{"id":"water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999","name":"Water Resources (Surface Water Prescribed Area—Clare Valley) Regulations 1999","slug":"water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":238284,"registerId":"sa-water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Resources (Surface Water Prescribed Area—Clare Valley) Regulations 1999","content":"South Australia\nWater Resources (Surface Water Prescribed Area—Clare Valley) Regulations 1999\nunder the Water Resources Act 1997\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tDeclaration of surface water prescribed area\n4\tThe establishment and prescribed periods\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Water Resources (Surface Water Prescribed Area—Clare Valley) Regulations 1999.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Declaration of surface water prescribed area\nThe area bounded by the bold broken line in GRO Plan No 368/1996 is declared to be a surface water prescribed area.\n4—The establishment and prescribed periods\n\t(1)\tThe establishment period in relation to the surface water prescribed area declared by regulation 3 commenced on 1 July 1992 and ended at the commencement of the prescribed period (11 March 1999).\n\t(2)\tThe prescribed period in relation to the surface water prescribed area declared by regulation 3 commenced on 11 March 1999 and will end on 30 June 2000.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n1999\n215\nGazette 28.10.1999 p2127\n28.10.1999: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations do not expand or amend the Water Resources Act itself; they simply declare the Clare Valley a surface water prescribed area and fix the relevant temporal limits (regs 3–4). The instrument confines its scope to designation and timing, leaving substantive powers and obligations to the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, purely declaratory instrument with four operative regulations (regs 1–4).","Temporal specificity: establishes dates for an establishment period and a prescribed period (reg 4).","Spatial boundary defined only by reference to an external map (GRO Plan No 368/1996), requiring users to consult that plan to identify affected land (reg 3).","Immediate commencement on the day the instrument is made (reg 2).","Legal effect depends on cross‑reference to the Water Resources Act 1997 — substantive duties and penalties are located in the parent Act, not in these regulations."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the Clare Valley area (shown on GRO Plan No 368/1996) to be a surface water prescribed area under the Water Resources Act 1997 and set the establishment and prescribed periods (regs 3–4). That designation places persons and activities in that geographic area within the Act’s surface‑water regulatory regime for the stated dates, so affected parties must consult the plan and the Act to determine applicable obligations (regs 3–4)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope change cannot be assessed as the legislative text was unavailable. The title suggests a narrowly scoped instrument focused on surface water management in the Clare Valley prescribed area, which appears consistent with what such a regulation would typically intend. No evidence of scope drift can be confirmed or denied without access to the actual content."},"complexity_factors":["The actual legislative text was not retrievable — only a 'Page Not Found' error was returned, making genuine complexity assessment impossible","Based on title alone, the regulation appears geographically and subject-matter specific (limited to one region and one water type), which typically reduces complexity","Water resource regulations of this type generally involve technical definitions of water entitlements, prescribed volumes, and licence conditions — which can add moderate complexity — but this cannot be confirmed without the text","The 1999 date suggests the regulation may have been amended or superseded, potentially adding complexity through layered changes"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations designate the Clare Valley as a prescribed area for surface water management under South Australian water law, setting special legal rules about who may take and use surface water in that region. They matter to farmers, irrigators, wineries and other landowners in the Clare Valley because such rules govern water access for agriculture and viticulture.\n\nNote: the original text was unavailable, so this description is inferred from the title and typical instruments of this kind."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: declaring a specific geographical area as a 'surface water prescribed area' under the Water Resources Act 1997 and setting the relevant time periods. It does not expand beyond this declaratory function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 substantive regulations","No defined terms section — relies on definitions in the parent Water Resources Act 1997","Single cross-reference to a map (GRO Plan No 368/1996) rather than textual boundaries","Simple temporal provisions with fixed dates, no conditional logic or exceptions","No enforcement, penalty, or procedural mechanisms — these are in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of South Australian law that creates special rules for managing surface water (rivers, streams, and runoff) in the Clare Valley wine region.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Declares a 'prescribed area'** — a specific zone where water use is regulated more strictly than elsewhere. The area is shown on a map called GRO Plan No 368/1996.\n- **Sets two important time periods:**\n  - The **'establishment period'** (1 July 1992 to 11 March 1999): when the government was preparing the area for formal regulation\n  - The **'prescribed period'** (11 March 1999 to 30 June 2000): when full water licensing and allocation rules applied\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers, vineyard owners, and other water users in the Clare Valley who take water from rivers, creeks, or dams\n- The South Australian government, which manages water allocations in the area\n\n**Why it matters:**\nPrescribed areas are the main tool South Australia uses to control water extraction. Being in a prescribed area means you typically need a licence to take water, and there are limits on how much you can use. This protects the environment and ensures fair sharing between users — especially important in a premium wine region where water security affects livelihoods.\n\nNote: The prescribed period in these regulations expired in 2000, so these specific regulations are no longer in force. However, the area likely remains under water management through later instruments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999","history":"/api/acts/water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-resources-surface-water-prescribed-area-clare-valley-regulations-1999/documents"}}