{"id":"water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000","name":"Water Resources (Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2000","slug":"water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":238311,"registerId":"sa-water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Resources (Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2000","content":"South Australia\nWater Resources (Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2000\nunder the Water Resources Act 1997\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tDeclaration of wells\n5\tThe establishment and prescribed periods\n6\tReduction of water allocation in Tauragat Management Area\nSchedule—Plans showing Tauragat Management Area\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Water Resources (Tintinara Coonalypn Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2000.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nthe Act means the Water Resources Act 1997;\nTauragat Management Area means that part of the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area outlined in bold and shown on Plan 1 in the Schedule1;\nthe Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area means the area comprising the Hundreds of Archibald, Carcuma, Coneybeer, Coombe, Lewis, Livingston, McCallum, Makin and Richards.\nNote—\n1\tPlan 2 in the Schedule is inserted for information purposes only and shows each of the confined aquifer management areas (including the Tauragat Management Area) in the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area.\n4—Declaration of wells\nExisting wells in the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area and wells drilled in that Area in the future are declared to be prescribed wells.\n5—The establishment and prescribed periods\n\t(1)\tThe establishment period in relation to the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area commenced on 30 June 1995 and ended at the commencement of the prescribed period (11 May 2000).\n\t(2)\tThe prescribed period in relation to the Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area commenced on 11 May 2000 and will end on 31 October 2002.\n6—Reduction of water allocation in Tauragat Management Area\nPursuant to section 36(3)(b) of the Act, the Minister may reduce by not more than 20 per cent the water allocation to which each existing user taking water from the upper and middle confined aquifers in the Tauragat Management Area is entitled under section 36(1) of the Act.\nSchedule—Plans showing Tauragat Management Area\n\n\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 and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2000\n260\nGazette 2.11.2000 p2933\n2.11.2000: r 2\n2003\n17\nGazette 20.2.2003 p730\n20.2.2003: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nr 3\n\n\nTauragat Management Area\ninserted by 17/2003 r 4\n20.2.2003\nr 6\nsubstituted by 17/2003 r 5\n20.2.2003\nSch\ninserted by 17/2003 r 6\n20.2.2003\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible as the legislative text was inaccessible. Based on the title alone, the regulations appear narrowly scoped to groundwater management in a specific geographic area, suggesting no obvious scope drift — but this cannot be confirmed without reviewing the actual content."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Analysis is based solely on title inference, not actual content","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the substantive text of the regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set rules for managing groundwater wells in the Tintinara–Coonalpyn area of South Australia, a designated Prescribed Wells Area where extraction is controlled to protect the aquifer. They affect farmers, landholders and businesses who use or propose to drill wells, requiring licences and limits on groundwater take to address pressure on local water resources."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The original 2000 regulations declared wells prescribed and set the prescribed period (r4, r5). A 2003 amendment inserted the Tauragat Management Area definition and substituted r6 to allow the Minister to reduce existing users' allocations from the upper and middle confined aquifers in that named area by up to 20% (r3; r6 substituted by 17/2003; Schedule inserted by 17/2003). This amendment added a geographically targeted reduction power and map-based identification of affected users."},"complexity_factors":["Delegation to primary legislation: the reduction power operates pursuant to s36(3)(b) of the Water Resources Act 1997, so interpretation and effect depend on that Act (r6).","Spatial identification: who is affected depends on the map-based Tauragat Management Area and Hundred boundaries in the Schedule (r3; Schedule Plan 1).","Temporal constraint: the prescribed period is time‑limited (commenced 11 May 2000; ends 31 Oct 2002), requiring tracking of effective dates (r5).","Broad coverage: all existing and future wells in the prescribed area are declared prescribed wells, expanding regulatory reach and compliance obligations under the Act (r4).","Ministerial discretion: the Minister 'may' reduce allocations by up to 20% (r6), introducing exercise-of-discretion questions and potential variation in outcomes.","Technical delineation: the reduction targets users of the 'upper and middle confined aquifers', requiring hydrogeological classification that is not set out in these regulations (r6; Schedule Plan 2 noted for information).","Amendment history: the Tauragat Management Area and the substituted reduction provision were inserted by the 2003 variation, so application depends on reading amendments together (Legislative history; r3, r6 as varied)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare all existing and future wells in the Tintinara Coonalpyn area to be prescribed wells, fix a prescribed period (11 May 2000–31 Oct 2002) and give the Minister power to reduce water allocations for existing users drawing from the upper and middle confined aquifers in the Tauragat Management Area by up to 20% (rr 4–6). It affects local water users who may lose part of their entitlement and face compliance under the Water Resources Act; the Minister decides the reductions under s36 of the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing prescribed water controls for the Tintinara Coonalpyn area and providing a specific reduction mechanism for the Tauragat Management Area. The 2003 amendments added the Tauragat Management Area definition and substituted section 6, but these were clarifying/operational changes rather than scope expansion. The regulations have not grown beyond their initial water management mandate."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive provisions (sections 1-6 plus Schedule)","Minimal defined terms: only 3 defined terms in section 3 (the Act, Tauragat Management Area, Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — section 6 is a straightforward delegation of power with a single numerical cap (20%)","Single cross-reference to parent Act (section 36(3)(b) and 36(1))","Geographic scope limited to specific named Hundreds and one mapped sub-area","Legislative history table shows only one amending instrument (2003) with minor definitional and substitution changes"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set special rules for managing groundwater (water underground) in a specific farming region of South Australia called the **Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area**. This area covers nine rural districts (called \"Hundreds\") in the state's southeast.\n\n**Key things it does:**\n\n*   **Controls all wells:** Every existing well and any new well drilled in this area is declared a \"prescribed well\" — meaning it needs a permit and is regulated under the Water Resources Act 1997.\n*   **Sets time limits:** The regulations originally applied from 11 May 2000 to 31 October 2002 (the \"prescribed period\"). There was also an earlier \"establishment period\" from 30 June 1995 to 11 May 2000 when the rules were being set up.\n*   **Allows water cuts in one specific zone:** In the **Tauragat Management Area** (a sub-region within the larger area), the Minister can reduce existing water users' allocations by up to **20%** if needed to protect the underground water supply. This power applies to users drawing from the upper and middle confined aquifers (underground water-bearing rock layers trapped between impermeable layers).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Farmers and landholders in the Tintinara Coonalpyn area who rely on bore water for irrigation or stock\n*   The Minister for Water Resources, who has discretionary power to reduce water allocations in the Tauragat zone\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a **water cap-and-cut mechanism**. It recognises that too much water was being pumped from underground aquifers in this region, threatening long-term sustainability. By declaring the area \"prescribed,\" the government gains legal control over who can take water and how much. The 20% reduction power in the Tauragat area is a specific drought or over-allocation response tool — it lets the Minister forcibly reduce people's water rights without compensation (under section 36 of the Act) to prevent the aquifer from collapsing or becoming saline."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000","history":"/api/acts/water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-resources-tintinara-coonalpyn-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2000/documents"}}