**Bottom line**\n\nMechanically, the plan defines the water covered, sets sustainability and ecological outcomes to balance with economic use, tightly regulates overland flow (including transitional arrangements for existing works), holds unallocated water as a strategic reserve with specified permitted uses, embeds assessment criteria for allocations, and requires monitoring and a resource operations plan to operationalise allocations. The principal implementation challenges are measuring and enforcing average annual takes, administering discretionary equivalence and allocation decisions, and resourcing monitoring and compliance."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004","history":"/api/acts/water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-plan-georgina-and-diamantina-2004/documents"}}