32NRestricted areas in designated water supply catchment areas

32N Restricted areas in designated water supply catchment areas (1) The Minister may by notice published in the Government Gazette, prohibit, regulate or control access of persons to that part of a designated water supply catchment area that is specified in the notice. (2) The Minister must not make a notice under subsection (1) unless— (a) the Minister is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so to prevent access of persons to that part of the designated water supply catchment area for the purposes of— (i) protecting that area for the purposes of water supply; or (ii) maintaining the water quality of and otherwise protecting the water resources of that area; and (b) the Minister has, before doing so, consulted the Minister responsible for the managing water authority for that area. (3) A notice under subsection (1)— (a) may be general or of limited application; and (b) takes effect from the date of publication in the Government Gazette or from any later date specified in the notice; and (c) in the absence of a date specified in the notice, continues to have effect until 90 days after publication of the notice in the Government Gazette; and (d) may not provide that it continues to have effect for any period exceeding 12 months. S. 32N(4) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 101. (4) As soon as possible after publication of the notice in the Government Gazette, the Minister must publish a notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the area likely to be affected by the notice stating that the Minister has published the notice. (5) Part 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994** applies to a notice under this section as if that notice were a statutory rule within the meaning of that Act that had been laid before Parliament on the day on which the notice was published in the Government Gazette. (6) A person must comply with a notice under this section. S. 32NA inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 7. 32NA Management agreement with Barwon Water—Brisbane Ranges National Park (1) The Minister, with the agreement of the Minister administering the **Water Act 1989**, may enter into an agreement with Barwon Water for Barwon Water to manage and control any structures and installations on the land described in Part 2 of Schedule Two that are specified in the agreement. (2) For the purposes of giving effect to an agreement under subsection (1), Barwon Water may operate, repair, replace, maintain, remove, connect, disconnect or do any other thing necessary to manage or control the structures and installations specified in the agreement. (3) In this section, ***structures and installations*** means the dam wall and structures and installations associated with the dam wall, including, but not limited to, the spillway, outlet structures, valve houses, standing areas, security fences, survey and geotechnical monitoring points and the vehicle access track between the dam wall security fence and the toe of the dam wall. S. 32O inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 8.